China-US Business Services

We have the following qualifications for assisting either US or Chinese businesses:

• Members of our regular staff have have lived and worked in China.

• We have helped Chinese business start-ups.

• We have a network of business, government and personal contacts encompassing a number of Chinese cities, including Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen and Taipei.

• We have studied China and closely followed events there for two decades.

• Our General Manager Carl Harstad has authored research papers on subjects such as Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and the development of the Chinese Internet.

• We conducted a two-year study of the operations of Minnesota businesses in China and their utilization of the Chinese Internet. 

•  We have interviewed US businesses with joint ventures in China.

We are well equipped to assist US businesses with the Chinese marketplace or, conversely, help Chinese companies do business in the US.

Services for China-US Business

We cannot overemphasize the importance of our primary service, providing advice.  Like an attorney, our time and advice is our stock in trade.  We help businesses avoid the missteps or fiascos that are too prevalent among both US and Chinese business ventures.

We provide:

• Counsel and advice for Chinese businesses wanting enter or expand in the US market.

• Similarly, counsel and advice for US businesses wanting to enter or expand in the Chinese market.

We have a relationship with a Minneapolis-based consulting firm able to offer our clients additional services, including:

• Finding qualified suppliers

• Finding qualified distributors

• Introducing investment opportunities

• Facilitating mergers and acquisitions

• Market strategy consulting

• Business partner selection

• Due diligence investigation

• Negotiation counseling

• Translation and interpretation

• Guided business trips to China