Harvard CSSA Venture Club

04/22/2014

[Harvard CSSA Venture Club + AAA Boston Joint Event]
Entrepreneurship Training 3

Legal Issues of Business Formation in America

Speaker: Ye Edward HUANG, ESQ.

Time: April 26th (Saturday), 2014, 2-3:30 pm
Location: Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138
(Please RSVP: http://goo.gl/bQA3Ke , we will email you the room number)
Language: English and Chinese



Come learn all that is needed to form a business entity in America and the legal aspects involved. Whether you are just thinking about starting or have already started and are not sure exactly what you need to do, then come along, ask questions, meet fellow start-ups and find out what’s needed to start a business.
The seminar will focus on the following issues:
• How to form a business entity in Massachusetts and other states in America?
• How to choose the right entity for your business to maximize your tax benefits and provide protection from personal liability?
• Legal aspects of funding and running your business entity.
• The impact of the immigration status of the Directors and/or Officers of an US company.
• For profit v. Non Profit Corporations.
• Advantage and Disadvantage of registering your business entity in Delaware versus in Massachusetts
• International joint venture.



Attorney Ye Edward Huang has spent the past 15 years serving small and midsized companies in Boston area for their financial and/or legal service needs. He received his Bachelor of Art from Xiamen University where he majored in International Economic Cooperation. He received his Master of Science in International Business and Master of Business Administration degrees from Southern New Hampshire University. He received his Juris Doctor degree from Massachusetts School of Law. Attorney Huang is admitted in all courts in Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts.
The practice area of the law firm include: Corporate and Business Law, Estate Planning Law, Debt management and collection, Bankruptcy, Contracts, Non Profit Law, Commercial Leasing, Insurance Claims, Medical Malpractice, and Landlord-Tennant matters.

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About Harvard CSSA Venture Club

Harvard CSSA Venture Club is dedicated in preparing Harvard students and affiliates for a career in entrepreneurship. For those who have brilliant ideas and are ready to actualize such, Harvard CSSA Venture Club is the perfect platform where one can find access to extensive entrepreneurial resources and networking opportunities and, ultimately, kick-start his/her own business. It is our goal to spark innovation and idea exchange among the vibrant Harvard community.

About Asian American Association of Boston
Formed on July 1, 2010, Asian American Association is recognized as a U.S. Federal and Massachusetts nonprofit organization. As a center of friendship through networking and print media, AAA serves as an important tool for cultural and artistic exchange of information through members , between communities, various cultural institutions of Commerce, and Asian American ethnic communities. Through intercity, regional, as well as between China and the U.S. AAA providing a platform for communication, exchange, and cooperation and strives to achieve social harmony.

04/08/2014

[Harvard CSSA Venture Club + Boston Asian MBA Association Joint Event]

Beyond the Asian Network
Networking with entrepreneurs and MBAs


Time: April 11th 2014, 8pm-11pm
Location: The Liberty Hotel, Ballroom
(Close to Chalres/MGH Station on the MBTA Red Line)
Address: 215 Charles St, Boston, MA 02114





Harvard CSSA Venture Club and Boston Asian MBA Association are going to hold a joint networking event "Beyond The Asian Network" at The Liberty Hotel!
Join us for good conversation with MBAs, entrepreneurs, engineers, and experienced professionals.

EVENT INFO Boston Asian MBA Association is going to hold a "Beyond The Asian Network" at The Liberty Hotel! Join us for good conversation with MBAs, entrepreneurs, engineers, and experienced professionals. What's Beyond The Asian Network? Beyond the Asian Network is a professional networking even...

03/28/2014

[Harvard CSSA Venture Club] Finance Series 1

Company/Field Valuation and Stock Investment
公司/市场估值与股票投资

Speaker: Zhen Tao
(Analyst at TTN, Wall Street, New York)

Time: March 28th (Friday), 2014, 5-6:30 pm
Place: Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138
(Please RSVP to see the room number: http://goo.gl/oFjipq )
Language: Chinese 中文



Zhen Tao graduated from Rotman Commerce at University of Toronto. He has over 7 years’ experience in equity, derivatives, and macroeconomic research. Currently, he is an analyst at TTN, Wall Street, New York.



In this event, Zhen Tao will cover the basics in valuation of large corporation, with the focus on those which underwent IPO such as 中国工商银行 (ICBC), Yahoo (YHOO), and 新浪 (SINA), based on their balance sheets and income statements. He will then proceed with core product valuation of many familiar tech giants such as Tesla (TSLA), Coolpad, YY Inc (YY), and 奇景光电 (HIMX). Lastly, he will discuss the behavior finance by demonstrating the trends shown in Apple (AAPL) and Tesla (TSLA) stocks.

*ticker symbols for companies IPOed in US stock markets are shown in brackets.


Scientists and engineers who are technology maniac and planning to make future investment in those tech companies (e.g. buying Apple, Facebook or Tesla stocks) will find this event extremely helpful. The guest speaker will use very simple mathematics to perform all the valuation and explain key concepts; the valuation methods elaborated in this event are similar, if not exact, to the approach taken by other professional financial analysts. Most importantly, all the valuation process can be done at home using free internet services.

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About Harvard CSSA Venture Club

Harvard CSSA Venture Club is dedicated in preparing Harvard students and affiliates for a career in entrepreneurship. For those who have brilliant ideas and are ready to actualize such, Harvard CSSA Venture Club is the perfect platform where one can find access to extensive entrepreneurial resources and networking opportunities and, ultimately, kick-start his/her own business. It is our goal to spark innovation and idea exchange among the vibrant Harvard community. To achieve these missions, we offer the following opportunities for our members to learn and to advance their career:

Entreprenuership Training series.
Start-up Camp series.
Venture Insight series.
Finance series.

We look forward to have those who are interested in entrepreneurship – YOU – to join us or to offer your valuable feedback towards our activities. Please don't hesitate to email us at [email protected], with your name and information.

Sign up our email list: http://goo.gl/eC2Obl
Like our page: https://www.facebook.com/harvardcssaventureclub
Join our Linkedin group: http://goo.gl/ndPtnu
Website: http://hcssa.org/?page_id=389

03/28/2014

[Harvard CSSA Venture Club] Entrepreneurship Training 2
How to Do Efficient Market Research?

Learn to do market research with VC and EF Data Scientist…

Speakers:
James Ryan (Founding partner of Farpoint Ventures)

Xuan Yang (Data Scientist in GoAhead Tours, an EF 英孚 company)


Time: Jan 29th (Wednesday), 2014, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Place: Tsai Auditorium (蔡氏礼堂), CGIS South Building S010, Harvard University
Address: 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Language: English
Please RSVP here: http://goo.gl/nvpHne




Two sessions followed by panel discussion.

Session 1:

It may seem counterintuitive to a founder who is contemplating spending valuable time, energy and money to create a business, but in my experience too much market research can be counterproductive. I have seen many startups spend years tweaking their product based on market research and competitive analysis, and never focus on an all-out sales effort. The most important factor that determines success or failure of a venture is not the product but the ex*****on, which comes down to the team. Market research is essential, but HOW you do it is the key!



James Ryan has spent the past 20 years building global markets for US-based telecommunications and enterprise technology companies. Mr. Ryan exited five startups (2 IPOs, 2 acquisitions, 1 Chapter 11) and now uses his expertise as one of the founding partners of Farpoint Ventures helping startups from the US quickly build global sales channels and bring in revenues from overseas markets. Mr. Ryan has closed over $1B in export business recently.
Mr. Ryan holds a Bachelor's degree from Harvard University and a Master's degree from Osaka University. He has climbed Mt. Rainier three times, finished the Boston Marathon and Cape Cod Marathon, climbed Mt. Washington in all four seasons and hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon 10 times. He holds a Private Pilot license and enjoys flying his Cessna 172 around New England and beyond.

Session 2:

In a B2C company, there are often at least thousands of potential customers. The marketing team will have to decide whom they should send a promotion to; and the sales team will be facing a long queue to make sales calls. All these decision making processes are time and resource consuming if they don’t know which group of people to be targeted and reached. How does Data Mining help decision makers quickly go to and react to the market, improve sales achievement, and in the end, maximize financial performance?
In this presentation, Xuan Yang will share her best practice in EF and show you how to use Data Mining to drive business.



Xuan Yang is currently a Data Scientist in GoAhead Tours, an EF (英孚) company. She utilizes data mining to prioritize sales opportunities, optimize marketing & sales resource allocation. After earned Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Central University of Finance and Economics, in 2010, she went to Rice University to pursue Master’s degree in Statistics.
Xuan Yang is an innovator in her blood. She enjoys innovating recipes, creative traveling, and of course, creating models.



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About Harvard CSSA Venture Club

Harvard CSSA Venture Club is dedicated in preparing Harvard students and affiliates for a career in entrepreneurship. For those who have brilliant ideas and are ready to actualize such, Harvard CSSA Venture Club is the perfect platform where one can find access to extensive entrepreneurial resources and networking opportunities and, ultimately, kick-start his/her own business. It is our goal to spark innovation and idea exchange among the vibrant Harvard community. To achieve these missions, we offer the following opportunities for our members to learn and to advance their career:

Entreprenuership Training series.
Start-up Camp series.
Venture Insight series.

We look forward to have those who are interested in entrepreneurship – YOU – to join us or to offer your valuable feedback towards our activities. Please don't hesitate to email us at [email protected], with your name and information.

Sign up our email list: http://goo.gl/eC2Obl
Like our page: https://www.facebook.com/harvardcssaventureclub
Join our Linkedin group: http://goo.gl/ndPtnu
Website: http://hcssa.org/?page_id=389

01/21/2014

[Harvard CSSA Venture Club] Entrepreneurship Training 2 -
How to Do Efficient Market Research?

Speakers:
James Ryan (Founding partner of Farpoint Ventures)
Xuan Yang (Data Scientist in GoAhead Tours, an EF 英孚 company)

Time: Jan 29th (Wednesday), 2014, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Place: Pierce Hall 209, Harvard University
Address: 29 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138
Language: English
Please RSVP here: http://goo.gl/nvpHne




Two sessions followed by panel discussion.
Learn to do market research with VC and EF Data Scientist…


Session 1:

It may seem counterintuitive to a founder who is contemplating spending valuable time, energy and money to create a business, but in my experience too much market research can be counterproductive. I have seen many startups spend years tweaking their product based on market research and competitive analysis, and never focus on an all-out sales effort. The most important factor that determines success or failure of a venture is not the product but the ex*****on, which comes down to the team. Market research is essential, but HOW you do it is the key!


James Ryan has spent the past 20 years building global markets for US-based telecommunications and enterprise technology companies. Mr. Ryan exited five startups (2 IPOs, 2 acquisitions, 1 Chapter 11) and now uses his expertise as one of the founding partners of Farpoint Ventures helping startups from the US quickly build global sales channels and bring in revenues from overseas markets. Mr. Ryan has closed over $1B in export business recently.
Mr. Ryan holds a Bachelor's degree from Harvard University and a Master's degree from Osaka University. He has climbed Mt. Rainier three times, finished the Boston Marathon and Cape Cod Marathon, climbed Mt. Washington in all four seasons and hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon 10 times. He holds a Private Pilot license and enjoys flying his Cessna 172 around New England and beyond.


Session 2:

In a B2C company, there are often at least thousands of potential customers. The marketing team will have to decide whom they should send a promotion to; and the sales team will be facing a long queue to make sales calls. All these decision making processes are time and resource consuming if they don’t know which group of people to be targeted and reached. How does Data Mining help decision makers quickly go to and react to the market, improve sales achievement, and in the end, maximize financial performance?
In this presentation, Xuan Yang will share her best practice in EF and show you how to use Data Mining to drive business.


Xuan Yang is currently a Data Scientist in GoAhead Tours, an EF (英孚) company. She utilizes data mining to prioritize sales opportunities, optimize marketing & sales resource allocation. After earned Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Central University of Finance and Economics, in 2010, she went to Rice University to pursue Master’s degree in Statistics.
Xuan Yang is an innovator in her blood. She enjoys innovating recipes, creative traveling, and of course, creating models.



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About Harvard CSSA Venture Club

Harvard CSSA Venture Club is dedicated in preparing Harvard students and affiliates for a career in entrepreneurship. For those who have brilliant ideas and are ready to actualize such, Harvard CSSA Venture Club is the perfect platform where one can find access to extensive entrepreneurial resources and networking opportunities and, ultimately, kick-start his/her own business. It is our goal to spark innovation and idea exchange among the vibrant Harvard community. To achieve these missions, we offer the following opportunities for our members to learn and to advance their career:

Entreprenuership Training series.
Start-up Camp series.
Venture Insight series.

We look forward to have those who are interested in entrepreneurship – YOU – to join us or to offer your valuable feedback towards our activities. Please don't hesitate to email us at [email protected], with your name and information.

Sign up our email list: http://goo.gl/eC2Obl
Like our page: https://www.facebook.com/harvardcssaventureclub
Join our Linkedin group: http://goo.gl/ndPtnu
Website: http://hcssa.org/?page_id=389

11/24/2013

[Harvard CSSA Venture Club] Venture Insight 2
Building Brand: A way to attract investment

How to attract investment from Warren Buffet?
Story of brand building, sharing economy… from manager of public limited company.

Speaker: Kendra Larson
(Regional Manager for CORT)

Time: November 21th (Thursday), 2013, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Place: Pierce Hall 209, Harvard University
Address: 29 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138
(Refreshment will be served, and gift lottery for attendees)




In this event, Kendra Larson will talk about how CORT started, and defining moments in their history. What Warren Buffet looks for in a company? Why Warren Buffet decided to invest CORT? The merger process and the announcement in 2000.




CORT has more than 100 showrooms across the United States and a Global Network of partners servicing more than 70 countries around the world. CORT is the nation’s leading provider of transition services and help more than 80 percent of Fortune 500 companies.
In 2000, CORT became a Berkshire Hathaway company that belongs to Warren Buffet.




Kendra Larson is a Regional Manager for CORT Furniture Rental. She has been with CORT for 25 years and has been in Sales Management for the last 23 years. One of her biggest career accomplishments is to start the CORT Furniture Rental in New York City and made it the fourth largest CORT revenue district in the nation. When she was offered the opportunity to start CORT Furniture Rental in New York City, after 4 years of efforts in building and managing a sales force, the market was generating 10 million in annual rental revenues.


Please RSVP here: http://goo.gl/OULPLG

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About Harvard CSSA Venture Club:

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Harvard CSSA Venture Club aims to provide students and young professionals with insight and training on entrepreneurship, networking opportunities with entrepreneurs/field experts/venture capitalists/incubators, and discussion group to brainstorm business ideas.
We are OPEN to EVERYONE in the greater Boston area who are interested in Business, Start-ups, and Connecting China and the US.
If you'd like to join our management team or have any question, please don't hesitate to email us at: [email protected] , with your NAME, EMAIL, PHONE NUMBER, SCHOOL/COMPANY, MAJOR/POSITION.

11/16/2013

[Harvard CSSA Venture Club] Venture Insight 2
Building Brand: A way to attract investment

How to attract investment from Warren Buffet?
Story of brand building, sharing economy… from manager of public limited company.

Speaker: Kendra Larson
(Regional Manager for CORT)


Time: November 21th (Thursday), 2013, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Place: Pierce Hall 209, Harvard University
Address: 29 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138
(Refreshment will be served, and gift lottery for attendees)




In this event, Kendra Larson will talk about how CORT started, and defining moments in their history. What Warren Buffet looks for in a company? Why Warren Buffet decided to invest CORT? The merger process and the announcement in 2000.




CORT has more than 100 showrooms across the United States and a Global Network of partners servicing more than 70 countries around the world. CORT is the nation’s leading provider of transition services and help more than 80 percent of Fortune 500 companies.
In 2000, CORT became a Berkshire Hathaway company that belongs to Warren Buffet.




Kendra Larson is a Regional Manager for CORT Furniture Rental. She has been with CORT for 25 years and has been in Sales Management for the last 23 years. One of her biggest career accomplishments is to start the CORT Furniture Rental in New York City and made it the fourth largest CORT revenue district in the nation. When she was offered the opportunity to start CORT Furniture Rental in New York City, after 4 years of efforts in building and managing a sales force, the market was generating 10 million in annual rental revenues.


Please RSVP here: http://goo.gl/OULPLG

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About Harvard CSSA Venture Club:

Sign up our email list: http://goo.gl/eC2Obl
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Harvard CSSA Venture Club aims to provide students and young professionals with insight and training on entrepreneurship, networking opportunities with entrepreneurs/field experts/venture capitalists/incubators, and discussion group to brainstorm business ideas.
We are OPEN to EVERYONE in the greater Boston area who are interested in Business, Start-ups, and Connecting China and the US.
If you'd like to join our management team or have any question, please don't hesitate to email us at: [email protected] , with your NAME, EMAIL, PHONE NUMBER, SCHOOL/COMPANY, MAJOR/POSITION.

11/16/2013

[Harvard CSSA Venture Club] Startup Camp 2 - Doing Hardware Start-up, Get Started While You Are Young,

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Photographer: Nanxi Li

[Harvard CSSA Venture Club] Startup Camp 2
Doing Hardware Start-up:
Get Started While You Are Young

听 Harvard EE 在读博士讲硅谷创业故事……
Raise funding, Approach customer, Build team...

Speaker: Tao Tong
(Ph.D. at Harvard SEAS)

Time: November 11th (Monday), 2013, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Place: Pierce Hall 209, Harvard University
Address: 29 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138
(Refreshment will be served)


Tao Tong is a PhD student in Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. He is founding member and patent co-inventor of a semiconductor start-up designing silicon chips for mobile devices. Incorporated in mid 2012, their company has received several millions USD of funding.


In this event, Tao Tong will discuss the challenges as well as opportunities of doing a hardware start-up. He will talk about how to build a start-up from scratch and gather resources on the way to move the business forward. He will also share the experiences of building strong connections with giants like Samsung and Apple, as well as the experiences of working with investors and advisors.

Please RSVP here: http://goo.gl/qUrCuz

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About Harvard CSSA Venture Club:

Sign up our email list: http://goo.gl/eC2Obl
Like our page: https://www.facebook.com/harvardcssaventureclub

Harvard CSSA Venture Club aims to provide students and young professionals with insight and training on entrepreneurship, networking opportunities with entrepreneurs/field experts/venture capitalists/incubators, and discussion group to brainstorm business ideas.
We are OPEN to EVERYONE in the greater Boston area who are interested in Business, Start-ups, and Connecting China and the US.
If you'd like to join our management team or have any question, please don't hesitate to email us at: [email protected] , with your NAME, EMAIL, PHONE NUMBER, SCHOOL/COMPANY, MAJOR/POSITION.

11/10/2013

[Harvard CSSA Venture Club - Startup Camp 2]
Doing Hardware Start-up:
Get Started While You Are Young

Speaker: Tao Tong
(Ph.D. at Harvard SEAS)

Time: November 11th (Monday), 2013, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Place: Pierce Hall 209, Harvard University
Address: 29 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138
(Refreshment will be served)




Tao Tong is a PhD student in Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. He is founding member and patent co-inventor of a semiconductor start-up designing silicon chips for mobile devices. Incorporated in mid 2012, their company has received several millions USD of funding.


听 Harvard EE 在读博士讲硅谷创业故事……Raise funding, Approach customer, Build team...
In this event, Tao Tong will discuss the challenges as well as opportunities of doing a hardware start-up. He will talk about how to build a start-up from scratch and gather resources on the way to move the business forward. He will also share the experiences of building strong connections with giants like Samsung and Apple, as well as the experiences of working with investors and advisors.

Please RSVP here: http://goo.gl/qUrCuz

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About Harvard CSSA Venture Club:

Sign up our email list: http://goo.gl/eC2Obl
Like our page: https://www.facebook.com/harvardcssaventureclub

Harvard CSSA Venture Club aims to provide students and young professionals with insight and training on entrepreneurship, networking opportunities with entrepreneurs/field experts/venture capitalists/incubators, and discussion group to brainstorm business ideas.
We are OPEN to EVERYONE in the greater Boston area who are interested in Business, Start-ups, and Connecting China and the US.
If you'd like to join our management team or have any question, please don't hesitate to email us at: [email protected] , with your NAME, EMAIL, PHONE NUMBER, SCHOOL/COMPANY, MAJOR/POSITION.

11/10/2013

[HCSSA Venture Club] Startup Camp 1 - Student Power, Create a Start-up from Scratch

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[Harvard CSSA Venture Club - Startup Camp I]
Student Power: Create a Start-up from Scratch

Speaker: Jing Zhang, M.S., Siwen Zhang, M.ed., Ed.D. candidate, Meng Yang, Ph.D., MPH
(Co-founders of Global Peer Support in China)

Time: Oct 30th (Wednesday), 2013, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Place: Cruft 309, Harvard University(Click here to see the map)
Address: 9 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA 02138


Global Peer Support team members will share their experiences of the startup journey as current students. GPS has been recognized as a venture incubation program at Harvard Innovation Lab (iLab), and takes residence at iLab. Global Peer Support (GPS) in China was established in summer 2013 by a group of Harvard students. It is founded on the mission to connect minds. GPS believes that by facilitating personalized, strategically supported mentorship between at-risk Chinese youth and college students from top universities, GPS helps shape a generation of informed, creative, entrepreneurial, independent, and future-oriented new citizens in China. This panel discussion will cover their experience of product design, market research, and implementation as they continue to evolve as a new startup for the China market. They will also talk about iLab experience.

Please RSVP here: http://goo.gl/1of7SY
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学生的力量：创业从零开始 (分享创业伊始的酸甜苦辣)
演讲者：张晶，张锶雯，杨萌
“全球伙伴支持计划”简介
全球伙伴支持计划（Global Peer Support; GPS）是一个由哈佛大学和浙江大学的学生于2013年夏天创建的旨在为中国青少年提供高质量精神引导和支持服务的教育组织，已成功入驻哈佛大学创新实验室（Harvard Innovation Lab)的长期创业抚育项目。GPS将创新性的构建中国高中生与世界顶尖大学在校生或毕业生之间的交流平台，通过一对一个性化的伙伴支持模式达到减轻中学生对未来的困惑，提高综合素质并释放学习压力的目的。 我们的宗旨是塑造出创新性，创业型，自主独立，拥有未来奋斗目标的新一代中国公民。此次创业讨论不仅是一次创业经验的分享，更是一次难得的现身说法。期待您的加入，让我们共同探讨如何实现从无到有，却又综合国内外资源，并适应国内需求的新一代创业梦想吧。

Please RSVP here: http://goo.gl/1of7SY

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Harvard CSSA Venture Club aims to provide students and young professionals with insight and training on entrepreneurship, networking opportunities with entrepreneurs/field experts/venture capitalists/incubators, and discussion group to brainstorm business ideas.
We are OPEN to EVERYONE in the greater Boston area who are interested in Business, Start-ups, and Connecting China and the US.
If you'd like to join our management team or have any question, please don't hesitate to email us at: [email protected] , with your NAME, EMAIL, PHONE NUMBER, SCHOOL/COMPANY, MAJOR/POSITION.