There are plenty of highly rated international business schools in Europe and America with in-China programs. Unfortunately, book learning does not equate to experience and the nature of business varies completely between sectors - eg. publishing, manufacturing, and service-provision.
If you are serious, just jump in. In some ways, China is a forgiving market, in others, it is difficult.
You will find HR difficult (particularly sourcing highly skilled sector-specific professionals in Yunnan), accounting a pain (definitely hire someone), and legal/licensing irritating (but largely rational and transparent). Telecoms is less stable/reliable. You cannot get a decent international internet connection for love nor money.
Hi there. What are you working on and what are you prepared to pay for co-working? We have a modern, bright office in central location with desk space and 100Mbps fiber optic internet available. We are working on a robotics system.
Great article Jim. I had the chance to pass through Jinping in late 2014 and it was impressive how much local garb is still about, though this is changing. Definitely still one of the better areas of Yunnan for observing traditional minority costume.
Just uploaded that image to Wikipedia Commons, now visible at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tai_languages#Writing_systems as at this rate I may die before I ever get around to publishing the ancient history of Yunnan book I made the summary for!
@nailer is being unfairly dismissed: they are certainly fallible. At one point they were well managed and the only game in town, and their outdoor bar had an interesting social vibe. Recently, none of these is the case (was given a bad bill to the tune of ~300% - no managers present and a subsequent complaint resulted in a less than ideal outcome, many more places are now open, and the outdoor bar is closed). Unless you are specifically seeking faux-Americana (often far better examples elsewhere) or two degrees removed faux-Mexicana, there's little reason to go there. How come French Cafe can serve a great sandwich for 24元 but Sals requires 50元 for a pretend-exoticized nibble? Certainly the business will continue, but the hey-dey is clearly gone. Romaniticizing the past aint gonna help. E-waste recycling by shipping (non carbon neutral) junk across the country? Puh-lease. Garbage processing people here recycle anyway! I applaud the ethical stance of one of the managers, but the place has frankly lost its mojo.
Called the number provided on a Friday at 2:15PM while a 10% discount was advertised "on Friday and Saturday" (listed in GoKunming specials).
A Chinese person answered the 'English' phone number in Mandarin then explained in broken English that you need to order 3 hours in advance. (Subtext: As their business is so slow)
Grumble. False advertising. Waste of time. Seems 100% Chinese run. Probably bad pizza.
The listing here is wrong! Teresa's are not defunct, they are just back to being one store instead of two stores on Wenlinjie now! They are still in business, still answer on this phone number, and are still delivering! Points for consistency, it's been years! As of right now, it's 68元 for the more toppings vegetarian at the largest size. They will do thin or thick crust. Yes, it's not to everyone's taste, but I always used to find adding dried chilli powder and some extra salt brought it up to tasty. Might go for a dash of Sichuan pepper oil to spice it up this time around. (You know you've been in China too long when...)
Honestly, I wish them the best of luck, but I do think the staff are poorly managed and the owners have the wrong attitude and a clear lack of experience in service-oriented business. While the pizza is OK, everything else I have tried (including overnight stay) can be had cheaper and better elsewhere, and the pizza at Roccos is better in my opinion. The service has always fluctuated between acceptable to don't care.
Since they don't have their situation resolved yet, and it has been a few years, I have made the decision not to go there anymore or send anyone else. It's just not worth the hassle, given the crappy location (masked as private or lost). Better pizza with more quiet and privacy on Roccos' terraces.
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Friction of terrain: Cycling through Zomia (part IV)
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Friction of terrain: Cycling through Zomia (part IV)
Posted byInteresting to see some on the ground shots of construction. A map wouldn't go astray.
The striking attire of Yunnan's Yao women
Posted byGreat article Jim. I had the chance to pass through Jinping in late 2014 and it was impressive how much local garb is still about, though this is changing. Definitely still one of the better areas of Yunnan for observing traditional minority costume.
Friction of terrain: Cycling through Zomia (part III)
Posted byNice photos anyway.
Wandering through the Ruili countryside
Posted byJust uploaded that image to Wikipedia Commons, now visible at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tai_languages#Writing_systems as at this rate I may die before I ever get around to publishing the ancient history of Yunnan book I made the summary for!