“China is a young country in an old civilization. It an exciting place and the right time to be an entrepreneur in Beijing.” Read more about my background story here.
Entrepreneurship in China I was fortunate to be invited by the British Chamber of Commerce in Beijing to share learnings from being an entrepreneur. I was also able to learn a great deal from the experience sharing of the co-founders of GungHo Pizza in Beijing, Jade Gray and John O’Loghlen, and from entrepreneur David Ben Kay [...]
![[L2R] Jim James, Morgan Cars, Richard Leopold, Bentley Motors China, Mr Guo, British Wing](http://www.jim-james.com/files/2011/12/21st-Century-Panel-1st-Dec-2011-150x112.jpg "21st Century Panel 1st Dec 2011")
A Panel discussion on the future of luxury cars was held in Beijing on 1st Dec., organized by 21st Century Media and sponsored by Bentley Motors China. The overall theme was on the growth of the market (Bentley predicts China to be #1 market in 2012 with over 1500 units), the diverse nature of customer [...]
Morgan Motor Company has appointed my consortium as a dealer for their cars in China. I first submitted my business plan on Dec 18th 2010, then presented to Charles Morgan and his team in Malvern 19th April. After this meeting I set about improving our business plan and answering some of the valid concerns of [...]
Jennifer Thome of Agenda Magazine has created a special issue on entrepreneurship. As the co-founder and former President of Entrepreneur Organization Beijing Chapter, and current Communications Chair, she asked me for my thoughts on the matter. Completely unexpectedly, as I was looking rather bleary eyed in my view, they placed me on the cover. [...]
Autocar China kindly decided to feature the Morgan Roadster in their leading magazine. With circulation of 180,000 across China , the magazine is licensed from Autocar UK. A journalist had seen the Roadster on a quick visit to the local shops! The best kind of PR. Chen Xin, journalist, and Liu Yu, Executive Editor in [...]
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In Beijing Richard Robinson took me to Dubai to meet the Entrepreneurs Organization. We established the local chapter of the Entrepreneurs Group in 2007. Recently we filmed a series of short clips on the value of the Forum to our endeavours as entrepreneurs. For my part, EO has provided an invaluable peer group and access [...]
