Archive for the ‘Going to Market’ Category

St. Louis, Gateway to the West, to Become Gateway to East too

Tuesday, March 30, 2010 22:44 2 Comments

Growing up in St Louis Missouri offered a life very different than that I have found in Shanghai.  Very. Yet, it is a city that shares a lot in common with some of the more interesting, and successful cities, I have found in China. Located at the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers, St. [...]

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Can Hipster Youth Reinvigorate Bike Culture in China?

Friday, January 22, 2010 1:42 4 Comments

Guest Post from John Solomon, Director of enoVate The fixed gear bike movement has hit the streets of China. Just three years ago, you could count the number of fixed gear bikes here on your fingers (and maybe toes). But spend an afternoon strolling Shanghai’s French Concession, and your sure to see various youth — Chinese [...]

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Making it in China’s Middle Market

Tuesday, September 8, 2009 2:08 4 Comments

Entering the Chinese mid-market segment: key to long-term success?, by Heiko Gebauer, Thomas Fischer and Elgar Fleisch, is an academic report that I found interesting lately while studying a 2nd tier market plan, and as a followup to a recent conversation about firms moving into the 2nd/ 3rd tier looking for growth. As part of [...]

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China’s Raw Materials Markets Send Prices Soaring. Why?

Monday, August 10, 2009 2:22 No Comments

A lot of discussion surrounding the recent metals/ materials pricing volatility, and China’s role in driving that volatility. Many of the recent reports I have seen seem to indicate that the purchases (and imports) of raw materials are a good sign, a sign that China’s factories are turning the light back on as a result [...]

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BritCham Guangzhou Chamber Eye. Read It.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009 20:38 No Comments

The Guangzhou branch of the British Chamber of Commerce has just released, through their chamber magazine the Chamber Eye, one of the most comprehensive guides to due diligence I have seen to date. 36 pages in length, the articles on contributions from some of China’s most experienced providers and practitioners, and I highly suggest readers [...]

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