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My Friend on the Street in Shanghai
It's the smallest gestures that often go the farthest toward helping another and oneself in the process. This is a story of a "poor" fellow on the streets of Shanghai who made my day by allowing me to help make his.
SHANGHAI - GATEWAY TO BUSINESS IN CHINA
With the sixth largest economy in the world, continued annual growth of nearly 10% and a 1.3 billion people strong population, Big Dragon China has developed a reputation as the “great new market”. A majority of multi-nationals are already in China while small to mid-size firms around the globe are rallying to get on board. Succeeding in China, however, is not without challenge and many companies fail. To be successful, a company must act intelligently. Intelligence means seeking expert advice, ensuring the opportunity is real and entering China through a developed regional market or “gateway” if you will. For most products and services, our gateway of choice is Shanghai.
Lesson #2: Desire to Make More of Yourself
“Although in skating you compete with other people, anyone who achieves a certain level of success is first and foremost competing against themselves,” says Wang. “And for me the idea that I could always do better, learn more, learn faster, is something that came from skating. But I carried that with me for the rest of my life.”

A Chinese puzzle: the battle between sales and marketing
Sales and marketing should be working together – but all too often they don’t. The author explains why – and suggests a training solution

ASK - A Magic Little Word For Every Online Entrepreneur Who Wants To Get Wealthy
Many people, including a fair percentage of Internet marketers, have issues with asking for help under the mistaken belief that it shows ignorance or incompetence on their part. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Chinese Salespeople May be the Next Group to Outsell Your Salespeople
What are you going to do when, not only are you out priced, out sourced, out willed, out shipped, and out produced, but also out sold - by the Chinese? That is the question posed by my Kurlan & Associates colleague, Frank Belzer, who is blogging from Shanghai, where he is spending the week training Asian companies in the art of sales management.

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Post-Annual Meetings Interview with AfDB Chief Economist: Africa needs a business-friendly environment
“African countries need to reduce the high administrative barriers and excessive regulations that result in substantial delays and high transactions costs to firms wishing to invest. Starting a business in most African countries is still relatively costly and getting a licence processed is time-consuming,” says AfDB Chief Economist, Louis Kasekende in an interview granted after the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group, held in Shanghai from 16-17 May 2007.
What Drives China’s Growing Role in Africa?
China’s fast-growing economic ties with Africa are attracting considerable attention. The relationship came into the spotlight during the summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing in November 2006 and the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Shanghai in May 2007. While the expansion of trade and investment between Africa and China has been generally welcomed, concerns have been expressed about how China’s growing presence might affect African development.2 But what roles exactly has China played?
China’s Shares May Be the First to Turn Upward!
China has been the "least beaten up" of the countries throughout the global slow down. So this, coupled with a huge amount of government spending there, could push the Shanghai index and the ETF (symbol: CAF) higher.
China is No Longer an Emerging Economy!
As I woke Monday morning I saw that the Asian markets, particularly the Shanghai Composite, were selling off sharply. And I thought to myself, “oh no, here we go”. My general feeling is that the US equity market is overbought as the valuations haven’t quite caught up to price. Yet the US equity markets finished the day positive. What gives?
Chinese Salespeople May be the Next Group to Outsell Your Salespeople
What are you going to do when, not only are you out priced, out sourced, out willed, out shipped, and out produced, but also out sold - by the Chinese? That is the question posed by my Kurlan & Associates colleague, Frank Belzer, who is blogging from Shanghai, where he is spending the week training Asian companies in the art of sales management.
SHANGHAI - GATEWAY TO BUSINESS IN CHINA
With the sixth largest economy in the world, continued annual growth of nearly 10% and a 1.3 billion people strong population, Big Dragon China has developed a reputation as the “great new market”. A majority of multi-nationals are already in China while small to mid-size firms around the globe are rallying to get on board. Succeeding in China, however, is not without challenge and many companies fail. To be successful, a company must act intelligently. Intelligence means seeking expert advice, ensuring the opportunity is real and entering China through a developed regional market or “gateway” if you will. For most products and services, our gateway of choice is Shanghai.
My Friend on the Street in Shanghai
It's the smallest gestures that often go the farthest toward helping another and oneself in the process. This is a story of a "poor" fellow on the streets of Shanghai who made my day by allowing me to help make his.
Shanghai Is Not What You Would Expect When You Visit the World’s Largest Emerging Market
After a two-decade long double digit growth rate, the Pudong area of Shanghai, which did not even exist 20 years ago, is not what you would expect to see when you visit the world’s largest emerging market, explains Mike Farrell with aspenIbiz. Read this short post to understand that while the US is struggling to keep its economy afloat and China is struggling to cool its economy down, it might be Time to Exit the Dragon.
Managing in China Without Coaching
- Published by CONCHIUS in Shanghai Star Business Journal 31 March, 2008. In most Western countries, leaders are used to working in an environment where the employees are highly participating in meetings and contributing their opinions and experiences to the decision making process. A Western employee feels comfortable to argue for their beliefs and to share opinions in meetings with superiors. Furthermore, a manager in the West is not necessarily assumed to be an expert in his field or industry. On the contrary, he is supposed to utilize the knowledge in his team in decisions and projects. The Western managers are therefore used to lead highly interactive teams relying heavily on two-way communication. When a team achieves strong synergy, he can and will step down. The team becomes creative and manage it-self.
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