by Michael Pronk | Nov 9, 2015 | CHINA INSIGHTS, Lessons
Determining Your China Strategy in 8 Important Steps Determining Your China Strategy in 8 Important Steps How do you become successful in the largest consumer market in the world? It is the billion RMB question people ask themselves all around the western world. The...
by Nathan Jansen | Oct 8, 2015 | CHINA INSIGHTS, Lessons
8 Examples and Common Mistakes of Setting Up a Chinese Business Entity 8 Examples and Common Mistakes of Setting Up a Chinese Business Entity Stories are numerous about telling how Western companies conquered the Chinese market at lightning speed, seemingly without...
by Michael Pronk | Mar 31, 2015 | CHINA INSIGHTS, Lessons
8 Common Mistakes Made When Setting up Business in China 8 Common Mistakes Made When Setting up Business in China At the end of 2013, China had a total of 446,400 foreign-funded companies active in China. In comparison: Belgium had 499,092 companies active, local and...
by Michael Pronk | Nov 3, 2014 | CHINA INSIGHTS, Lessons
It’s all in the Name It’s all in the Name Beijing 1421 Business Consulting (1421) has been operating since 2011 undergoing many changes in all aspects of the business along the way. These changes all originated in request and demand from the market. The necessity of...
by Peter Pronk | Feb 14, 2014 | CHINA INSIGHTS, Lessons
How to Drink Baijiu in a Business Meeting How to Drink Baijiu in a Business Meeting Drinking ‘BaiJiu’ (Chinese ‘white’ wine) and drinking in general during business dinners in China is very important aspect in doing successfully business in the People’s Republic. As...
by Michael Pronk | Jun 26, 2013 | CHINA INSIGHTS, Lessons
Ten Tips for Starting a Business in China Ten Tips for Starting a Business in China Tip 1 What do you want? In any business venture it is important that you figure out what you want. But in China this becomes even more crucial. Having a clear strategy which...