Archive for the 'Trading' Category

Multilevel Marketing Companies in China: The Full Report

Friday, January 5th, 2007

For the past few days I’ve been posting excerps from my Honors Undergraduate Thesis. Things have been changing very quickly in China recently, especially for MLM.
Often considered a cult by the Chinese Government, (like the Falun Gong), the Chinese government is departamentally trying to deal with the 10 Billion dollar industry in […]

Forecasting the future of Multilevel Marketing In China

Wednesday, December 27th, 2006

The future of MLM in China is a complicated scenario, best understood when described through the experience of seasoned professionals.
Initial research identified a number of specific obstacles faced by nutraceutical MLM in China. Although these obstacles were identified in the literature, the relevancy of these findings in regards to those actually involved in the […]

The Next Step for Multilevel Marketing in China

Friday, December 22nd, 2006

With the tumultuous past behind, multilevel marketers look to the future for real returns on their investments.
Companies such as Amway and Mary Kay have demonstrated that there is a significant amount of profit to be made through MLM and retail sales in China. Newcomer Nu Skin is eager for involvement in this market […]

Initial Strategies of Nutraceutical Multilevel Marketing Companies In China

Monday, December 18th, 2006

MLMs have been working to get into China for a long time. Here’s an abbreviated description of the obstacles and initial strategies…
Business as Usual
Like many businesses, nutraceutical MLM companies first penetrated China’s market using the same marketing strategies that had brought them strong success in their previous markets. After only 2 years of […]

Brief History of Business in China

Saturday, December 16th, 2006

For anyone interested in getting a slice of the giant moon cake available in China’s economy right now, there are a few things you may want to consider.
THE NATURE AND BRIEF HISTORY OF BUSINESS IN CHINA
China has an estimated population of 1.3 billion, and a per capita GDP of approximately $5,600 (purchasing power parity) (CIA, […]

Utah State Taxes and other things to look out for…

Friday, April 7th, 2006

These last two weeks has been a rush to prepare one of my small online retailing companies to move into a warehouse and split into its own entity. After doing international trade for the last two years, some interesting things regarding state tax were brought to my attention, which I thought might be helpful […]

Trading… What is it? Why is it so complicated? How can it be simplified?

Friday, November 18th, 2005

What is trading? Most often when people think of trading, they think of stocks and bonds. At least, that’s what I used to think until just about a year ago when I got involved with my first international trading company, RigidFlex Plastics International. The definition of trading is broad and simple. […]