18 Practical Tips on Working with a Chinese Partner

August 29th, 2007  by China Business Success Stories

Working with Chinese Business PartnersBusinesspeople interested in doing business in China will benefit from knowing the Chinese mindset and practicing the following practical cross-border skills.

1. Respect their business cards.
The Chinese consider exchanging business cards the same way we consider a handshake. They exchange business cards the moment they greet you. People often

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China is a great place to do business - if you know the 'rules'

August 28th, 2007  by China Business Success Stories

China is a great place to do business - if you know the rulesNow that the commercial and industrial infrastructure of Mainland China has reached a stable and sustainable level, many companies are considering establishing purchasing programs there. Drawn by the opportunity to lower costs, broaden supplier bases and localize supply for Asia-Pacific region manufacturing sites, there is a flood of RFQs rushing into China.

China is now a great place to do business but entering any new market has its risks. Here are five steps to take before doing business there.

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Common staffing mistakes in China, and how to avoid them

August 27th, 2007  by China Business Success Stories

Staffing mistakes ChinaIt’s a slow news day - besides that whole one-year-to-go thing - and while we were tempted to run with this story from the Shanghai Daily, the better angels of our nature prevailed and instead, we decided to republish an excerpt from our popular “Common mistakes and misperceptions when investing in China - and how to avoid them” China Briefing issue from July of last year.

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Molding your business for China

August 24th, 2007  by China Business Success Stories

Moulding your business for ChinaFor many, China appears to be enormously far away. With a totally different culture and many practical problems and unknown, sometimes impossible, regulations. Not for Marco de Bruin though. Long before any other molding producer even considered it, his company was using the opportunities China is offering. Today, while the competition is experiencing a difficult time, Quodo Mould Systems is…

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Ease of doing Business in China

August 23rd, 2007  by China Business Success Stories

Business Ease ChinaEvery year the Doing Business project compares the ease of doing business worldwide based on several criteria. More than 5,000 local experts – business consultants, lawyers, accountants, government officials, and leading academics around the world, join in and provide methodological support and review. The data, methodology, and the names of contributors are publicly available online at…

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