How to register a company in Shenzhen
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Shenzhen company incorporation, namely, how to register a company in Shenzhen, is the problem that many foreign nationals wondering when they intend to incorporate their business in Shenzhen, one of the most developed city in China.
Shenzhen is a good choice for companies that are in computer software, IT, microelectronics and components, video and audio products, electro-mechanical integration, and key projects of light industry and energy. Meanwhile, newer industries such as pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, biotechnology are also on the rise in this increasingly emerging city.
Business Environment in Shenzhen
Since the mid-1990s, Shenzhen has focused on seven major industries, which include computer software, IT, microelectronics and components, video and audio products, electro-mechanical integration, and key projects of light industry and energy. Meanwhile, newer industries such as pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, biotechnology, and new materials have also grown rapidly. Electronics and telecom equipment manufacturing is the city’s largest industry.
Perhaps due to a combination of Shenzhen’s proximity to Hong Kong and its status as the most successful SEZ, Shenzhen is mainland China’s most transparent economy.
How to Incorporate a Shenzhen company
Before setup, it’s important to know the various business entities that you can register, the types of foreign companies and industries in Shenzhen and the steps to take in setting up your company. The options of the business entities that you can register include:
Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprise (WFOE);
Partnership Enterprise (PE);
Representative Office (RO);
Joint Venture (JV).
The following four steps need to be taken when setting up your business:
1. Office Address
You need to pick the right location for your business. It is important to familiarize yourself with the big city so that you can have numerous options.
2. Find a Reliable Agent
A representative is important while registering your company. The representative will help you with the necessary documents and the steps that you need to take to register your business.
2. Intellectual Property Protection
A grievous mistake that you can ever make is not to trademark your intellectual properties before diving fully into your business. You need to know the first person to register a trademark owns the right to the trademark, irrespective of whether the person is the first person to use it or not. The local also grant subsidies to those companies registered in Shenzhen with the maximum amount of RMB 500,000! For more information, you may visit Shenzhen Company Trademark Registration Subsidy.
3. Recruitment
You can start the business with someone that you’ve been working with before. The person must be knowledgeable enough to operate the business. This is because it is risky to hire someone you didn’t know especially for start-up/small business.
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