Click here to see Oct 2009 interview at Hong Kong trade show

November 26, 2009 by aggc · Leave a Comment 

PassageMaker founder Mike Bellamy speaks to an interviewer at a Global Sources trade show in Hong Kong. flowplayer(“player”,”http://psschina.com/flowplayer/flowplayer-3.1.5.swf”);

And the wall came a-tumblin’ down…

November 10, 2009 by aggc · Leave a Comment 

Twenty years ago today the Berlin Wall fell.  I remember being in joyful shock, not entirely sure what it meant, but knowing that it was good.  My parents remember where they were when JFK was shot; I remember the juxtaposing endpoints of the Cold War in 1989 – the political repression of Tiananmen in June [...]

Responding to concerns about patriotism

November 8, 2009 by aggc · Leave a Comment 

I received a very interesting email from a prospective client.  He is concerned that the Americans working for PassageMaker have lost their patriotism for the USA. This is an interesting conundrum.  How do you promote business in China, without seeming to run down your home country? Here is my [edited] response for what it is [...]

Good suggestion from Dan

November 6, 2009 by aggc · Leave a Comment 

Short post tonight. Dan Welygan, who worked in our Shenzhen office for 4 years and is now back on the team as the sales representative serving Oregon and Washington, sent me a link to the China Law Blog.  Thus far looks like a good read. Another good China business blog is our friends at Silk Road International.  [...]

1500 new cars a day in Beijing

November 5, 2009 by aggc · Leave a Comment 

Continuing the pollution in China thread, here’s a short opinion piece by Stephen Cass in Technology Review which claims that 1500 new cars are added to the streets of Beijing each day (the excellent photo from that article is below).  I don’t know where he got that number, but I’m going to assume that he’s right.  A [...]

Click to view “Choosing the Right Suppliers”

September 8, 2009 by aggc · Leave a Comment 

The following presentation was recorded at a Global Sources Trade Fair on April 23, 2006. The presentation is available in 4 parts, please view each ten minute part below.

Controlled Evolution of an Idea

September 8, 2009 by aggc · Leave a Comment 

Ideas born of greatness often times die from confusion, chaos and the inability to track and control development. With our network of resources, we at PassageMaker have made it our goal to eliminate the chaos and confusion and hand control back to you. A typical trading company operates by keeping the customer in the dark, [...]

Endorsed Service Providers

September 8, 2009 by aggc · Leave a Comment 

For those clients that need additional assistance beyond PassageMaker’s core services, our Endorsed Service Providers stand ready to assist your business in areas such as Engineering, 3rd Party Quality QC (3PQC) & Specialized Auditing, Lab Testing, Due Diligence, Legal Issues, Finance and Funding, Logistics, Marketing and more. Click here to see our updated list of [...]

Circle of Services

September 8, 2009 by aggc · Leave a Comment 

Hover your mouse over each of the red service balloons to find out how PassageMaker can help your business. Assistance is available to the buyer at any phase of production. Whether you need help turning an idea into production or you wish to explore the feasibility of producing an existing product in China, we can [...]