HIBC – Laws and Policies of Foreign Investment in China As China’s economy continues to grow, more and more people are looking towards this industrious country to take advantage of its investment prospects. Entrepreneurs and investors alike are crowding to park their wealth here and get in on the high growth opportunity. Hosting this event […]
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Meet China’s Jamie Oliver: The Story of Richard Craggs and NomNom’s Chinese Food Revolution
Richard Craggs left a successful career to pursue his dream: to provide quality and healthy canteen food to factory workers and schoolchildren all over China. Shenzhen Party sat down with the British entrepreneur to discuss his company NomNom and his unlikely Chinese food revolution. Richard Craggs, founder and CEO of NomNom, moved to China 12 […]
Difference Between an Accountant and a Bookkeeper
This article is originally found here: https://www.globalfromasia.com/accountingandbookkeeping/ All too often we can’t wait to get our Hong Kong limited open. You’ve been enjoying the Global From Asia podcast and blogs here on the site. Now you are looking into what are the ongoing costs. We had a popular post for the Upkeep for HK company, today […]
Be Part Of Something At Trouble Maker
Have an idea for a new product, but still looking for that final push to take a leap of faith? Been working on a prototype, but need some input from a mechanical engineer or industrial designer? Perhaps you just need a space where you can be surrounded by like-minded individuals and have access to workshops? […]
New Tax Laws for Foreigners in China
This post is originally found here: https://www.globalfromasia.com/china-global-tax/ China is the world’s largest manufacturer and it has the second largest economy next to the United States. For this reason, China plays an important role in the global economy. Unsurprisingly, many expats relocate to China for business purposes. China’s financial capital is very attractive that many expats move […]
Check Out The Buzz Surrounding Bee+
As Shenzhen continues to boom with young entrepreneurs and start-ups, Bee+ is opening their second co-working space in Futian. What separates Bee+ from other shared working spaces is its real emphasis on the social side and to creating a genuine sense of the community. As well as offering working spaces, Bee+ have an impressively […]
Good News For Startups As WeWork Comes To Shenzhen
Shenzhen’s startup revolution is set to continue to with the announcement that WeWork will unveil a workspace at the start of September. The American company built its success on providing shared workspaces for freelancers and startups and has spread to 283 locations situated across 75 cities around the world. Now, WeWork has targeted China as […]
How To Lose Your Staff in Asia (and Globally)
This article is originally found here: https://www.globalfromasia.com/makingstaffhappy/ Coming to Asia to do business? Hiring staff in Asia? Then today we will teach you how to lose them as soon as possible. How to get them to quit and tell everyone you are a horrible boss. Well, sure you shouldn’t do these things – but we want […]
Startup Mentor & Entrepreneur Daniella Santana
Written by Peter Fenton Startup mentor and entrepreneur, Daniella Santana, first arrived in Shenzhen in 2005. The vibrant Brazilian has high energy, a generous spirit and real insight into the challenges foreigners face operating a business in China. Recently, Peter Fenton, from Evertop Legal Solutions, caught up with Dany between her keynote addresses, master of […]
Neat HK: A Solution for the Hong Kong Banking Nightmare?
Looking for a Hong Kong online business bank account that you can connect your Paypal and Stripe / Braintree merchant account to? Wouldn’t that be amazing, without the utter nightmare Hong Kong business owners are going through now begging these archaic banks to allow them to deposit their money. Here at Global From Asia – […]
Buying a Hong Kong Owned Chinese Company Out of the Box
We have heard a lot about buying a shelf company in Hong Kong, this is common talk in the blogosphere. But have we heard about buying a Hong Kong company that has a Chinese WFOE (Wholly foreign owned entity) with it? Today, we will dig into this, why you would consider it, and what you […]
Features to Look For In Your Hong Kong Bank
This article is originally found here: https://www.globalfromasia.com/hkbankfeatures/ Which Hong Kong Bank Features To Look For When Selecting a Bank Account As the global banking system has gotten more selective and difficult, more and more people are contacting me when they got rejection letters. A lot of times this is HSBC HK as everyone goes there first. […]
Staying Motivated in Our International Business Endeavors
This article is originally found here: https://www.globalfromasia.com/businessendeavorsmotivation/ It happens to us all. We hit a breaking point in our business endeavors. As a business owner, many don’t see the downs in the roller coaster ride. And often it is our emotions more than anything else. What do we do when we hit a bit downturn in […]
Using a Hong Kong Company for Your Chinese Factory
This article is originally found here: https://www.globalfromasia.com/hkcompanyforchina/ Tired of sourcing from factories and want to setup your own manufacturing operation? Searching for the best corporate structure for a new Chinese factory? Look no further, today we will dig into Hong Kong being a great place to open your factory under. How To Open A Factory? I […]
Can You Get a Job from a Hong Kong Company Overseas?
This article is originally found here: https://www.globalfromasia.com/workingoverseas/ Do you have a job from a Hong Kong company full time? But living in America most of the time? When did this insanity start? Life used to be so simple. We would all stay in our own countries, have our address in the same town as the company […]
Amazon + Hong Kong – Match Made in Heaven
This article is originally found here: https://www.globalfromasia.com/hongkongamazon/ Are you an e-commerce expert, or maybe just getting started out? You should get serious and check into leveraging the power of Hong Kong. For your global business, and Amazon USA sales and supplier center’s headquarters. Today we’ll dig into why Hong Kong is such a great place to […]
Hong Kong Visas & Immigrations with Stephen Barnes
Listen to the podcast here: https://www.globalfromasia.com/hong-kong-visa-immigration/ Today we sit down with Stephen Barnes from Hong Kong Visa Centre and discuss how business owners should consider the visa and immigration process in Hong Kong. Is it right for them? Will they be registering a HK Limited and planning to remain in Hong Kong, or working “offshore”? Its […]
Hotels to Stay in Shenzhen for Your Business Trip
This article is originally found here: https://www.globalfromasia.com/shenzhenhotels/ Looking for a hotel to stay in Shenzhen? I remember those first trips over to Shenzhen, China all the way from America and I had no idea where to stay. Lucky for me I had some friends in Hong Kong who had contacts in Shenzhen (I mis-spelt it Schenzen […]
Can You Apply For A HK Bank Account Online?
Want to open up your bank account remotely for your Hong Kong company? Today, let’s go through this. It’s such a hot debate going on, let’s use this post to make a difference! You Can’t Open Your Bank Account Without Being in Hong Kong The quick answer is, you need to be in Hong Kong […]
Setting Up Your Bookkeeping in Hong Kong
This article is originally found here: https://www.globalfromasia.com/hongkongbookkeeping/ Many entrepreneurs cringe when they hear the word bookkeeping and accounting in Hong Kong. To be frank, I used to, and in some ways still do. But rather than running away from it and hoping it will go away – it’s best to suck it up and take charge. […]