man….not only am I a foreigner here…but now I am selling to Chinese…after pushing www.98products.com pretty hard getting some sample orders and small bar orders. I can do it….it is a price first, quality second game – but I can meet or beat most prices. The awkward part comes from my not being able to speak chinese….the customer in China …
i’m finally “back”
I can say this has been the hardest re-adjusting phase i’ve been through since maybe 1st day of high school….it was just a pile of things…came back to china – jet lag, tons of emails, questions, staff member quit while i was gone, congested/sick, and simply overwhelmed. Today definitely cleaned house, refocused, unpacked (yes a week and a half later) …
Company Formation, Accounting, Placing more Bets
met with my part time accountant again today – in China you have to file taxes every month for a business, not yearly like in USA…..so you almost need a full time in-house accountant / bookkeeper for this. I found Ping, on the far right, and Wendy, middle to help me with this. They are sisters and Ping is the …
Packing up in my bedless room!
on the road again…..no home!!! homeless…
Success in Ningbo & Government Made Me Move my Bed!
Today – back from the airport in Ningbo (delayed flight…from 7pm to 2am takeoff…back at 5am!!! is that allowed in USA??) Government came to my home office Friday, when I was in Ningbo and basically said to my staff that was there – “you can’t live in your office…office and house has to separate”….so what do I do….move to the …
Strategy Game Plan – Next 6 Weeks
Sundays are always my strategy evenings…reflecting on the past and looking to the future…..next 6 weeks are going to be jam packed and may as well publish it on the blog to see if I can cram even more!! Earlier this week – interviewing people for Chinese accounting position. Thursday May 22 to Sunday May 25 – NINGBO, China – …
Opening companies in the face of world recession.
Bit scary as I sign contracts, open bank accounts, and wire money all over the world.. It is working – and I believe a company wrestling through the tough times makes it that much stronger. Just scary with payrolls building up….as its adding other people’s livelihood in the picture. Just keep on pushing forward – was going to start brainstorming …
Aftermath of the Earthquake
Where I am from the earthquake – about a 2 hour flight. Sharing some photos that have been going around in China IMs…..its really sad…collections everywhere…watching crowds on the streets surround TVs showing scenes from the aftermath of the earthquake… never take 1 day on this earth for granted….
Earthquake in Cheng Du, China
Thanks for all the emails and notes….I was a few hours southeast so didn’t even “Feel it” amazing how these natural disasters have been popping up….. was in Hong Kong when it happened – taking care of corporate structure, banking, and accounting…. write more later…..buried in emails and to-do lists
China Warehouse – 98 products
Even with the rather discouraging week I had with the negative feelings – still pushing forward on the china ecommerce front….searching for warehouse space – looking for locality, scalability…and security……that one is a bit scary and questionable…….. 98products.com was a big project most of the day today, Saturday – every day a work day not really sure what the work …
Been Seriously Racially Profiled This Week!!!!
This week was such a hardcore week of racial profiling…..and the more I “pryed” into the topic…the worse it got! I’m looking at leasing a warehouse…and I put down a deposit…but I’m going to change the warehouse because the area is not locked down enough….I need 24/7 guard because when a white person has a storage area its a target …
Olympic Torch Passes Shenzhen, China today!
talk about insanity – this morning I heard the torch would be passing down the street from the building here…..so hey, lets go after lunch and check it out….I think 50% of the city was on the streets!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! people climbing palm trees (see photo), standing on bus stops. Super hot today too! Umbrellas everywhere!! I feel the energy, the olympic …
How things have changed since 1 year ago….
About 1 year since leaving my day job – and wow, how things have changed…..1 year ago I was moving out of my New York apartment, flying to San Diego to live with Piotr…. feels like a lifetime ago!! Since then spent the summer in San Diego, Trade Shows in Hong Kong, toured China, holiday in Florida, uHauled Salem from …
Hong Kong – Keep Pushing forward
spent the past few days in Hong Kong – trade show, networking, business banking – can’t stop pushing forward… stopped by the Hong Kong Harbor last night – snapped a quick photo of a “thinker”. Who is this guy, what is going through his life right now, what is he….Pondering? Putting yourself in others shoes sometimes….where is he, 24 hours …
Different Types of Dangers when Leaving Home Country
Haha – this was in yesterday’s paper getting scanned and emailed around the expat community here. Don’t mess with a lady and her Pineapple Cart! Been a busy week and a half here – my buddy Eric Cheng and his crew came for the weekened, stopping by Shenzhen before heading to his family’s village, Shanghai, etc. Company is rolling along …