Tag: Chinese New Year
October to Chinese New Year and Your Order Control and Timing
Jan 23, 2018 | Accountability, China Life, China Manufacturing | 0
The Chinese New Year bustle and chaos stretches all the way back to the October trade show season....
More Business Resolutions to Get in Under the Wire
Jan 11, 2018 | Accountability, Life Management, Thoughts on Business | 0
Since it’s not January 15th yet, I’m still under the wire to get these in. I may use some of these...
Late to Print But Here are My Resolutions
Jan 9, 2018 | Accountability, Life Management, Thoughts on Business | 2
I don’t like saying New Year Resolutions. We should be making resolutions and having firm resolve...
5 More Important Supplier Reminders
Feb 13, 2017 | Back to the Basics, China Management, Supplier Communication | 0
Important supplier reminders save a world of headache. The majority of China projects that take a...
5 Basic Things to Remind Your Supplier
Feb 7, 2017 | Back to the Basics, China Management, Supplier Communication | 0
Coming off the Chinese New Year lull, I thought it time for some refreshers on supplier reminders....
Quote & Order Monitoring Around China Holiday Season
Jan 18, 2017 | China Life, Order Control, RFQ | 0
Around the Lunar New Year holiday, tis the season for uncertainty and large margins of error when...
Timing Before and After the Chinese New Year
Jan 11, 2017 | Accountability, China Life, Production Timing, RFQ | 0
This time of year, post Christmas holiday and prior to the Chinese New Year holiday, morphs into a...
Pithy Year-End China Importing Reminders
Dec 30, 2015 | Accountability, Back to the Basics, China Management, Client Import Education | 2
As 2016 is right around the corner, here are some year-end China importing reminders. Keep these...
Holidays, China Mass Production Scheduling and….Quality?
Dec 3, 2015 | China Life, China Manufacturing, Production Timing | 5
It’s that time of year again for the Holiday Season in the Western world. The question is;...
8 Chinese New Year Resolutions
Feb 19, 2015 | China Life, China Management, China Manufacturing | 0
If you frequently source and import from China, here are 8 Chinese New Year Resolutions to consider. In the spirit of the season… 1.) Pay your vendors on time. Here is an easy peezy step to establish a great relationship...

About Jacob

For 15 years, I’ve worked in China manufacturing. This blog primarily focuses on the personal and unseen aspects of vendor relations. I lived in China from ’01 to ’12 and now on the North Carolina coast. I continue to work with China in importing promotional & retail merchandise and travel there during the year to visit our office, factories...and in-laws.
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