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Finding money to pay for new inventory is arguably the most challenging financial aspect of running a product-based business.  It’s ...

We have already written how many Chinese scams can be avoided by confirming the existence of the company in the ...

Once or twice (or even a few times) per year I get notified that one of our shipments has been ...

A point I always try to make with new importers is that the actual product you are buying in China ...

If you source globally, you most likely have to wire money from time to time to the people and companies ...

Trading company or factory? So many people get caught up in the “I must deal with the factory only!” mentality ...

A friend of mine, also in the importing business, let me know recently that one of his top suppliers had ...

If you’re just starting your importing business there are essentially two places to find products: the internet and trade shows ...

In this article, I’m going to detail some of my personal experiences meeting Chinese Suppliers. The term “Factory Visit” in ...

Language Challenges First thing is first, English is the de facto language of business throughout the world. You’ll frequently see ...