The next event in the popular Crayfish.io webinar series - entitled 'Setting up a business in China' - takes place next Wednesday (27th March) from 9:30am to 10:15am GMT.
Crayfish.io
We help fast-growing businesses succeed in China, offering essential business and professional services, all delivered by Crayfish® and our vetted partners.
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St John's Innovation Centre Cowley Road Cambridge
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Country: United Kingdom
Website: https://www.crayfish.io
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Crayfish® helps fast-growing businesses succeed in China.
We work with companies from initial market entry through to profitable growth, offering a portfolio of essential business and professional services, delivered by the Crayfish® team and their vetted multilingual partners.
We provide fixed-price, digitalised business services 24x7; tailored consultancy for more complex requirements, and help on demand via our marketplace platform. This range of services means that we can help our clients at all stages of their expansion into China, and East and Southeast Asia.
Our approach is based on four commitments – commercial confidence, connections, cultural guidance, and cost certainty – providing you the maximum benefits of doing business, with the minimum risk and exposure.
Whether you are new to trading with China, or are looking to expand, Crayfish® has the solution.
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