It was an intense day of touring warehouses, learning workshops, and networking – from early in the morning until late at night! Read more about our Qianhai trip recap!
Thailand Company Incorporation Dos & Don’ts With Karsten Aichholz
GFA134. This week’s show will continue Global From Asia’s excursion out of Hong Kong and China. This time, it’s in Thailand! Let’s dig in more for tips and guides for a Thailand company setup. For full show notes, check out GlobalFromAsia.com/episode134.
Rejected for HSBC Hong Kong? What Are Your Options?
These days we are getting flooded with emails from people getting rejected for their business bank account and are wondering what to do. Thought it was in due time to make a proper blog post about having a rejected hsbc account and what options you can take.
How Many Shares Should You Register your HK Company With?
How many shares and how much share capital amount should you issue for your new Hong Kong company registration? This is a common question we get when signing up a new HKVIP client. This post is created to help people understand this going forward with their business.
How The Spread of English Lets Us Do International Business Easier
As an American, or a native English speaker, we have a huge advantage when doing business overseas. That is, everyone speaks, or WANTS to speak in English. Because English is the international language of choice, people in China and other parts around the world are dying to learn English from native speakers. Find out some advantages of doing international business in English.
Chinese Factory Inspections, Tips, Tricks and Insights with John Niggl
GFA132. For this week’s show, we have John Niggl from Intouch Quality, a full service QC company – and he is sharing with us some common things you should look for when doing Chinese factory inspections – if you are even doing them at all
Why You Should Consider Opening a 2nd Bank Account
As this blog has grown more and more people have reached out to me nervous about just having 1 bank account for their Hong Kong company. They are looking to get a second bank setup. Let’s dig into why people are thinking this, and what you can do to get a second hk bank account for your business.
Announcing Our New Hong Kong CPA Directory
This article will guide you to your first step in making your business easier for YOU! We know you’re traveling around the world, and you don’t have time. Introducing our new Hong Kong CPA directory. Getting matched up with the right service provider will help you keep on top of the business upkeep while also keeping your eye focused on actually doing business!
5 Things You Need to Know About China Free Trade Zones (Benefits & More)
This blog post will break down the advantages of setting up your company in Qianhai Free Trade Zone – a new one in Shenzhen, China. This can also apply to other Chinese free trade zones as they develop. Read on for more details!
What Does Brexit Mean for UK and Hong Kong?
I just so happen to be in Europe during the big announcement of the UK voting to leave the EU. It is named “Brexit” – and people all around Europe are going crazy talking about it. Local friends here in Prague (where I currently stationed on business trip) have been working overtime dealing with talking to clients asking what this … Read More
Silicon Valley vs Hong Kong Startup Ecosystem with Edith Yeung of 500 Startups
GFA131. Today’s episode – we have a special guest, Edith Yeung, a venture partner at 500 startups. I was fortunate enough to catch up with her at the Rise Conference and she is kind enough to come on the podcast today and share about her perspective on the startup scene differences between Hong Kong and Silicon Valley. She is in HK a lot so maybe we can catch her more – let’s listen in and find out what she has to say about HK startups! For full show notes, check out GlobalFromAsia.com/episode131.
Border Hop Between Hong Kong & China (A Day in the Life)
Curious how it is to live on one side of the Hong Kong / China border and cross over for the day? You’ll be surprised at the experience. Find out how crossing the HK China border is as part of our everyday life.
Difference Between an Accountant and a Bookkeeper
All too often we can’t wait to get our Hong Kong limited open. You’ve been enjoying the Global From Asia podcast and blogs here on the site. Now you are looking into what are the ongoing costs. This post will explain the difference between accounting and bookkeeping. Read on to learn more.
Defining Product Specifications For Your Manufacturing in China with Saral Kochar
GFA130. This week we are going to talk about product specs, or as we call them here tech packs! Our guest, Saral will give us some ideas on how to better prepare for your manufacturing in China. For full show notes, check out GlobalFromAsia.com/episode130.
How To Lose Your Staff in Asia (and Globally)
Coming to Asia to do business? Hiring staff? Today’s post will teach you on how to not lose them anytime soon. Find out how to retain your staff and learning what you should NOT do in a business. Read this article on making staff happy.
Shipping & Logistics Options from China & Hong Kong with Nick Bartlett
GFA129. Today’s show, we have Nick Bartlett to talk about shipping and logistics from China and Hong Kong. Nick’s sales force is qualified as freight consultants – their services expand across all different methods of shipping and advice. Find out more about shipping and logistics HK and China more. For full show notes, check out GlobalFromAsia.com/episode129.
Case Study: Sales Coach Hong Kong Company Setup
Today we’re going to share a case study! This is a client who does sales and marketing coaching, and I am his past client. He heard all the benefits of a Hong Kong company and his improved sales tactics I learned helped me close him as a client here! Read on to know more of this Sales Coach HK article.
First Time China Trade Show Experience with Amazon Seller Danny McMillan
GFA128. For this week’s show – we have Danny McMillan who was also a speaker at the Global Sources Smart China Sourcing Summit last month and we thought it would be cool to get him on the podcast to share his experience visiting the trade shows in China for the first time. This guy has great Amazon skills and shared a lot about PPC at the summit, but here he is sharing some fun and insightful tips on how he approached the trade show, so let’s dig into his Trade Show experience more.
Some Updates and Future Developments for Global From Asia
Many people have asked what is the next move for Global From Asia. Approaching 3 years now since we started this podcast, it has gotten quite interesting. We have written a book Hong Kong Supercharged along with a video training program. There are constant messages from people who learn a lot from the podcasts and we couldn’t be happier! We … Read More
Buying a Hong Kong Owned Chinese Company Out of the Box
We have heard a lot about buying a shelf company in Hong Kong, this is common talk in the blogosphere. But have we heard about buying a Hong Kong company that has a Chinese WFOE (Wholly foreign owned entity) with it? Today, we will dig into this, why you would consider buying a Chinese company, and what you need to do.
Differences in Corporate Tax vs Personal Tax for International Entrepreneurs
Quite a few people want to have a deeper understanding of how taxes work. This is especially true when doing international business. I am not a tax lawyer and my tips and opinions should be verified with your tax professional before implementing.
Read on to learn more about differences between corporate taxes and personal taxes and understand more about international business tax.
Ok, done with the disclosure. Read on to learn more about differences between corporate taxes and personal taxes.
Following Up After a Busy China Trade Show Season with Matt Kowalak
GFA127. Today’s podcast we have Matt Kowalak who will share what people should do after they finish a China sourcing trade show, how to follow up and more. For full show notes on China trade show, check out GlobalFromAsia.com/episode127.
Features to Look For In Your Hong Kong Bank
As the global banking system has gotten more selective and difficult, more and more people are contacting me when they got rejection letters. A lot of times this is HSBC HK as everyone goes there first. This blog will go through the various HK bank features you want, and give some other banks to look at.
Rise Conference coming to Hong Kong with Casey Lau
GFA126. The Rise Conference is coming at the end of this month. It will be the 2nd one now here in Hong Kong – for those who do not kno what the Rise conference is all about, find out more in this podcast episode. For full show notes, check out GlobalFromAsia.com/episode126.
Staying Motivated in Our International Business Endeavors
What do we do when we hit a bit downturn in our global business? This is a big challenge, and there are tons of answers depending on your specific situation. Today I hope to give you some tips and inspiration that have helped me in the down times. This article can be your business endeavors motivation.