Managing Development in China with Rick Tang

Michael MicheliniBusiness, Ecommerce, Podcast1 Comment

GFA179. This week’s show we have a true entrepreneur – Rick Tang who talks managing development in China, about how he built his business by finding the right technology workers in China, managing the team, cashflow, times he has real estate finance issues, and more ups and downs of the roller coaster of business. For full show notes, check out GlobalFromAsia.com/episode179.

How To Know What The Import Duty Is In HK

Michael MicheliniBlog, Business, Ecommerce1 Comment

Love a certain product and can’t find it on store shelves in Hong Kong? You and your friends group buying them from America and shipping over for your own use. You may be onto a new business opportunity! It is overwhelming deciding where to start to turn this into a business, and today we’ll go through some of the technical tactics for importing it into Hong Kong. Find out more in this import tax hk article!

Secret Shopper Buying From Your Chinese Factory, Loyalty Tests with Darren Whittaker

Michael MicheliniBusiness, Manufacturing, Podcast1 Comment

GFA177. This week’s show we have Darren Whitaker, talking about amazing ways to manufacture and manage your suppliers in China. He has been through quite a bit and shares some of his experiences and well as tips and tactics on how to best source and manufacture from China as well as talk about his services especially if you are in need of a secret shopper in China. For full show notes, check out GlobalFromAsia.com/episode177.

Forms, which is which?

Michael MicheliniBlog, Corporate, Taxes, Upkeep0 Comments

Hong Kong business is pretty straight forward, but once you get the company going, you will get some various forms in the mail and not be sure how to handle them. Today we’ll go through each HK business forms you will receive, what they mean, and what you need to do.

Awards for Best Agencies in Hong Kong

Michael MicheliniBlog, Corporate, Incorporation0 Comments

Planning to set up in Hong Kong and wondering who the best agencies in HK to work with? While we hope you work with us – we also want to review the other top agencies we know in Hong Kong. Maybe you would prefer to work with them, and we may as well give you some good options to go to.

Should You Take a Dividend or a Salary From Your Business? in Hong Kong and Globally With Ray Ng

Michael MicheliniBusiness, Ecommerce, Podcast2 Comments

GFA175. How are you paying yourself? This is a hot topic from many listeners – as entrepreneurs, digital nomads, e-commerce sellers traveling the world- how do we pay ourselves? Its important to take care of ourselves – but also maximize the tax benefits – for Hong Kong as well as anywhere in the world. Today’s episode we have Ray Ng to talk about getting salary from business. For full show notes, check out GlobalFromAsia.com/episode175.

What is a BRC?

Michael MicheliniBlog, Corporate, Upkeep0 Comments

What is a BRC? Or other wise known as business registration certificate? Talking to a business and they want your business license? With a Hong Kong company, there are quite a few different pieces of paper, but the most common one to send them is the BRC, business registration certificate. Today we’ll explain what it is, and how to use it!

Lessons and Tips Learned At The Pebble Founder Talk

Michael MicheliniBlog, Business, Ecommerce0 Comments

So I had the lucky opportunity to go to a fireside chat with Eric, the founder of Pebble Watch. If you don’t know what Pebble is – I guess you haven’t been following the crowdfunding scene! They are the poster child of the Kickstarter crowdfunding platform, raising 80 million US dollars on their kickstarter campaign!

Business Matchmaking At The Cross Border Summit

Michael MicheliniBlog, Business, Ecommerce0 Comments

The Cross Border Summit here in Shenzhen, China is about a lot of things – learning and staying on top of the latest trends in e-commerce in and out of China – but also its about making relationships. Last year we noticed a lot of people making deals and talking business, so much that we doubled down and focused hard on putting together a proper “business matchmaking” session at the end of each day in this year’s summit.

The Roller Coaster Ride of Business in China To Find Your True Calling with Leon Durupt

Michael MicheliniBusiness, Ecommerce, Podcast1 Comment

GFA170. Today’s show, we have Leon, the co-founder and a talented singer and musician at the Terrace in Shekou, Shenzhen. Leon tells how he got over to China, and some ins and outs of doing business in China as a foreigner. Specifically about restaurant and local business management, it is an interesting one for sure! For full show notes, check out GlobalFromAsia.com/episode170.

Can You Use a Different CPA from your Company Secretary?

Michael MicheliniBlog, Corporate, Upkeep0 Comments

One of the biggest misconceptions in a business is that owners think that it is a must to use their company secretary (or who ever set up their companies) for company audits. This post will dig into this more and all you need to know about company secretary audits.
We will dig into this today – but the quick answer is – NO – you do NOT need to use the same service provider to do your company audit as your company secretary.