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What are The Main Challenges Faced by UK Businesses in China?

Entrepreneurialism is well and truly a virtue in this day and age, when the business landscape in the UK is the friendliest to start-ups it has ever been. But, despite the major victories won by small businesses in recent years, the domestic landscape is becoming more hostile.

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Rising inflation, and consequently, rising overheads, have made it nigh-impossible for certain businesses to turn a profit. Meanwhile, our changing relationship with the Eurozone has led to increased red tape and higher import costs. As such, expanding internationally means something different to today’s growing business.

Indeed, businesses are more often looking farther afield to grow their footprint, as trade deals are struck with non-EU countries.…

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Most Affordable Ways of Importing Freight from China

Whether you import clothing, books, gym equipment, medical goods, finished appliances or sub-assemblies, the likelihood is that your firm will at least have looked into the Chinese market for such items. The fact is that China is able to produce goods in many commodity classes to a high standard at a relatively low cost.

Importing freight from China

However, something that puts many British importing firms off the Far East is that it will take a great deal of time and effort to get their orders out of the country and into the UK. This shouldn’t be the case though because it is possible to import freight from China to the UK cost-effectively.…

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How to Expand your Business into China

China is the world’s second largest economy, and is due to continue expanding, so it makes sense that businesses want to capitalise on the investment opportunities the country presents. With a population of over 1.3 billion, breaking into the Chinese market is attractive to almost every business, but there have been a number of famous companies that have tried, and failed, to expand in China.

This could be due to a lack of knowledge in how to localise and launch a business in China, or it could simply be because there simply isn’t a market for the company. According to the program director at Chinacelerator, a company which helps startups bridge the gap to the east Asian market, Oscar Ramos: “Ninety-nine per cent of companies who want to access China as a foreign company, shouldn’t.”…

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Best Heaven on Earth for Business Travelers: Suzhou, China

Are you traveling for business or attending a conference to Shanghai, China? If so, you just can’t miss spending some time exploring the surrounding regions.  If we have to name one, consider this: Suzhou.

Suzhou garden

The guys at Los Angeles-based Cheap Every Door Direct Mail 55 Printing share their experience in traveling to Suzhou after attending a conference in Shanghai. They fall in love with the city, and they want to share what they know about it. Read on.

Why Suzhou: Greens

Many visitors consider Suzhou as Heaven on Earth – for some good reasons.  For one, it’s a getaway from the hustle and bustle of a megapolitan, Shanghai, just 62 miles northwest of it. …

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