What are resources for identifying different options for setting up an international investment fund?

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If you have an existing space, why not consider leveraging the current tenants for part of the money needed? Spend some money (tenants can pitch in for that instead) in a fundraising party! Invite local band, caterer (ask for discount in exchange of promotion) have some context for the event such as idea pitching, or brownbag, etc... as the main entertainment... sell tickets for that event. Might not give you all you need but will help get there. _ aim for double what you spend at a minimum! Try gofundme.com Get in the news and ask for community support. Get infront of the local development offices ans ask for grants (this is common) as it helps development. These are just some ideas. best of luck

There are many things to consider, and nobody can advise you on everything. 1 thing I would emphasize is this: Brand names outside China are VERY different from website or company names inside China. In order to communicate effectively with a global audience, you should be careful to choose the right name (and domain). It should be memorable and have positive associations in English AND in the languages of other countries where you expect to do business. Also, your website content ought to be written by native speakers for your target languages.

Thanks for your question, it is very interesting and a question our client often have. I am an international business lawyer and often have to deal with this kind of situation. To answer your question briefly, in general principles, your business is resident where is located your head office (which is in most case dictated by your governing law). To answer your question fully, I think it would be helpful to know exactly why you need to establish "where is your business" since the interpretation principles may vary depending of the reason i.e. tax, corporate, contract, etc.

The HKG company has the same commercial law set of UK, that said, between the two it would be safer using an NDA fitting the latter.