Notice from Artisan Business Group, Inc.

Effective immediately on March 1, 2014, Artisan Business Group, Inc., terminates its agreement with Hong Kong based Eastnet International Business Co., Ltd. for operating ABG field operations in China.  Artisan Business Group will continue to support US client activities in China. For more information about our China business advisory and consulting services, please log on http://www.ArtisanBusinessGroup.com.

重要公告：经过慎密考虑，美国雅商顾问集团(Artisan Business Group, Inc.) 决定将进行市场战略调整，自2014年3月1日起，美国雅商顾问集团将撤销雅商顾问集团亚太总部并停止以其名义进行的在华的一切业务活动。今后任何涉华咨 询业务，将由美国雅商顾问集团总部直接负责。 联系： http://www.ArtisanBusinessGroup.com

Weekend Tips: food safety for road warriors

(By Brian Su) For those of us on the road every week, good health is very important.  Every time when we dine with clients and friends, we truly enjoy our gatherings and love the food we eat. I don't think many of us are ever concerned about food safety issues as we always assume whatever we pick and choose is good for us. 
Early this week I was traveling in Utah and Arizona for project visits, the last meal we had in Phoenix caused major food poisoning, four out of five people including myself were in serious illness. Two were hospitalized.  Medical doctors advised that we had food poisoning.  I suffered great pain in my stomach and had high fever and diarrhea, however I managed to return home for medical care. It is very difficult to determine how safe the food we eat, however, taking extra caution is necessary for road warriors out there.  If you ever encounter such situations, make sure you drink a lot of bottled Vitamin water and do not eat solid food until your body clears its system. Food poisoning can happen anywhere, not just in China. Up to now none of us have figured out which dish caused us such illness and pain, that sweet dessert tasted really good!

Shanghai Summit Update: Final Call!

More U.S. companies are coming to exhibit projects and services at the Invest in America 2014 (Shanghai) Summit and Exhibition March 22-23, 2014. The two day convention is the largest US investment business conference and trade show in China, it is co-sponsored by global law firms Fragomen, Greenberg Traurig and Related EB-5: Hudson Yards.   During the event, thousands of investors and business owners as well as emigration agents from all over China come to explore business and investment opportunities with U.S. exhibitors. Contact us now at ArtisanBusiness@yahoo.com for exhibitor information. Many exhibitors have already taken double booths, reserve your booth today before they are all gone!
The confirmed exhibitors include:

• American Dream Fund
• Ameri-link Capital Regional Center
• Artisan Business Group, Inc.
• China Express Int'l Investment Ltd.
• City of Mount Vernon
• Clark County Regional Center
• Cleveland International Fund
• CMB Regional Centers
• Colorado Regional Center
• Cross Harbor Capital Partners
• ECD Company
• EB-5 Global
• EB-5 United
• Education Fund of America
• E-House Service
• Extell New York Regional Center
• Fragomen
• Greenberg Traurig
• Green Card Fund
• GW Bridge Fort Lee Regional Center
• Hollywood Int'l Regional Center
• InvestAmerica Capital Advisors
• Invest in Texas Initiative
• Klausner II
• LAM NYC EB-5 Regional Center
• Lightstone Group
• Lubert-Adler Regional Center
• Marcum LLP
• Midwest Center for Foreign Investment
• Mount Snow
• New York Proton Regional Center
• North Texas EB-5 Regional Center
• Pacifica Companies
• Pathyways EB-5
• Related EB-5: Hudson Yards
• Riviera Point Development Group
• RockBridge Senior Living Communities
• SkyRise Miami
• Sydell Group
• TBC Washington DC Area RC
• Texas Regional Fortune Center
• The Janus Property Company
• Trapp Family Lodge
• Tristate USA Regional Center
• Wolfsdorf Rosenthal LLP
  
  It is not too late to sign up as an exhibitor at the Shanghai Summit, please log on http://www.InvestinAmerica2014.org to download an exhibitor manual or call event coordinators Ms. Jenny Liang at 607-379-9466 or Mr. Tyler McKay at 217-899-6661. You can also email us at ArtisanBusiness@yahoo.com for exhibitor information. The exhibitor registration cut-off date is coming up, act now!

Final Call: China trade mission in March

This is a final call!  China Express Agency, a New York based China business consulting firm, is organizing an investment and business exploratory trade mission to China March 20-30, 2014. During the ten day trip, the members of delegation will be meeting with business investors, Chinese trade associations, Chinese immigration agents, the Commercial Department of U.S. Embassy in Beijing China, and local officials.  The trade mission supported by Artisan Business Group will travel to Beijing, Shanghai and fast growing cities such as Hangzhou and Nanchang. Starting with the “Invest in America 2014 (Shanghai) Summit & Exhibition”, the trip continues with five in-depth business seminars, guided city tours and actively engaged networking events in Shanghai, Hangzhou, Beijing and Nanchang, the capital city of Jiangxi Province.  

If you have any questions please feel free to contact zoezhang@chinaexpress.us or contact Mr. Carl Xing at carlxing@chinaexpress.us.

Report from China: EB-5 New Trends

In the past three years, EB-5 regional center program was one of the hottest topics with Chinese emigration industry and many investors who were interested in sending their kids to American schools and colleges. The interest in EB-5 program continues to grow amongst Chinese investors.

In the Year of Horse, we will see new emerging trends that may be shocking to many of us who are involved in EB-5 program: 

1) Chinese real estate developers are coming to develop projects with EB-5 finance in big cities such as New York, Los Angeles, Seattle and others; 

2) Chinese immigration agents are acquiring or establishing EB-5 regional centers in popular states such as California and New York; 

3) Chinese immigration agents are taking equity ownership in EB-5 projects;

4) Many new RCs/projects will have difficult time to secure emigration agents in China; and more!  

To learn more about new trends and its possible impact on future EB-5 capital raising activities in Chinese investor market, join us at our Las Vegas Seminar on Feb 5, 2014.

2014 Shanghai Summit program now available

 

An updated program agenda and session schedule are now available at http://www.InvestInAmerica2014.org.  The 4th annual Invest in America 2-14 (Shanghai) Summit and Exhibition is the largest EB-5 investment conference and trade show in China. Exhibitor applications are available on the website.

2013 China Passion Investments White Paper now available

2013 China Passion Investments White Paper is now available for download! The 79-page report is issued by Hurun Report. Over 70 % Chinese investors invest in real estate opportunities. Now you can download a free copy of the report (PDF) at our website http://www.ArtisanBusinessGroup.com.

Happy New Year - Year of the Horse

We at Artisan Business Group wish our partners, clients and friends in China and the U.S. a happy new year!  The Year of Horse will be a very exciting year for EB-5 investors and agents as well as project developers. In the upcoming months, we are promoting and hosting some of the best EB-5 events:  Accelerated EB-5 Capital Raising Process Workshop (Feb. 5); the Invest in America 2014 (Shanghai) Summit (March 22-23), and others events in Florida (April), California (May), Montana and Hong Kong (June).

If you are developing a new EB-5 investment project and need to seek capital in China, please call us at 217-899-6661 or email: artisanbusiness@gmail.com to find out more about EB-5 program.