CANLink Global, a
Saint John based international business facilitation company, is planning a trade delegation this October. Leaving October 8th, the group will make its first stop in
Hong Kong where it will meet with economic and government organizations including the Canadian Consulate, Hong Kong Canada Chamber of Commerce (HKCCC),
TDC
Trade
Center , and Invest Hong Kong.
The group will then enter China’s mainland to Shenzhen, host city for the China High Tech Fair, which runs from October 12 -17. The China High Tech Fair is the largest and most important Chinese national fair dealing with advanced technology and hi-tech products. With over 250,000 visitors, it is a great opportunity for
New Brunswick companies to obtain market information and intelligence, explore business opportunities, and make contacts.
On October 18th, the delegation will travel north to
Beijing . Delegates will meet with the Canadian Embassy, Export Development Canada, and the Canada China Business Council. Delegates will also be invited to attend PT/Wireless Network Comm, one of the largest shows in focused on the exploding mobile and networking technologies markets.
CANLink Global is leading the October trade mission to assist companies in exploring business opportunities in and to strengthen existing ties between
New Brunswick and . With a population of 1.3 billion people and a GDP growth of 9.8% in 2004, is now the 6th largest economy in the world. By 2015, it is predicted to be the second largest economy in the world. Companies all over the world are trying to figure out how to do business in .
In Thomas Friedman’s book ‘The World Is Flat’ Friedman discusses an approach to adopted by Japanese business man Kenichi Ohmae. In the book Ohmae suggests that instead of competing with , you must break down your business and think about which part of the business you would like to do in , which part you would like to sell to and which part you want to buy from .
CANLink Global’s goal is to help companies analyze their China Strategy. “We want companies to visit so they can begin to understand the opportunities for doing business there,” says Mike Tilley, President of CANLink Global. “The one thing we know for certain is that you can’t ignore . Our company does everything from matching local companies with Chinese businesses; to helping companies learn the culture of doing business in .”
Several delegates are already lining up to attend the trade mission. The companies will be primarily from
Saint John , but will also include delegates from other parts of
New Brunswick . CANLink Global will make an announcement of the full delegation in the coming weeks.
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