• People & Relationship Issues in ManAgement - Bringing family members into the business
We have previously discussed the pitfalls that exist around the question of Succession Planning, but before that can happen the successor has to be brought into the business and once again the opportunities for problems to arise are numerous.

• Corporate insolvency reaches a new peak
According to an annual departmental report published by the Official Receiver's Office, the number of winding-up orders granted against companies reached another peak in 2001.

• Managing cashflow in technology companies
Cashflow is always one of the most important issues that technology companies face. This is because of the need to invest a lot of money into research and development at the very beginning, and on sales and marketing when the product is ready to launch into the market.

• Singapore VS Hong Kong - Singapore has been scoring points in recent weeks?
With Singapore reducing corporate and personal taxes to 20% in three years time, there is no room for Hong Kong to be complacent.

• Doing Business in China- Company and individual tax
In our experience, one of the major concerns of foreign investors in respect of their existing or planned investments in China, is taxation. Their concerns are about both tax exposure and compliance obligations.

• China Newsflash

• More to know...
• Grant Thornton cooperates with TechMart...
• International Business Centres
• Changes to Hong Kong SAR business fees
• European New Markets Guide 2002

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