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SUMMARY:Mexico as a Nearshore Base
DESCRIPTION:Tech Startups and other companies looking to build out their teams or those interested in a nearshore option should attend this event. \n \nAgenda \n5:00 Registration \n5:30 Welcome remarks \n5:35 Overview of Jalisco & Austin environments \n6:00 Panel Using Mexico as a Nearshore Base \n6:30 Networking
URL:https://wacaustin.org/event/mexico-as-a-nearshore-base/
LOCATION:Max’s\, 207 San Jacinto Blvd\, Austin\, TX\, 78701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Business,Global Trade,Mexico\
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SUMMARY:World Spins Series: Thinking About Doing Business in China?
DESCRIPTION:On your way to China to do business?  “Do your homework\,” advises Tyler Johnson\, an international business consultant and author of The Way of The Laowai: The Importance of International Self-Awareness for Businesses.   “Laowai” (pronounced  “laaw wye”) is Mandarin for “old foreigner\,” a reminder that culture always trumps business. \n \nJohnson should know.  He spent 10 years in Shanghai running Dell’s sales and ultimately the company’s Asia Pacific professional services organization.  His tenure\, from 2005-2015\, coincided with China’s ramp up as a world economic powerhouse and the widespread recognition that companies – especially tech companies – have to be there.  The opportunity is both huge and culture-specific: \n\nThe Chinese government exerts strong control over the private sector: China has more companies in the Fortune 500 than any country except the United States\, and more than half of those firms are controlled by a single government agency.\nThe consumer market is huge and uses technology: Analysts predict retail sales growth of 7.5% in China and 3.3% in the U.S. for 2019\, with China ending the year with total retail sales of $5\,074 trillion\, exceeding  that expected for the U.S. by more than $100 billion\, with over half of Chinese retail sales being made by smart phones.\n\nAs Johnson discovered\, “the way of the laowai” can be a humbling experience.  Johnson tells the story of pitching a technology solution to a provincial official and being told “I don’t think you guys understand what we need.”  The problem?  Sheer volume.  In a single day\, his prospect’s rural province did more banking transactions than the entire United States. \nRSVP and join us!        \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://wacaustin.org/event/world-spins-series-thinking-about-doing-business-in-china/
LOCATION:Neill-Cochran House Museum\, 2310 San Gabriel Street\, Austin\, TX\, 78705\, United States
CATEGORIES:Asia,Business,Global Trade,World Spins Series
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