How To Do Business in the UK – A Practical Guide launched in Beijing

Posted on 25/04/2012 by BCC LinkToChina

The 120 page guide was launched last week at the flagship national Chinese Enterprise Outbound Investment Conference, which was attended by more than 1000 governmental and business decision makers, investment agencies, chambers and media.

Published in Chinese and distributed to over 40 provinces and cities in China, in addition to the 21 offices of the LinkToChina programme, How To Do Business in the UK has been written specifically for Chinese investors. It covers a wide range of business topics including UK investment from a Chinese perspective, UK science and technology, banking, legal practices, accounting and taxation, M&A, properties and immigration. Case studies of Chinese investment in the UK are highlighted to showcase good practices of professional services and local authorities.

Oxfordshire, Slough (and Segro Trading Estate), Bracknell and Swindon are illustrated as examples of good locations for Chinese investment, where local authorities work closely with business community in welcoming Chinese investors.

The guide also provides advice on how to find investment projects in the UK through organisations such as the BCC LinkToChina Programme and the chamber networks. 25 UK business opportunities from the subscribers of LinkToChina are included as examples.

Mr. Zhou Xiaoming, The Chinese Minister Counsellor of the Economy and Trade Office, Chinese Embassy in UK said: “This book offers exactly what the title says. It is very practical and offers excellent guidance. It is different from ordinary introductions of investment conditions about the country.” “What makes it especially valuable is that the book includes a large number of real investment project opportunities.”

A PDF version of the free guide is available for download from this website and many of Chinese trade organisations websites.

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LinkToChina network in China expanded: Guangzhou, Jilin, Linyi, Shandong and Xian

Posted on 23/02/2012 by BCC LinkToChina

 

The Chinese Provinces of Jilin and Shandong and the Cities of Guangzhou, Jilin, Linyi and Xian are the new locations signed up for the LinkToChina services. LinkToChina’s UK-China Business Bulletin — a business matchmaking platform for partnership proposals in trade and investment — is now circulating in 21 provinces and cities in China.

The project teams in the new locations are already in place for the exciting programme of activities this year.

 

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Chinese Investors ‘seeking out’ UK Businesses

Posted on 17/02/2012 by BCC LinkToChina

As reported in Insider Media today, ‘Chinese businesses are actively seeking opportunities to acquire UK companies, an Insider event in Reading has heard. Linda Penny, partner with business advisory firm Wilkins Kennedy, said that investors in the Far East were interested in UK businesses struggling to plan for succession.’

This is evidently from the recent proposals from Chinese businesses in the matchmaking platform of LinkToChina, the UK-China Business Bulletin (Issue 4).

Penny, who is a key partner of the BCC Link to China Programme, said there was “a number of UK companies” owned by people in their late 50s for whom succession planning has become an issue.

“They have been hanging on through the downturn in the UK hoping they can sell when things get a bit better,” she said. “But those thoughts recede into the background with every bit of economic bad news.

“Introducing Chinese businesses into this becomes more attractive. The fact is that the Chinese will pay good prices for good businesses. I know there has been this attitude that they’ll own everything, but they own a tiny part of the economy at the moment. They are very ambitious and are interested in the UK.”

She was speaking to Insider at a round table seminar on international trade held at the Apex Plaza in Reading this week and is soon to give a speech at a conference in Beijing introducing UK companies to Chinese investors, as a part of a strong LinkToChina group for the campaign programme in China this year.

 

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Chinese Investors interest in UK market warming up

Posted on 01/02/2012 by BCC LinkToChina

LinkToChina releases today a number of proposals from prospective Chinese investors whose interest in investing in UK ranges from consumer goods, garments, British brands, railway manufacturing and R&D, commercial properties, property management, machineries and construction equipment.

In the Issue 4 of the UK China Business Bulletin (China opportunities), proposals 23-35 encompass a wide range of business interest and propositions including partnership in import and export, technology cooperation, investment opportunities in both China and UK.  Many Chinese companies are seeking to import from the UK for items such as spectrum analyser, radio signal receiver, equipment for graphite mining and processing, etc.

The industrial sectors covered by the proposal include consumer products, mining, railway, property, mechanical and electric engineering, construction, energy, automotive, and electronics.

LinkToChina is organising the UK delegation to Beijing in April for the Investing in UK Seminar and the China Enterprise Outbound Investment Conference. British local authorities and businesses who match the inward investment proposals will be able to take part in the promotion programme.

The full list of proposal 23-35 are on this website under UK Projects. Contact details of individual Chinese companies can be obtained from LinkToChina.

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More UK Business Proposals to China – Year of Dragon

Posted on 23/01/2012 by BCC LinkToChina

Eight more UK partnership proposals to reach China today – the Chinese New Year Day of Dragon.

In this Issue (No. 3) of UK-China Business Bulletin (UK Matchmaking Opportunity) eight more new business proposals from the members of LinkToChina, are on their way to China and will be circulated to the 17 Chinese provinces and cities and beyond.

Members (subscribers) from various sectors are seeking partnerships with China, including hospitality, shipping agent, fashion jewellery, hotel chain, market channel specialist, brand products of house ware, kitchen ware, and table ware, human resource, and environmental technology (old spill control and recovery system). The types of partnership sought are agents, distributors, investors, join venture partners and counterparts. The projects are from London, Reading, Hull, Slough, Newbury, Northwest and Isle of Wight.

The proposals (in Chinese) can be found on this website.

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LinkToChina started the New Year with a launch in Kent

Posted on 20/01/2012 by BCC LinkToChina

The business community in Kent launched the LinkToChina Programme with Kent County Council and Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday this week.

80 representatives of local businesses gathered at Kent Invicta Chamber’s office on the cold winter morning for the breakfast event. A strong panel of experts from BCC LinkToChina and its strategic partners Wilkins Kennedy, HSBC, GCS Ltd, and Blake Lapthorn as well as representative from UK Trade & Investment in the Southeast discussed how the LinkToChina programme can help SMEs in Kent in do business with China.

Alex King MBE, Deputy Leader of Kent County Council who started the seminar said “Kent has one of the largest SME communities in the UK and the Link to China project presents a perfect opportunity for businesses to grow in these difficult times. When trading in foreign lands it’s important for businesses to have friends that help pave the way and this project makes that possible. We are delighted to be supporting the Chamber in this event”

Jo James, Chief Exec, Kent Invicta Chamber which will be the hub for the programme in the Kent area emphasised the importance of businesses daring to take the step into new markets and how the Link to China project will represent a major step in the Chambers international activities. She went on to say the project offers access to an impressive geographical spread within China and this combined with the Government’s recent trade activities will be great for business and great for Kent.

LinkToChina and the partners were impressed by the interest shown by the local business community in Kent and is planning to work closely with the SMEs in the area.

Trade missions and major business matchmaking events are being planned for 2012.

The Programme has already released two issues of opportunity bulletins.

Bulletin No.3 containing a number of propositions by UK companies will be released on Monday 23rd of January (Chinese New Year Day) and will be available to view on the LinkToChina website.

Bulletin No.4 containing a number of China market opportunities and proposals will be released on Friday the 27th January . Those companies who have signed up with the LinkToChina programme and are added to the website will automatically receive an alert when each Bulletin is released.

 

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China Market Outlook 2012 and Opportunities in Hong Kong and Southern China

Posted on 05/01/2012 by BCC LinkToChina
UK Trade & Investment

 

 

 

Chinese New Year Breakfast seminar on 

China Market Outlook 2012 and Opportunities in Hong Kong and Southern China

0800 – 1000, Monday 30 January 2012

 Regus, 268 Bath Road, Slough SL1 4DX, United Kingdom

–          A South China market special organised by BCC LinkToChina and UK Trade & Investment with TVCC

–          With special presentations by UKTI team leaders in Guangzhou and Hong Kong

–          China market review in 2011 and outlook for 2012

With the uncertainty of the European market heightened by the Euro crisis in 2011, the question about China’s ability to continue its role as the main engine for growth globally in 2012 has been raised. Is the cooling of Chinese property market in 2011 a sign of the success of anti-inflation policies or a pre-cursor for a property slump? Will the Chinese stock market bounce back in 2012 from its downward trend in 2011? What may be the new changes on the cards for the Chinese market and how should British companies be prepared for them?

BCC LinkToChina, together with UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) and Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce Group, , will co-host this breakfast seminar with Slough Borough Council, the national strategic partners of the LinkToChina programme. Chief Executive of the Council, Ruth Bagley, will open the event.

The seminar will feature presentations and a Q&A session by a panel of experts on China market including:

–           ‘Developing business opportunities in Southern China’- Bob Manning, Head of UK Trade and Investment, Southern China, British Consulate-General Guangzhou

–          ‘Developing business opportunities in Hong Kong’- John Woodruffe, Assistant Trade Commissioner, British Consulate-General Hong Kong

–          ‘China Market Outlook in 2012’ –  Dr. Kegang Wu, Chief China Adviser for the BCC and Executive Director of LinkToChina Programme

Hong Kong and Southern China offer a wealth of opportunities for British companies.  With one of the most open and business-friendly environments in the world, Hong Kong is a major centre for British business.  An attractive market in its own right, Hong Kong is also a springboard into the mainland China market, and an ideal base for regional operations.  For the last 30 years, the southern Chinese province of Guangdong has led China’s impressive economic growth, and has just become the first province to reach a GDP of 5 trillion yuan (approx US$750bn).  If Guangdong were a country, it would be in the world’s top 20 by GDP!  As the region’s economy continues to transform and move up the value chain, it plays to UK strengths in services, creative industries, low carbon, and advanced engineering.  Rapid growth in newly thriving regional cities in Southern China also offers new and substantial business opportunities across a region the size of Turkey.

The BCC LinkToChina programme is entering its second year of operation, with a number of projects already successfully matched. Further announcements will be made at the seminar for its programme of activities that are designed to help more UK businesses and locations to work with China.

Booking contact:  01753 870500       www.thamesvalleychamber.co.uk/events

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Chinese opportunities

Posted on 23/12/2011 by BCC LinkToChina

A warm message of Merry Christmas from all the teams working in the LinkToChina project here in the UK and in China.

Further to the UK proposals in the first UK-China Business Bulletin (Sept. 2011) circulated in China and published in the website, many of these proposals have generated interest in Chinese companies. We are today publishing and circulating Issue 2 of UK-China Business Bulletin (Oct. 2011). You can see the projects in https://linktochina.org/chinese-projects/uk-china-business-bulletin-oct-2011/.

The first 22 business proposals from China in this issue represent a wide range of opportunities in various industrial sectors such as optical cable, automotive, PVC, textile, petrochemical, logistic, tooling, renewable energy, commodities, golf, tourism, construction and distribution.

Happy business matchmaking.

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LinkToChina welcome Chinese State Administration of Industry and Commerce

Posted on 24/11/2011 by BCC LinkToChina

LinkToChina and Chinese State Administration of Industry and Commerce

Yesterday 23 senior delegates of the China State Administration of Industry and Commerce (SAIC) visited the BCC LinkToChina. SAIC is China business authority for business licence required by any company to operate in China.

Led by Deputy Director General, Mr. Xiaodong Xu, of the Registration Directorate for Foreign Investment Enterprises, the officials from the adminstration’s HQ and 17 cities and provinces of Beijing, Xian, Ningxia, Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Ningbo, Guangdong, Guizhou, Liaoning, Jiangxi, Tianjin, Shanxi, Hunan, and Qinghai held talks with Dr. Kegang Wu, Executive Director of LinkToChina and representatives of the LinkToChina Advisory Council, Linda Penny of Wilkins Kennedy, and Richard Wade of Blake Lapthorn on market regulations and services for merge and acquisition, company formation and how Chinese companies can be engaged in the UK market through formation of various companies and M&A.

The two sides explored in details how the LinkToChina business matchmaking service, with the support of the local authority and professional service partners, can the platform for Chinese companies looking to do business and engage in M&A activities in the UK market.

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Bracknell LinkToChina Seminar – doing business with China: Opportunities for Investment and Trade

Posted on 21/11/2011 by BCC LinkToChina

Opportunities for trade and investment

Bracknell Forest Council today announced its intention to attract Chinese prospective investors to increase local economic growth and job creation by launching the LinkToChina programme to their local businesses. The seminar was hosted together with BCC LinkToChina programme and Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce Group.

Home to many global IT and telecom companies, Bracknell is regarded as one of the most suitable location to invest and live in the UK. Victor Nicholls, Assistant Chief Executive of the Council was joined by keynote speaker Dr. Kegang Wu, Executive Director of BCC LinkToChina programme and Andrew Yuan, UK General Manager of HYT Telecommunication (UK) Co., Ltd in a panel that discussed the opportunities of working with inward investment from China.

Dr. Wu updated the seminar on China’s overseas investment policies, understanding Chinese investors and how the business matchmaking service is working with local authorities and professional services. Andrew Yuan whose company will set up their European R&D HQ in Thames Valley from 1st January 2012, spoke positively about their choice of location and the support they have already received from Thames Valley Chamber and the LinkToChina programme. He believes that many more companies will follow the example of HYT.

Bracknell Forest Council is a national strategic partner of LinkToChina programme.

A more detailed report can be read in the Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce website.

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