yuan ltd candy yu, came to uk 21 months ago from shenzhen, china
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YUAN LTD
Candy Yu, came to UK 21 months ago from Shenzhen, China
Shenzhen, locates at the south of China, just next to Hong Kong
深圳 SHEN ZHEN
From 100,000 to 16 million people
From 176 million Yuan to 1295 billion Yuan (GDP)
Shenzhen,with the great city of Guangzhou is more generally one of the great engines of China – and it has been that for thousands of years.
The Pearl River Delta Area
It is a great trading area
–exporting and importing have been its life blood for ever.
Candy, Originally from Nanchang, Jiang Xi
Studied in Shanghai.
Business Career
before coming to UKIn 2001 Built up factory, producing metal wire products for kitchen and bathroomIn 2003 Set up trading and sourcing offices in Shenzhen and Yiwu In 2008 Set up retailer shops in Shenzhen, selling souvenirs, fashion gifts, popular house ware etc.In 2010 Set up distribution channels for fashion products.
Yiwu, a rather small city nearby Hangzhou and so only a few hours from Shanghai, which has been the real engine for export activity in China.
My Footprints after come to UK
One & half months:
Met a trade adviser from UKTI
started learning journey
Two months:
Set UK business YUAN LTD
Since that:
Be introduced to many people here & there
Receiving many helps
Arrived 15days:
Attracted by Cotswold Scenery
Thinking about tourism business opportunity
WHAT WE DO?We’re dedicated in assisting Chinese and British companies enter, develop and succeed in each others’ markets
Bring Chinese
investors into
UK
Marketing
Chinese
Brands in UK
Market survey
for UK business
in China
Marketing
UK brands in
China
BUSINESS
IN BRITIAN
BETWEEN UK & CHINA
DIFFERENT CULTURE DIFFERENT CUSTOMES DIFFERENT BUSINESS WAY
WE ARE HERE TO HELP
Three most important things that China needs to understand about doing business with England
1. Understand the law and rules first, most important are tax, accountancy, recruitment.
2. Working pace can be relatively slower here, need to follow up
to trace. 3. Information is valuable, need to pay for it.
Three most important things that England
needs to know about doing
business with China
1. Sometimes there is no obvious law or rules. You need to understand
unspoken rules.
2. In order to succeed, need to be very flexible, especially for SMES.
3. Yes not necessary mean yes.
About ECBF
1. Net working
2. Sharing
3. Helping
