My Trip to the Forbidden Lake (And the Important Lesson That I Learned About Culture) A visit to a Chinese manufacturer taught me more than I bargained for. The Forbidden Lake holds many secrets, but I managed to bring back one that you can use for your business Once...
Is your luggage all set? Do you know what you want to import? Profits are ready for the reaping! The question is: where to go in China? Paying a visit to a country to do business can truly be educational and widens one’s perspective. Surprisingly, many businessmen...
One main difficulty of entering the consumer electronics sector, especially the computer and mobile devices sub-sectors, is the presence of well-established and entrenched global brands; Apple, Samsung and Motorola quickly come into mind. With the fact that these...
If you have a small business and you would like to go global, but are too afraid of the risks entailed by the move, here are some pointers to what you could do to reduce the potential losses. The reality is that you shouldn’t be afraid to enter global markets,...
Doing business in China does not only require you to know the ins and outs of how to import and export, but it also means understanding the local culture and respecting the unwritten rules of the game. Chinese business etiquette differs quite a lot from the Western...
If you’re thinking that importing from China might help your business, you’re probably right. You can get a lot of great deals when importing from China, if you know a few things about the process. Make a list of the products that you want to import and...
