Update: The Invest in America 2014 (Shanghai) Summit and Exhibition

 The planning for the Invest in America 2014 (Shanghai) Summit and Exhibition is at the final stage.  Formal registration for exhibition will be taking place next week.  There will be about 70 exhibition booths and 20 presentation slots available.  Sponsorship and advertising are also available. The two day event is the largest EB-5 trade show and conference in China and will take place at 5-star Jing An Shangri-la Hotel in Shanghai March 22-23, 2014.  The Summit is presented by Wailian Overseas Consulting Group, one of the leading emigration agencies in China. Please feel free to pre-register your booth or inquire sponsorship program with Mr. Tyler McKay at ArtisanBusiness@gmail.com, or Ms. Jenny Liang at info.investamericasummit@gmail.com.

EB-5 Conference comes to Las Vegas Feb. 5, 2014

 

Have a newly approved EB-5 regional center and ready to raise capital overseas?  Join us in Las Vegas and learn how to accelerate the capital raising process.  Artisan Business Group will be hosting the very first EB-5 Capital Raising Workshop in 2014 in Las Vegas!  The one day conference will take place on Feb. 5, 2014.  Featured speakers includes Mr. Jeff Carr and Mr. Brian Su.  Do not wait! Early bird and sponsorship rates are available online at http://vegasEB5.eventbrite.com

2013 Landscape of EB-5 Regional Center Business

The EB-5 Immigrant Investors Program has been busy in 2013. With fall approaching, the year will soon be over and New Year will be upon us, symbolizing a new season for the EB-5 program.  In 2013, the SEC has led two major fraud investigations into the EB-5 Program. This results in tighter government control of the program to allow only legitimate projects to take advantage of the program. The SEC involvement has made a major impact and will continue to impact the future success of the EB-5 program.

There are nearly 450 approved EB-5 regional centers with close to 100 centers being approved in 2013. We expect the number to increase and see close to 500 EB-5 regional centers by spring of 2014. This increasing number of approved centers increases competition for investors’ pool in China and other parts of the world.  Alien investors now have more projects to choose from which results in a longer decision making process.  EB-5 brokers, agents, finders and investors are conducting more in-depth due diligence than ever before and taking further caution to select their project.  With slow I-526 petition processing, investors want to select the safest and best structured project available while they wait to be approved.

Artisan Business Group will lead a 13 member EB-5 business delegation to China next week to get an update on the EB-5 emigration agent and investors market. It is important to continue to keep up with the EB-5 market in China as we advise our EB-5 clients across the US on the EB-5 market demands. Stay updated on the EB-5 market by bookmarking our blog at www.EB5NewsBlog.org.

The 17th China International Fair for Investment and Trade opens in Xiamen

(Source: CIFIT) On the morning of 8^th September, the 17^th China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT) opens in Xiamen International Conference and Exhibition Centre. Ma Kai, the Vice Premier, Wang Qinmin, the Vice Chairman of CPPCC and the Chairman of National Federation present in the opening ceremony.

Marco Hausik, Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia; Mukhisa Kituyi, UNCTAD Secretary-General; Rintaro Tamaki, OECD Deputy Secretary-General; Richard Sezibera, East African Community Secretary-General and You Quan, Secretary General of Fujian Provincial Party Committee, Director of Fujian People’s Congress as well as business people, government officials and representatives from international organisations present in the opening ceremony as well.

Wang Chao, the Deputy Minister of MOFCOM, said in the opening ceremony that the world economy has become more independent than ever, every economy has become a stakeholder of other economies. The Chinese government is persistent in implementing the mutually beneficial and proactive opening-up strategies, endeavor to promote the healthy, sustainable and innovative development of world economy together with all government and international organizations.

The CIFIT is sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce and co-sponsored by the United Nations United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNTCAD), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank, and the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA). The CIFIT has become one of the most important platforms for international investment promotion and international economic and business communication.

Insider Insights: Accelerated EB-5 Capital Raising Process Workshop September 6, 2013

Chicago EB-5 Workshop July 25, 2013

With many new happenings and developments in the U.S. and overseas marketplaces, are you ready for new challenges in the competitive and crowded EB-5 marketplace?  Mr. Brian Su will be hosting Insider Insights: Accelerated EB-5 Capital Raising Process Workshop in Chicago September 6, 2013. The  one-day personalized workshop focused solely on analyzing current and future market trends, developing effective project marketing tactics and capital raise strategies for EB-5 projects that are seeking alternative finance from overseas investors.  Participants will have full engagement in the discussions on topics such as project development, project marketing, investors procurement and investor relations.  For more information about attending this workshop, register now!  ONLY 10 participants are accepted for this workshop, book early!

What would happen if the EB-5 program is banned in China?

The EB-5 program has caught the attention of the United States as recent negative stories in the U.S. have surfaced over the past weeks.  The US Homeland Security Inspector General and FBI ongoing investigation into USCIS and director Alejandro Mayorkas has also caught national attention by Chinese emigration industry and investors.  Also, an EB-5 project recently laid off 250 workers and filed Chapter 11 after successfully raising capital in South Korea and China over the years. There should be a growing concern by the EB-5 community that the Chinese authority is further investigating EB-5 projects marketed in China.  The Chinese authority already requested Chinese emigration agents to report their EB-5 activities since SEC's probe over Chicago convention center project early this year. Many Chinese emigration agencies are also switching their service to European real estate investment markets.  Any substantial loss of EB-5 capital, loss of immigration residency and EB-5 fraud in the United States could cause a reaction by the Chinese government to permanently ban or postpone the EB-5 program. 

What would happen if the EB-5 program is banned in China? The Chinese investors market currently makes up roughly 80% of the EB-5 investors market as the remaining 20% coming from South Korea, Middle Eastern countries and Latin America.  Competition would become intense as nearly 100 EB-5 projects would begin fighting for the remaining 20% of EB-5 investors. The direct result of the Chinese ban on EB-5 would cause many projects to fail in raising EB-5 capital. There simply would not be enough investors to invest in every EB-5 project that is currently being marketed across the world.

Another major impact would be marketing costs of EB-5 projects would skyrocket. China has a very well-established emigration industry which has been around for decades. South Korea is one of the few other countries to have this emigration system but there simply are not enough investors in South Korea to fill China’s shoes. Developing new markets in locations such as Dubai, Latin America, South Africa, India, etc. would take years of education and a great amount of investment. The cheap alternative financing called EB-5 wouldn’t be so cheap anymore turning real estate developers back to conventional financing.

There would be a major impact to the regional centers, real estate developers and businesses if the EB-5 program was to be banned in China. EB-5 project developers must move forward quickly with marketing their projects in case China was to postpone or ban the EB-5 program or develop an alternative marketing strategies in other countries.  For more information about risk control and management over EB-5 program, please contact Tyler McKay at 217-899-6661.

EB-5 events in Chicago

Artisan Business Group is to host private EB-5 business consulting and workshop events in Chicago. Space is very limited for the following private events, register online today.

July 23-24, 2013
Capturing EB-5 Capital Private Consultation Sessions 
One on one one-hour private project consultation sessions with EB-5 regional center executives and project developers. 
Registration: click here to book today

July 25, 2013
The Accelerated EB-5 Capital Raising Workshop
One-day personalized hands-on workshop presented by Brian Su for new and experienced EB-5 regional center executives and project developers only. There will be no outside speakers. Total 10 seats. Everything you learn here is about raising EB-5 capital in China.
Registration: click here to register now

Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th of July!