Chinese EB-5 investment trade mission announced

Artisan Business Group announces tentative itinerary for The Shanghai Business & Investment Exploratory Delegation November 13-20, 2012. If your company or Regional Center has a project that needs investors, then this is the delegation to attract Chinese investment capital. The Shanghai Delegation’s core objective is bringing US business executives to meet potential EB-5 partners and leading EB-5 emigration agents such as MasLink Group, Wailian Overseas Group, Worldway Group and Fly Overseas Group in Shanghai. Whether you have a project that needs agents and investors now, or you have a project that will need the connections in 6 months, this exploratory delegation will give you the platform to form productive working relationships. Please call Mr. Tyler McKay at 217-899-6661 or email us at info@ArtisanBusinessGroup.com for registration information, very limited space!

Mission Benefits

• Pre-departure consulting: All attendees will receive one project consultation and one Chinese business culture orientation. 
• Networking events: “The Evening of Shanghai” private reception with emigration agents, potential EB-5 investors & business executives. US China Business Association Ceremony & Reception with business & social elites of China. 
• Business opportunities: EB-5 exploratory delegation will allow you to develop relationships, promote your project, and find potential partners. 
• Group tours: Visit local licensed emigration agencies, attorneys & accountants. Meet with the top executives of the company.   
• Promote your project: Meetings with investors and/or emigration agencies will be set up based upon completion of reservation form. This will be based upon individual’s business goals. 
• Follow up consultation: One follow up phone consultation after delegation arrives home.

Tentative Itinerary

• Tuesday, November 13 Depart United States 
• Wednesday, November 14 Arrive in Shanghai, Welcome banquet 
• Thursday, November 15 Meeting with Wailian Overseas Group and Greenberg Traurig Shanghai offices
• Friday, November 16 Meeting with Fly Overseas Group, Worldway Group, and Crowe Horwath International 
• Saturday, November 17 “The Evening of Shanghai” private dealmaking reception with emigration agents and investors 
• Sunday, November 18 US China Business Association investment forum, awards ceremony & cocktail reception 
• Monday, November 19 Meeting with MasLink Group; Meeting with Shanghai International Finance Research Centre, Farewell banquet by Brian Su 
• Tuesday, November 20 Depart Shanghai, Arrive in United States

Note: Events & schedule are subject to change. New events may be added.  Frequent updates will be given to attendees. Log on to our blog http://www.eb5newsblog.org for updates.

Artisan Business Group announces EB-5 investment seminar in Washington DC Oct 15, 2012

Courtyard Arlington Crystal City/Reagan National Airport
Washington DC   Oct. 15, 2012         

Special Guest Speaker
Mr. Charles Wang, CEO & Co-Founder
GreenTech Automobile (GTA)
A Success Story of EB-5 Caiptal Raising for America's Job-creating Auto Industry

Featuring Top Minds in EB-5 Industry
Jeff Carr, Economic & Policy Resources,  Inc.
Angelique Brunner, EB-5 Capital
Kate Kalmykov & Steve Anpoell, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Victor Shum, JMBM
Hong Yu, Wailian Oversas Group
Michael Gibson, USAdvisors.org
David Hirson, Fragomen
Brian Su, Artisan Business Group, Inc.
John Jiang, Micon International
Thom Casebolt, EB-5 Resource Center
John Li, EB5Supermarket.com

Provocative Sessions
"EB-5 Regional Center Designation and the Latest Trends in I-924 RFE"
"How to Deal with the Inevitable RFE - RC Strategies for I-924 Applications"
"Back to the Future: Smaller RC Projects and the Reemergence of Direct EB-5 Investments"
"SEC Regulations and EB-5 Compliance"
"EB-5 Investor Petitions, RFE and Source of Funding"
"A Success Story - GTA's Road to EB-5 Capital Investment"
"Effectively Raise EB-5 Capital in China and Korea"

LIMITED SEATS! SIGN UP AND RESERVE YOUR SEATING TODAY!

Bush addresses Chinese investment summit in Dallas

An appearance by former President George W. Bush will cap a daylong North Texas summit of more than 50 major Chinese investors looking for investment opportunities. The U.S.-China Cross Border Private Investment Summit in Arlington Texas today is the first stop of a six-city U.S.-China Investment Week conference. The day of forums and seminars at Cowboys Stadium will be capped by the dinner gala at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Dallas, with Bush as guest of honor.For more information about inbound Chinese investments, contact us today.

Brian Su to lead EB-5 investment and business trade mission to Shanghai

The Shanghai Investment & Business Delegation is almost sold out, we have 5 spots remaining. Join some of the EB-5 industry's best attorneys, developers, and dealmakers to visit our Chinese emigration agents in Shanghai and participate in various business events and program November 13-20, 2012. Contact us today at ArtisanBusiness@gmail.com or call Mr. Tyler McKay at 217-899-6661.

Tentative Itinerary

• Tuesday, November 13 Depart United States 
• Wednesday, November 14 Arrive in Shanghai, Welcome banquet 
• Thursday, November 15 Meeting with Wailian Overseas Group and Greenberg Traurig Shanghai offices
• Friday, November 16 Meeting with Fly Overseas Group, Worldway Group, and Crowe Horwath International 
• Saturday, November 17 “The Evening of Shanghai” private dealmaking reception with emigration agents and investors 
• Sunday, November 18 US China Business Association investment forum, awards ceremony & cocktail reception 
• Monday, November 19 Meeting with MasLink Group; Meeting with Shanghai International Finance Research Centre, Farewell banquet by Brian Su 
• Tuesday, November 20 Depart Shanghai, Arrive in United States

Artisan hosts US China India Investment Forum in Chicago

Artisan Business Group announces new China and India two day conference August 23-24 at Chicago Embassy Suites Downtown/Lakefront. The August 23 forum will focus EB-5 regional center program and in-bound Chinese investments in EB-5 regional center program and direct EB-5 investment projects.  August 24 forum will mostly focus on direct investment and business opportunities with India and Indian investors. This is the first time that we organize India investment forum with leading speakers and guests from all over the country.  Do not miss this rare opportunities if you are thinking about attracting investments from China and India.  

More details will be coming in next week at http://www.USChinaIndiaForum.org, register early since our events are always sold out! Please inquire our Sponsorship Program at info@ArtisanBusinessGroup.com.

Chinese EB-5 investment experts gather in Chicago August 23, 2012

A group of Chinese EB-5 market experts will be gathering in Chicago on August 23!  They will be speaking at the US China Investment Forum (EB-5 Program) and discussing the latest Chinese market developments as well as looking for new EB-5 projects. They are 

• Mr. John Jiang, CEO, Micon International
• Mr. Lu Sun, VP, MasLink Group (China)
• Mr. Brian Su, CEO, Artisan Business Group, Inc.
• Mr. John Li, CEO, EB5Supermarket.com
• Ms. Hong Yu, Project Manager, Wailian Overseas Group (China)

Mr. John Jiang and Mr. John Li will share their latest market experience in China, both of them returned from China in early August. The August 23 event will also feature other EB-5 legal and business experts from around the country.  US-India Investment Forum (FDI & EB-5 Program) will be taking place on August 24.  For more information about our event August 23-24, log on http://www.USChinaIndiaForum.org and register today.

FAQs on our EB-5 Advisory Services

We constantly receive inquiries from EB-5 project developers and regional centers concerning our EB-5 advisory services and China market entry services. We have compiled answers to some frequently asked questions.  Hope they are helpful to your efforts.

How can you assist me in creating my regional center?
Artisan Business Group has helped many developers, officials, and executives in the process of creation of their regional centers. It is very important on who you select to be part of your team.  Artisan Business Group can introduce EB-5 experienced professionals (attorneys, business plan writers, economists, etc.) based upon your budget, time constraints, and personal needs. It is important to work with an experienced team to minimize the number of RFEs (Request For Evidence) from the USCIS. Artisan Business Group can set you up with the right team to reduce your time and efforts in applying for a regional center designation.

Do you only consult regional center projects?
No, Artisan Business Group also advises many direct EB-5 projects. Direct EB-5 projects that we consult with are usually looking for $2-3 million per project. Some investors prefer investing in direct EB-5 projects because they do not have to worry about the creation of indirect and induced jobs. We often assist non-EB-5 related investment projects in searching for Chinese investors and partners.

How do we begin talking with you about our EB-5 project?
After you have introduced yourself to our company, you can begin by sending us a project summary. A project summary allows us to become familiar with your project. Other documents needed are executive summaries and business plans. Once we have become familiar with your project and needs, we can create a customized proposal for our advisory services.

Will you introduce my project to emigration brokers?
Artisan Business Group gets calls every day from people who want us to introduce their project to overseas licensed brokers. We must advise all of our clients for at least one or two month before we introduce it to a licensed emigration broker. This allows us to analyze project viability and marketability and help narrow the client’s offering to the current market conditions. We have a strong reputation in both U.S. and China because we only introduce quality projects to Chinese immigration brokers. After we have advised your project, we will introduce it to brokers if it is a quality project. We have a strong reputation with brokers so whenever we contact them about one of our projects, they are very interested in learning about the possibilities of promoting it.

How do you determine which brokers you will introduce to my project?
Artisan Business Group is very familiar with current projects in the market place and which brokers are promoting these projects. This allows us to have the knowledge about which brokers have a heavy work load and which brokers are actively looking for new projects.  Another factor we look at is the amount of capital your project is looking for. If it is a large project, we will introduce it to the large brokers. We know the capabilities of each licensed brokers so the amount of EB-5 capital is an important factor in which brokers we introduce to your project.

Once you introduce me to different brokers, what other services do you provide? After we have advised your project and introduced it to brokers, we then begin facilitating the relationship between you and the broker. Our director in China works very closely with the brokers of our clients to ensure that they are actively promoting your project. This reduces your effort in managing the relationship with the brokers and also cuts down in the amount of time it takes to sign on investors.  Broker facilitation is very important in the process of capturing EB-5 capital. 

For more information about utilizing EB-5 regional center program, contact us today.

MOC to tally US$150 bln in outbound investment

(Source: Xinhua News) The Ministry of Commerce (MOC) of PR China announced Tuesday that outbound investment from the world's second-largest economy is expected to total 150 billion U.S. dollars in 2015. The country's overseas investment is predicted to grow by an annual rate of 17 percent during the 2011-2015 period, according to the MOC. Meanwhile, the MOC forecast that the contract value of overseas projects will hit 180 billion U.S. dollars in 2015, while the business volume in overseas-contracted projects may hit 120 billion U.S. dollars.

Amid accelerating Chinese investment, the ministry also predicted that the country would send 550,000 more Chinese staff to work on these projects in 2015, with the total number of Chinese staff working under these projects to hit one million by the end of 2015, the MOC forecast. As of the end of 2010, Chinese-invested overseas projects were conducted in nearly 200 countries and regions, with outbound investment during the 2006-2010 period growing by 30 percent annually, according to the MOC. The latest data from the MOC showed that the country's non-financial overseas direct investment totaled 23.16 billion U.S. dollars in the first four months, up 72.8 percent from a year earlier.