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Man man chi

June 21st, 2007  by China Business Success Stories

Chinese_food_menuImagine, you are in China and you want to enjoy the traditional Chinese cuisine at an authentic Chinese restaurant. In your travel guide you find a restaurant ‘you have to visit’ and you make a reservation. Then the waitress hands you the menu: its in Chinese!

Want to know what it is you just ordered before actually eating it? Shanghai Rainbow Consulting made a special Read the rest of “Man man chi” or post a comment

A World With Hans Mes

June 20th, 2007  by China Business Success Stories

By Hans Mes

A world with Hans Mes10 Hints and Tips from a sculptor’s point of view:

  1. Decide whether your product is unique or it is better than others to know if you can create or compete in your field. Nice book: The Art of Warfare.
  2. Get experienced in reading Chinese faces and expressions in attitude and language.
  3. Always ask a Chinese co-worker to correct your mistakes or give a secret hint if you don’t do things the way they expect. Read the rest of “A World With Hans Mes” or post a comment

How do you keep your Intellectual Property secret when it’s your sales pitch?

June 19th, 2007  by China Business Success Stories

By Andrew Hupert

How do you keep your Intellectual Property secret when it's your sales pitch? The ex-pat manager’s conundrum in China: how do you protect your IP when your IP is both your product and your sales pitch? For many service-oriented businesses, the very ideas that they are guarding from being stolen must be displayed and discussed in order to promote their business. No one will buy a design or consulting service if they have no idea about what the designer or consultant is talking about. But once that designer or consultant describes his creative ideas, he is in danger of having those ideas pilfered.
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Chinese Lawyers: The New Generation

June 19th, 2007  by China Business Success Stories

By William Dodson

Chinese Lawyers: The New GenerationOne of the senior partners of my consultancy Silk Road Advisors is a Chinese Lawyer. Ms. Zhang is certified to practice law in China, not in the States. She typically takes on corporate cases that Western international law firms gain on behalf of their Western clients, but for whom the practice can only do so much in moving agreements through government channels. Also, many of the Western law firms prefer to stay within the city limits of the First-Tier cities, Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai. She prefers to stay outside the city limits of the First-Tier cities: the noise, pollution and overall pushi-ness of Big City China doesn’t impress her, though she is a native of Beijing.
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The China Business Show

June 15th, 2007  by China Business Success Stories

The China Business ShowInterested in the latest news and China business stories? You should listen to the weekly radio show called The China Business Show. Each Tuesday at 3pm (pacific standard time) you will learn more about the secrets of doing business in China. The radio show pays attention to all sorts of aspects involved in doing business in China.

The main focus of the China Business Show is rather similar to ours: insiders sharing their secrets and tips about Read the rest of “The China Business Show” or post a comment