Center for International Business Presents "China's Developing Markets and Their Impact on the World"
Starting a business from scratch in any industry is difficult in any country. Starting a business in which you have had no prior experience, in a country where you have never worked and whose language you cannot speak is almost beyond comprehension. But it is possible, says Jack Perkowski.
Perkowski did exactly that in China in 1994 when he founded ASIMCO Technologies, building it into a $500 million components company with 17 plants in China and offices in the United States, United Kingdom and Japan.
On Wednesday, September 16, Rider’s Center for International Business will host “China’s Developing Markets and Their Impact on the World,” where Perkowski will describe his experiences and discuss the current business climate in the world’s most populous country.
In addition, the author of Managing the Dragon, How I’m Building a Billion-Dollar Business in China will discuss how the Asian superpower’s development is reshaping global industries and creating new opportunities for individuals and companies all over the world.
The event will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the BLC Theater.
The event is free and open to the public with support from the U.S. Department of Education Business & International Education Grant program. For more information, please contact Dr. Lauren Eder, director of the Center for International Business: eder@rider.edu, Sweigart Hall 371, ext. 5521.
About Jack Perkowski: Upon graduation from Yale University and the Harvard Business School, Jack spent 18 years on Wall Street, rising to head of Investment Banking at PaineWebber. In 1990, well before others recognized the significant role that China would play in the global economy, Jack began investigating opportunities in Asia and China, leading to the founding in 1994 of ASIMCO Technologies, a unique foreign-invested company that is headquartered in Beijing and that was established specifically to serve the China market. ASIMCO has twice been named one of the “Ten Best Employers in China.” In January 2009, after 15 years as Chairman and CEO, Jack left ASIMCO to establish JFP Holdings, a Beijing-based merchant banking firm established to help companies with promising products, technologies and expertise gain access to the profitable Chinese market.
