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Stephen Choi
  

Why Nanjing? Let's discuss the pros and cons of doing business in Nanjing

I just spent two days in Nanjing looking at opportunities and would like to provide more Nanjing opportunities to our network.

I would also like to take the opportunity to thank Dragon member, Robert Sun, for introducing me to opportunities and contacts in Nanjing.

If you are looking at setting up in Nanjing, Robert is a good person to know.

http://www.dragonbn.com/profile/RobertSun1

Btw, did you know that Nanjing is only hour and fifteen minutes from Shanghai via train?

Post your Nanjing knowledge, opportunities, resources and anything you would like to share here.

I will be heading to Nanjing in the near future so if anyone of our members would like to meet up in Nanjing, please let me know.

posted about 2 years ago

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Sam Brummitt
   A great resource on business and investment in Nanjing is a report published by Pricewaterhouse Coopers in 2009. Here's a link to a PDF of the report, titled Nanjing Investment Environment Report: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/nanjinginvestment.pdf
posted about 1 year ago

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Tim Johnson
   Here's a really good article on setting up a business in Nanjing:

http://www.dragonbn.com/articles/228
posted over 1 year ago

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Norman S
   If we would like to have an agency in Nanjing so what should I do?
Kindly suggest me.
posted over 1 year ago

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Nicholas Lu
   I had the pleasure of meeting both Sam and Robert in Nanjing. They love helping people.

Nanjing is a nice city. Slower paced compared to Shanghai but very cultured.
posted over 1 year ago

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Carey Chambers
   I'll second what Stephen said. Robert at Unitrue Consulting is an excellent person to know if you are looking at business in Nanjing. He has excellent connections and is a nice guy to deal with too.
posted over 1 year ago

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Stephen Choi
   Yeah,I guess I have consider myself still lucky that I can go direct from Shanghai Rail Station to right into downtown Nanjing.
posted almost 2 years ago

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Jerel Bonner
   Once the new Beijing Shanghai line opened, over 80% of the direct trains from NJ to Shanghai leave Nanjing Nan and end in Hong Qiao. That means people in downtown Nanjing now have to take the subway an extra 20 minutes to get to Nanjing Nan, and they have to take an extra 20 minutes to go from Hong Qiao to downtown Shanghai. Nice going China Railways.

Though I want to get there alive, so a few minutes is worth it on the CHR line, though not on the subway
posted almost 2 years ago

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Stephen Choi
   My business trips to Nanjing has been now increased to 90 minutes instead of the usual 70 minutes due to the readjustment of high speed train speed levels due to the recent high speed accident. Not only can I not get my train tix via no line up machine system anymore, I have to endure slower train speeds. I could literally get from my apartment in Shanghai to Nanjing train station within 90 including getting my tickets etc before but now it will take 2 to 2.5 hours.
posted almost 2 years ago

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Stephen Choi
   I will be at the Overseas Invest Opportunities Conference hosted by the Jiangsu CCPIT tomorrow in Nanjing tomorrow.

http://www.dragonbn.com/articles/153
posted almost 2 years ago

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Stephen Choi
   Jerel,

I just read your article. Nice!

http://www.chinasolved.com/2011/03/17/accelerating-locali...
posted about 2 years ago

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Stephen Choi
   I just had a Dragon Member, Sam Brummitt, send me a great NY Times article on Nanjing.

http://travel.nytimes.com/2011/03/20/travel/20nextstop-na...

Check out Sam's profile at:

http://www.dragonbn.com/profile/SamBrummitt
posted about 2 years ago

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Stephen Choi
   I also had a chance to meet our member Jeffrey Wang. He is a Nanjing based lawyer with excellent English skills and extensive contacts.

http://www.dragonbn.com/profile/Jeffreywang



posted about 2 years ago

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Jerel Bonner
   The talent gap is quite interesting. I do not want to generalize, though I can give one example.
On LinkedIN there is a group called China Nanjing Networking. It has just over 300 members after 3 years. The discussions on average generate less than 10 comments per discussion. Even our ToastMasters group cannot attract professional members from this group. I recommend you review this groups discussion board to see the quality of the discussions.

I would welcome a personal discussion to support your client in making a decision to move to Nanjing. There are many things to consider.
posted about 2 years ago

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Stephen Choi
   If you are looking for Nanjing living information for expats, we just had NanjingExpat.com join our network recently.

http://www.dragonbn.com/profile/RonaldParedes
posted about 2 years ago

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Stephen Choi
   Thanks for the great comments Jerel.

What type of talent gap do you think is currently missing in Nanjing? Do you see any near term solutions?

I know of a mid sized consulting firm that is considering moving their operations to Nanjing. One of the reason was due to the high turnover rates in their Shanghai and Beijing office. Their thinking was that they would be able to retain their staff more cost effectively.

ps. I'm a big fan of Toastmasters. What a great way for local Chinese to learn to speak more professionally. Would love to hear more about the Nanjing Toastmasters.

posted about 2 years ago

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Jerel Bonner
   I have been in Nanjing for close to five years now, and I have met Robert.

The pros for setting up business.
Cheaper costs including labor, office space and taxes.
Transportation in and outside of Nanjing improving.
Nanjing Number 1 Toastmasters.
2014 Youth Olympics

The cons of setting up business.
The talent gap compared to Shanghai and Suzhou is still big.
Local business and the government are still very conservative and behind the trends by about 5 years.

Let's leave it at that for now.
posted about 2 years ago

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David Tutelman
   Forbes Magazine ranked Nanjing 4th in its list of the top 100 business cities in China. I read it is strong in the electronics, petrochemicals, cars and iron/steel industries.
posted about 2 years ago


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