By Dan Harris With Phase One of the US-China Trade deal requiring China to purchase large quantities of goods and services from the United States, it makes sense to write how to ensure payment when selling to China. … [Read more...]
Doing business internationally: The 101
By Dan Harris Just got back from teaching an International Law course at Indiana University’s Maurer School of Law in Bloomington, IN. I team taught this course with an experienced and excellent law professor, Professor Hannah Buxbaum. Professor Buxbaum is a powerhouse and I ended up learning a ton from both her and the students in the … [Read more...]
7 typical pitfalls for hardware startups producing in China
By Renaud Anjoran A few years ago, I remember reading about the Coolest Cooler, a nice product that raised an amazing amount of money on Kickstarter: over 6,000 people bought it for a total of 13 million USD!! Yet, they went bust leaving a lot of frustrated backers and interested onlookers scratching their heads as to where it all went wrong … [Read more...]
China’s new Foreign Investment Law: Tain’t no big thing
By Dan Harris On January 1, China will allegedly have a new Foreign Investment Law. I say allegedly because even at this late date, none of the respected China lawyers with whom I have spoken are convinced it will change anything. The same holds true for all the other China lawyers at my law firm. … [Read more...]
Does ISO 9001 actually prevent process improvements?
By Renaud Anjoran As I wrote before, I believe that a good implementation of ISO 9001 does help a manufacturer quite a bit, while a bad one will only create issues. … [Read more...]