Establishment of JV

The negotiations and procedures that precede the formation of a company with foreign partners can be long and complex. Thanks to the experience and competence of NMI’s local staff, we offer assistance to our clients in the preliminary valuation and realisation of joint ventures with Chinese partners

Research of industrial sites

The conditions involved in finding a location for a company are multifarious. Exploiting scale economies, locating positive external effects and especially the diversity in industrial costs in China will determine the success of an investment. Since NMI knows the territory and production areas, it can single out the most appropriate industrial sites for specific types of production localization in relation to specific categories of goods.

Research of Commercial and/or Industrial Partners

The research of new commercial and industrial partners is an activity that can be long and complex for companies who are unfamiliar with characteristics of the Chinese market. Thanks to our experience and multifaceted knowledge of problems that can occur, NMI provides personal solutions to meet our clients’ demands. We are also able to suggest and carefully select appropriate names tailored for the needs of our clients.

Verification of Commercial and/or Industrial Partners

Geographical and cultural distances make it difficult to check the trustworthiness of a Chinese partner. NMI is able to verify the solidity of each partner through personal surveys or through utilizing specialized institutions.

Opening of Representative Offices

Thanks to our experience and immediate presence in the country, NMI offers a quick solution to Italian firms that want to open a representative office in the People’s Republic of China, taking care of all the bureaucratic procedures.

Opening of Trading Company

NMI supports its clients in creating trading companies and assists with bureaucratic difficulties they may encounter. Through analysing all aspects (normative, fiscal, customs, logistic, etc.) that contribute to the success of the investment, we are able to single out the best location in China.

Sourcing

The Chinese market is not only an outlet but also an important source of provision. Through immediate local research and verification of providers, NMI helps Italian firms to minimize their risks and to exploit opportunities offered in the Chinese market at an efficient and optimal level.

Assistance in negotiations

The cultural and linguistic differences separating the Chinese operators from Italian businesses are an obstacle to commercial negotiations. In order to obtain quick and dependable agreements, NMI supports its clients by acting as a bridge, assisting negotiation between Italian and Chinese enterprises.

Assistance in obtaining certifications

Orientation in a regulatory framework that changes as constantly as that of China can be problematic to say the least.
Through its offices in Shanghai, NMI helps Italian firms to look for and obtain certifications and necessary authorisations for operating in China.

Registration of brands and patents

The registration of a company’s brand/patent is an imperative to operate safely in the Chinese market. NMI provides the necessary bureaucratic paperwork needed to protect the industrial and intellectual property of its clients.

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To know the market is an essential component of the decision-making process of an enterprise. Thanks to our immediate knowledge of the Chinese market, NMI meets the specific demands of each enterprise by personalized research and analysis of the market. The high-qualified staff of NMI is capable of carrying out in depth research on industrial products or on consumer products.

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Consultancy on staff selection

Selecting staff is an important aspect to consider when approaching the Chinese market. From our experience and immediate presence in the country, we are able to provide expert advice regarding the selection of appropriate local staff. While we select not only competent employees, we also look for local staff who have the right attitude towards working with western-managed firms.

Staff training and supervision

Training and supervision of Chinese staff can consume a lot of time and resources. NMI helps Italian enterprises manage their Chinese staff by providing technical and commercial suggestions as well as constant up-dates of employee performance.

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Strategy of commercial penetration

Thanks to its immediate knowledge of the Chinese market, NMI offers its clients focused and personalized commercial penetration strategies for specific sales activities or production delocalisation.

Supervision of investments

For enterprises that wish to have constant up-to-dates on the development of their business in China, NMI offers supervision and tutorship programs of investments in China.

The start-up of a new entrepreneurial initiative is a delicate stage that should be followed by constant presence in China. NMI assists enterprises in the start-up stage of new business activities in China in order to simplify and accelerate this initial stage of investment.

Control of the Commercial/Industrial Partners’ work attitude

NMI offers its clients the possibility to monitor the work attitude of commercial and/or industrial partners in China. Through our staff in China, NMI is able to help Italian enterprises by constantly informing them about the work attitude of their Chinese partners.

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For all enterprises that need an immediate presence in the People’s Republic of China, NMI offers opportunities to secure office space in Shanghai, the economic centre of the country. Both open and closed spaces are leased and completely supplied with additional services.

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Organising events and conferences

NMI provides logistic and organization support to companies interested in holding conferences and staging events in China.

Booking and preparing fair spaces

Through its own offices in Shanghai, NMI is able to book and prepare fair spaces in main Chinese cities.

Translations

NMI offers translation and adaptation services of various kinds of documents, from Italian to Chinese and vice versa, using professional translators.

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