Profit abroad: China a paradise for budding entrepreneurs

Spreading footprints: 25 is the number of countries in which Adil Husain’s group has opened offices with head office in Shanghai. PHOTO: INSTAGRAM/THE SECOND FLOOR

KARACHI: As an aspiring entrepreneur China is the dream country to start a business. Adil Husain, a Pakistani entrepreneur who started his business in China seven years ago, advises budding Pakistani entrepreneurs to enter the Chinese market instead of any other country.

“China has unlimited business opportunities mainly owing to its big population. The country is not only safe and secure for business and investment but also for living and raising your family,” said Husain while delivering a lecture at The Second Floor (T2F) Karachi.

After completing his higher education from a university in the United States, Husain chose China to start his business. “For me, China was an economy that was growing at a fast pace and it was a place where the world’s leading companies were trying to move,” he said.

Husain sold his car to finance his trip and went to China, learned Mandarin with his wife and launched business with whatever money he had in his hand. His wife got a job and he focused on his business.

“Today, the kitchen of my headquarters in Shanghai is bigger than my early offices when I started my business in China,” he said.

With the head office in Shanghai, the group today has offices in 25 countries all around the globe.

He advised young entrepreneurs in Pakistan to start their new business from China due to its fast growing economy. “Choose China to start your first business because this will continue to grow at a fast pace owing to its growing middle and upper middle class,” said Husain.

Pointing towards the importance of better relationships with neighbours, Husain said successive Chinese governments have developed good relations with its neighbours despite the difficulties it faced in the past.

Citing the example of Taiwan and Japan, he said China has always looked ahead while developing economic relations with its neighbouring countries despite political tensions and historic rivalries.

Husain is the president and founder of the Emerging Asia Group which provides primary research-based business-to-business (B2B) market intelligence in Asia. The company provides product information and consulting services that address the needs of clients which include strategy-consulting firms, business research firms, cross-border investors and Fortune 500 companies from all sectors.