 Why China
- China
is the third largest export market
for the U.S.
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In
2012, U.S. exports
reached a record $110.6 billion, up 6.4 percent
- China is Michigan’s third largest export market, with $3.3
billion in export
sales (2012)
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China
will be the world’s second largest consumer market by 2015
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Michigan exports to China grew 21 percent from 2011– 2012
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Over
the past eight years, Michigan
exports to China have risen
365 percent
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Key industries for development: aerospace; automotive; chemical manufacturing; information technology; medical
devices and health care service; green building;
telecommunication; plastics; lumber and much more
Services
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Pre-mission assessment of the Chinese market and in-country briefings
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Turn-key business service support: travel
logistics, ground transportation, and interpreters
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Comprehensive business program: on-site guides and interpreter services
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Complete customized day-by-day itinerary
- Hotel
accommodations and all meals
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Air
and ground transportation: arrangements for travel within China
- International airfare not included
Expense
- Participation fee is $4,900
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Eligible Michigan SMEs can receive 50 percent reimbursement for
travel expenses and participation fee
from State Trade Export Promotion
(STEP) grant. For more information, visit michiganbusiness.org/ grow/export-assistance
- Space
is limited to only 10 Michigan companies!
For registration and more information, contact:
Weiwei Lu, International Trade Development Manager (China)
Michigan Economic Development Corporation
o 517.335.1646 | c 616.540.4964 | luw@michigan.org
Registration deadline is May 1, 2014
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 Testimonials
“The mission
was a great success
for us, not only from the orders we received,
but also because we were able to evaluate the market from different
perspectives (distribution, manufacturing, marinas, government, users). We couldn’t
have covered as much ground in such little time without a well-organized trip. Our sincere thanks to you and the Michigan team.”
Roch Lambert, President
Four Winns
“The China
trade mission was a successful trip for Classic Design Concepts.
The MBC assistance allowed us to focus on business
and evaluating our opportunities. The mix and quality of the companies we were matched with was impressive. Having transportation, interpreters and other logistics set up for us was a huge advantage, I was not distracted from business to address
these issues. The fact that we were in China with the State of Michigan I believe
gave us access to companies
we otherwise wouldn’t have. Chloe our coordinator at MCC worked very hard on our behalf and I felt was vested
in our success.”
Lori Huisman,
President
Classic Design
Concepts
“Steve and I were very pleased with the trade mission trip
to China. We first would like to point out that Freda Ye from the Michigan China center did an excellent
job of identify
and setting appointments with companies that met our prospect
criteria. The companies
that we saw
during our trip were as we had requested;
market leaders and fits for our product demographics.
The meetings
themselves were very productive. There appear to be a few companies
in particular that look very promising and we continue to work with them in attempts to someday begin regular supply.
Cherry Central has been studying the Chinese market for some time and the trade mission helpedus by providing
the additional information we needed to make decisions
for our business
there. The trip also helped us by beginning
to lay the groundwork to formrelationships that
we know are important to our efforts.”
Brian M. Klumpp, Jr. Director of Business
Development
Cherry Central
“The purpose of this letter is to express our gratitude for the exemplary
job done by the MEDC and the Michigan China center during the 2013 trade mission. We believe your office did an extremely effective
job under very complex and difficult circumstances. We were very
impressed with all of the personnel
who assisted us in what we believe
was a successful trade mission for WF Whelan Company. We look forward to
future contact with MEDC and plan to use this
resource for further
development of our
Chinese marketing efforts. Please extend our thanks
for all the hard work done by the talented personnel at your Michigan
China center in Shanghai.
We particularly appreciate the efforts and professional assistance of Weiwei Lu, Jeanne Broad and Deanna Richeson. Without
their assistance we would never have been able to initiate
and complete a project
of this scope.”
“As representatives of the WF Whelan Company
we found that the China trade mission exceeded our expectations in every category. The support
of both MEDC
and Michigan China office personnel
was professional, efficient and helpful at all times,
especially considering the complexity of the task. We found the matchmaking meetings
to be very effective
and well chosen in general.
As a result of this trip and our expected
future follow up we anticipate that we will enjoy measurable growth in our business
activity going forward. We look
forward to additional activity
with the MEDC and will certainly draw upon this valuable resource as
we build on the results
of this trip.”
Dan Falzon, Business
Development/Export Manager
WF Whelan
Company
Tim Donovan,
International Business Manager
WF Whelan Company
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