Events

Speaker: Kristina Koehler-Coluccia, Head of Business Advisory, Woodburn Accountants & Advisors
Since 2003 Kristina has been a leading expert in China inbound investment. With international expertise and cross-industry experience, Kristina is detail-oriented with a creative personalityand a can-do attitude – important traits to have for China. She has supported start-ups, SME’s, multinationals and publicly-listed companies with their China market-entry and expansion; focusing on their legal, corporate, tax and administrative needs.

Check the list of scheduled workshop webinars below for registration:

Monday, 2^nd July @ 9.30am GMT
How to create your China business plan - choose the right business activity and right company name

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6682478022137248513?source=Amcham+Shanghai

When starting a new business, entrepreneurs are faced with several important decisions. Creating a China businessplanallows you to write on paper and communicate your vision to others and persuade them to help you meet your goals. It will include thorough market research, including benchmarking competitors already in the market and detailed information about your short term and long-term objectives, activities and obstacles, marketing strategies, target audience and staff. Part of your China business plan is understanding what you are permitted or restricted from doing in the Chinese market as a foreign investor. Choosing your business activities is just one of several key decisions you’ll need to make when setting up a business in China. You’ll also be required to decide on a business name – which again comes with its own quirks and intricacies unique to China. With these initial decisions made, it’s time to make your company registration application. This webinar will highlight the importance of creating your China business plan, tips on how to create it and important considerations such as choosing the right business activity and company name for your business.

Tuesday, 3^rd July @ 9.30am GMT

How to create your China budget and decide on the right registered capital for your China investment

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1118627028687195905?source=Amcham+Shanghai

In the startup phase of your China company there is no room to overspend. Since budgeting allows you to create a spending plan for your capital investment, it ensures that you will always have enough money for the things you need and the things that are important for you to grow your business in China. It will also help you to analyze how much capital you need to put into that start-up phase of your China market entry. As your business grows, you may feel it’s too time-consuming to stay on top of every item spent by every department, every day of the week. Cost control may be unglamorous and difficult but it’s the one essential day-to-day process which could make the difference to your survival in China. In this webinar we will provide the importance in budgeting, tips on what you need to think about when budgeting and on how to calculate your mandatory registered capital amount.

Wednesday, 4^th July @ 9.30am GMT
How to choose the right registered office address for your China investment
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7533483529365007617?source=Amcham+Shanghai

It is every real estate agents' mantra: Location, location, location. You've certainly heard the phrase enough and may wonder what inspires agents to say the word three times. Choosing a location for a new business, especially in such a large country as China, is one of the most important decisions companies make during the planning phase of launching their China ventures. There are several components one needs to look at when investigating cities and districts within cities, such as looking at the legal and tax issues, infrastructure, property levels, hiring capabilities, industrial clusters, your own network of suppliers and customers and relocation policies, to name a few. In this webinar we will be looking at all these components and how they can affect your China investment.

Thursday, 5^th July @ 9.30am GMT

How to employ talent in China and choose the right individuals for your China structure

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6972673225571478785?source=Amcham+Shanghai

No two businesses are the same but there are many common challenges. And high on that list is hiring because no matter what industry you are in, finding the perfect candidate is never easy. Sifting through resumes can feel like a minefield at times, and that’s often only half the battle. As well as possessing the right degree of knowledge and expertise on paper, the perfect candidate must also be personable, able to see your company vision, and fit in with its culture and ethos. With so many factors at play, hiring new employees is never going to be an exact science – and that’s precisely why so many businesses admit to getting it wrong. On top of these universal challenges, there are those that come specifically from hiring in China – in the form of standard work contracts, understanding labor law and differing stipulations depending on employment contract type. As is true of so many things related to China, creating the right foundation at commencement will virtually always be cheaper and better for you in the long run. There are numerous stories to share of individuals within the China company and corporate structure who have “gone rogue” because of a bad management structure. Those situations are nearly always very difficult and very expensive and oftentimes downright ugly to resolve. The key to solving these potential issues is choosing the right individuals from Day 1 and knowing that changes to the corporate structure can occur. In this webinar we will be looking at methods for finding, choosing and employing talent in China together with the importance of having the right corporate structure and allocating the right powers during your pre-investment phase.