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.
Bookkeeping Services – What Are Some Differences
This blog is a bit of a challenge since bookkeeping puts us all to sleep. Clients come to us and wonder how to compare various bookkeeping providers. What makes one more costly than the other? If you want to know more, let’s dig into our HK bookkeeping services!
ICP & Wechat Store Positioning for Foreign Businesses in China with Chance Jiang
GFA169. Today’s episode, we have a nice guy who helps a lot of us foreigners understand Chinese tech business and policies – he is on the show to give us all insights and tools and tips on to get started on Chinese hosting and Wechat development.
Why Banking and Payments in Asia are so Painful with Simon Lim
GFA168. For this week’s show – Simon Lim here talks about Cross border payments and why Asia’s options are so painful! Tune in and find out more about all you need about banking in Asia! For full show notes, check out GlobalFromAsia.com/episode168.
Can You Use a Different CPA from your Company Secretary?
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.
Baopals: Your Friend To Help You Buy on Chinese E-Commerce
GFA167. For this week’s show – BaoPals – this startup has been growing like crazy and the founders are on the show to talk about the story and the growth – it’s a platform to help you buy from Chinese e-commerce sites via their system using English. For full show notes, check out GlobalFromAsia.com/episode167.
Preventing Amazon FBA Suspensions and Dealing with the Nightmare with CJ Rosenbaum
GFA166. So this guest is a great interview – CJ Rosenbaum shares insights on how to prevent, as well as deal with the Amazon FBA gods come down and destroy your life. He doesn’t hold anything back and shares tips and insights on how to deal with Amazon FBA suspensions! For full show notes, check out GlobalFromAsia.com/episode166.
What To Do Before You Go To The Bank Application
So you have the company setup, and now you are working on getting your bank account setup. So pay attention, this can save you thousands of dollars! Hopefully you read this article BEFORE you go in for your HK Bank application.
Trade Trends and Invoicing in Domestic and International Markets
The global market is brimming with new businesses from various parts of the world. Widespread Internet access and different technological advancements enable contemporary business owners to work with domestic and international clients. If you are interested with domestic and International trading, this post will give you some insights.
Restructuring Your Business To Another Country
A lot of people reading, already have a company setup! Reorganizing, or restructuring your business is a big headache, but it part of business development just like any other part of a company’s evolution.
One Year Later After Selling on Amazon FBA inside China with Chris Davey
GFA164. Today’s show, we have once again, Chris Davey who will tell us his experience about China FBA selling one year later! For full show notes, check out GlobalFromAsia.com/episode164.
Dealing with 3 languages in Hong Kong
Hong Kong is such a cosmopolitan place. Just taking a walk down the street and you can catch five different languages being spoken! As a business owner here, which languages should you work towards servicing? Today we will give some pointers on all the various languages in HK and cultures in this diverse region.
Building A New Country in French Polynesia with Marc Collins
GFA163. So this week, we are talking about Seasteading again. We have some updates – Jan 13 an MOU was signed with the French Polynesia government and there is movement happening with it! We have Marc Collins giving us first hand info on how this is going on – let’s tune in to this podcast on Seasteading French Polynesia! For full show notes, check out GlobalFromAsia.com/episode163.
Took 8 Years in China to “Get It Right” With Sean Weisbrot
GFA162. In today’s topic, we will get some interesting insights from Sean Weisbrot why his experience for the last 8 years he considered a waste of time and is finally getting it right in China in the last 6 months! Sean Weisbrot hosts events, moderates WeChat groups and is a “need to know ” connector throughout China. For full show notes, check out GlobalFromAsia.com/episode162.
How Do Taxes Work In Hong Kong?
This article is for people who have businesses and will most specially be very helpful to people who are opening a Hong Kong company. We will cover about taxes in HK and how it works.
Leveraging Remote Staff To Grow Your Amazon FBA Business
GFA161. Now, this week’s show is for Amazon FBA sellers, as well as anyone serious about growing their online business. We all know you would need VAs (virtual assistants) to help you in growing your business. We have an expert on today to give you the goods, and all about leveraging virtual assistants for your growing business. For full show notes, check out GlobalFromAsia.com/episode161.
Keeping Your Small Business Audit Cost Affordable
Got your Hong Kong company setup and wondering how to keep costs low for a smooth and affordable audit? This post will talk about how to achieve affordable business audit and what we can do to help!
SEO in 2017 and Leveraging International Opportunities with Doug Pierce
GFA160. Today’s show we have Doug Pierce who made me his best man at his wedding in Thailand this summer. SEO, domains, online marketing, Doug will tell us all about leveraging international opportunities in 2017! For full show notes, check out GlobalFromAsia.com/episode160.
How to Get Product Liability Insurance For Your Products (on and off Amazon)
Are you a businessman buying from China and selling in USA or Europe? Ever heard of product liability insurance? Do you have it in your company? Do you even need it? Find out all the answers and so much more in today’s blog!
Selling on Amazon in China and PL Internationally with Operation Dragon Boat
GFA159. Selling on Amazon China
We have for this week’s show – the Amazon selling wizard – Will Tjerlund – talking Operation Dragon boat and Amazon international! We talked about selling on Amazon China, what Dragon Boat Operation is and a lot more! For full show notes, check out GlobalFromAsia.com/episode159.
Shenzhen Coworking Overview, Which Is Right For You?
Are you a tech entrepreneur in Shenzhen, China? Wondering what are some good places to work? Or maybe you are a new parent and need some quiet place to work, this article on Shenzhen coworking will cover as many coworking places in Shenzhen that we can think of.
Getting To Hong Kong (HKG) From Shenzhen Airport (SZX)
Many of our Mainland China readers and friends have been coming down to Hong Kong, and as the Shenzhen airport grows in size and scale, it makes more sense for them to first fly into Shenzhen and then cross over into Hong Kong. This post is all about coming from Shenzhen airport to HK. Read on for more details.
4 Things To Rock Your International Business in 2017
GFA156. These are some things I did myself in 2016 that really rocked the way I work – and I hope you can implement them, or at least think about them, in 2017! This podcast on International Business 2017 will cover some few tips that may be of help to all of you. For full show notes, check out GlobalFromAsia.com/episode156.
Will Amazon FBA Be Shutting Down Seller Accounts for Foreigners in China?
In an attempt to inform people and spark conversation – I am alarmed at some messages I have been seeing in private Wechat groups. There have been cases of Amazon FBA accounts being shut down for logging in continuously from China, as an Overseas seller. If you want to know more about FBA sellers shut out issue, read more.
Word On The Street – Chinese Bank Tightening Affecting Chinese Sellers HK Bank Accounts
The month of November has been a very informative month especially about the whole China banking situation. As we have discussed on this blog quite a bit, Chinese companies often leverage a Hong Kong business and bank account for their trading.
Today we will share some stories and make some speculations about how Chinese bank tightening affect Chinese sellers’ HK Bank Accounts