China Bible For SMEs?
China Briefing has just come out with a new book, entitled, "Small-Medium Enterprise China Business Bible. Its only 124 pages and only twenty dollars. I have not read this book, nor even seen it, but if it is like the China Briefing Books I have read, it will serve as a good basic introduction to what SMEs need to know to do business in China. China Briefing describes this book as follows:
This Guide is a detailed overview, specifically targeted at the International Small-Medium Enterprise, of all matters of China business and trade, including sourcing, selling to China, processing trade agreements, outsourcing production to China, IP issues, the various types of business establishment available, operational risks, human resources, taxes, claiming back export taxes, and is an essential collection of material designed to assist the international SME understand the Chinese business environment, its pitfalls and how to make money trading, servicing or manufacturing in the fastest growing economy today.
The topics listed for the book certainly make a lot of sense for an SME looking at China:
- CHINA TRADING
- Effective China Sourcing
- Selling Goods & Services to China
- Processing Trade Agreements
- Outsourcing To China
- SETTING UP IN CHINA
- Representative Offices
- Foreign Invested Commercial (Trading) Enterprises
- Wholly Foreign Owned (Manufacturing) Enterprises
- Joint Ventures
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- China's Development & Free Trade Zones
- OPERATIONAL ISSUES
- Basic Due Diligence
- Faulty or Inefficient Business Applications
- Common Mistakes Foreign Investors Make in China
- Intellectual Property
- Managing Human Resources
- CHINA TAX, AUDIT & COMPLIANCE
- Tax Planning
- Chinese Tax Reporting
- Structural Inefficiencies Caused By Lack of Attention to Detail
- Obtaining Export Tax Rebates
- Extending China's Tax Holidays
- Annual Licensing & Renewal Obligations
I hope to eventually read and review this book, but, in the meantime, I would love to hear from anyone who has read it.
Comments
I am in Phuket on vacation, but have been reading China biz books non-stop on my 'off' time....Sheesh, now another one!
Thanks for the recommendation...
It is good to be somewhere I can get to your blog...I am hoping Typepad is unblocked soon in China...
OMBW
Posted by: Lon | June 28, 2007 3:40 AM
Lon --
I'm back on in China. Whew.
Posted by: China Law Blog | July 1, 2007 10:24 PM
Vazquez Darini & Asociados --
Glad you are finding it helpful. China Briefing books do tend to make a very good starting point.
Posted by: China Law Blog | July 1, 2007 10:27 PM
Jim James --
Thanks for checking in on this. You are, I suspect, the second Jim James I know. The other is a fine lawyer with Norton Rose's Shanghai office.
Posted by: China Law Blog | July 2, 2007 10:26 PM
Chris D-E --
Not sure of the linkage, but I am sure there is always room for good books on China, particularly those that explain things clearly. I actually got a call today from a US company that was asking where they could buy MY book on China. I had to tell them that I have no book but I do have a blog. Someone had apparently insisted my book was the one to buy. So how many people can claim buzz for a book not even contemplated?
Posted by: China Law Blogg | July 2, 2007 10:29 PM