Doing Business in China For Dummies®

About This Book

Doing Business in China For Dummies tells you what you need to know to succeed in China. How does business really work there? How do you get started? What do you need to do to get your business up and running properly?

You decide where to start and what to read. This book is a reference tool for you and your business when and where you need it. It’s designed so you can read and understand chapters of interest without having to read the rest of the book. (Of course, you’ll be better prepared if you do read the whole thing, even if you don’t do so in order.) Just use the table of contents or index to find the topics you want.

This book is organized for easy reference. It’s divided into five parts, each with multiple chapters. Within each chapter are various sections that discuss some aspect of doing business in China, such as

✓	The types of approvals you need to get started
✓	Deciding where to set up shop
✓	Auditing factories
✓	Advertising
✓	Enjoying a Chinese business banquet

After you read this book, you won’t be ready to do business on your own in China; you will, however, have a much better sense of where you need help — through attorneys, translators and consultants, and the like. You’ll also have learned from mistakes other foreign businesspeople have made in the Middle Kingdom. In that way, you’ll start out better prepared than a lot of businesspeople who’ve ultimately been successful.