DISCOVERING HOLY LAND

Shanghai Study Trip 2014

After almost 12 days spent in China, there are so many different ideas to share and some of them are really difficult to transmit in the correct way. This huge country is still keeping my breath away and while I´m writing these lines I also trying to order my ideas and the awesome experiences that I have lived there.

If I had to describe China in one word it would be really easy for my: enormous. That is the main idea that I´m sure all of us are coming back with. However, another key matter in my opinion, is the profitability of making business China. I think that is a very big effort move to China and the culture shock is also a disappointing stuff that is gonna be there. Despite of that, I´m sure that the holy land in terms of business is China. I would try to explain myself deeper lately, but let me now make another difference that I think is crucial: Shanghai is not China. From my point of view, the China that is inside Shanghai is totally opposite of Beijing ones, for instance.

Thanks to the classes that we have had, there are some clues and steps that we have clear now if we want to sept up a business in the Asian Giant. Some of them were very obvious from the beginning, nevertheless there are others that I’m sure we will never forget. As the days pass, there were some main ideas that appearing continuously. For instance, the best way to start a new company in China is through Hong Kong, Manaus or Taiwan. In those places, is cheaper to invest in a company and the government restrictions are lower. From these areas, then it would be really coherent to move to China. Apart from that, the best opportunities in terms of business in this amazing country, nowadays are allocated in the centre or the west regions. Here the population is more rural and there is a luck of many relevant services that could provide with to a growing population. Also, the market competition is much lower than in the big cities of the east area.

Another important topic that we front during the lessons, is the culture fact. Sincerely, this is one of the most important weakness when you think about living in China. The culture in China is totally different from Western Countries and before thinking about establish there, you need to learn the most important skills that you will use to deal with Chinese people. For example, “Guangxi” is one of the most important words that you can learn in Chinese. Is a kind of corruption for foreign people, and it is use daily in their life. You must take under control the meaning of “Guangxi” if you want to become successful in your business in China.

The Communist Party is very awkward as well. Is also a concern that you must be aware about. The relationship between your business and the Party will be correct unless you miss that you have to care about it. Once you do it, your business will over. So be really careful with this point will make your company profitable.

Finally the visits of companies that we had, merit special attention. There were some of them that the information was totally inexistent but we learn some different points of big companies in China. On the other hand, there were very interesting ones and useful for our goals. Anyway, all of the help from the personal of the companies was grateful and the effort that they make with us was awesome, especially in Mann-Hummel, Mondragon-Corporation, Intuuchina and of course the huge effort of Antonio Torres from Linkes Company, with his collaboration the experience in China was unforgettable.

I would like to add a mention about Intuuchina people that helped us to have a version of how to set up a new idea in this difficult market. Of course it is impossible to do it without the knowledge and the professional behavior that is essential for being profitable, especially in this region. In the case of this company they showed us both of them, that´s why I strongly recommend to anyone that needs help to start businesses or any kind of studies in China, to contact them. I´m sure that they will help you as much as they can with excellent results. I let you here the website: http://intuuchina.com

To sump up, in my opinion China is the country of the future. A region where the future companies will be born and the important ones will increase their benefits. Is the best chance for a new beginning. From my point of view, China is the Holy Land of our days. However, for me the entrance barriers are so big and the cultural chance is too significative. That´s why I don’t thinking to move to China for now. We will see in the future…

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