OUR RESEARCH SERVICES

Advisory Services

When the market conditions are well understood based on the market assessment and you have decided to enter Chinese market, you need to consider how to proceeding the project efficiently and effectively. These are related to the developed strategy, partner selected and your experiences in the Chinese market. It is also related to your understanding of the people you will deal with – people’s culture and the way of doing businesses.

The following services can be offered to support you in the whole process.

> Market entry and expansion strategy

This offering is to provide you guidance on market entry strategy or expansion strategy if you have world class products and want to expand your footprints in Chinese market. These are based on deep analysis of various business models that should be considered and comparison of competitor’s operations. Appropriate suggestions will be made in this offering.

> Identification & selection of a suitable partner

This offering is to assist our clients to scan and identify the potential key partner(s) in the industry as per the requirement of the client. The key partner can be an agent, distributor, product supplier, technical licensee, product or system designer, JV partner, or an acquisition target.

> Acquisition of a Chinese company

This service offering entails providing advisory services in the whole process related to acquiring a local company. It consists identification of the acquisition target, initial contact for the possibility, assistance in the negotiation, proof of the company‘s reputation, creditability, and financial status, valuation of the deal etc.

> Organize Target Customer Seminars

If you have plan to enter Chinese market but not sure whether your product or technology are matched or not to this new market, we can assist you with organizing a certain number of target customers (or experts) to present your company’s products or technologies and to enable you having a chance to talk with your customers on face to face basis, and directly gauge the level of interests and their feedbacks immediately, these can be the basis for you to develop your entry strategy and investment next step.

This kind of seminars can be arranged upon request.

Market Research

As a market developer, international trader, manufacturer, system integrator or investor, when you plan to enter Chinese market to promote your products or invest in China, you are recommended to make a thorough research of the market and to ensure that you will be able to make a sound investment decisions based on the full understanding of the opportunities and risks from the research.

The following services can be offered to the companies who are planning to enter Chinese market:

> Customized market research

To provide you a complete overall picture of China national market scenario or a specific market segment with detailed analysis of current market environment, market size, market price, product solutions, market requirements, competition, future development trends and market forecast.

> Creditability assessment of Chinese suppliers

To support you to investigate the current or historical market performance or financial situation of the designated Chinese supplier (s) you dominated.

> Reputation assessment of Chinese potential partner

To offer you an investigation service to prove facts or data declared by the company or promises about future market opportunities being told.

> Other personal request can be discussed.

Sourcing Support Services

No matter which stage your company is at in the Chinese market, we can continuously offer our local support services in the following areas:

Local sourcing agency services

No matter what utility products you plan to buy from China, recommended that you consult with us at the initial stage to avoid big losses or failures in further steps. We will provide suggestions and advices at free and even recommend some local suppliers to you.

Meanwhile we are able to work as a local sourcing agent for our international clients with a reasonable service charge. The service comprises: recommendation of local suppliers, pre-assessment of the selected suppliers or manufactures, explaining the technical specification required to the manufacturer, sample arrangement, quality inspection during the factory production, and quality control by final check or testing before shipping, local monitor or control and local support for post-sale services upon request.

Local support to:

>Represent your company with local address, banking services, admin services etc.

>Schedule, facilitate or attend meetings on behalf your company and assist with other related activities.

> Register a corporation and comply with legal requirements, finding suitable premises and recruit local staff as well as set up banking facilities.

>Any other supports can be discussed upon request.

For any request, please contact us by email:

Email: service@ricdoconsulting.com