Houston EB-5 Seminar A Good Turnout!

Jose Latour Gave a Presentation

Networking Session

Jo Ann Clarke of EB-5 Resources Center

Dr. Scott Barnhart of Barnhart Economics Services

Over 30 regional center sponsors, commercial real estate developers, manufacturer representatives and government officials and Chinese newspaper reporters gathered to have a lively discussion on various issues and concerns about EB-5 program at Doubletree Guest Suites by the Galleria on April 29, 2011.  Dr. Scott Barnhart, Jose Latour, Jo Ann Clarke, Brian Su and other speakers presented their expertise and knowledge to audiences from over 15 states.  The event was a great success. Artisan Business Group, Inc., a leading Sino-US investment advisory firm, has been organizing and hosting investment seminars around the country since last year. For a list of upcoming US investment events, please contact us today. 

San Diego EB-5 Boot Camp Announced by Artisan Business Group

(Houston) Mr. Brian Su announced San Diego EB-5 Boot Camp that is scheduled at Omni Hotel and Resort on June 18, 2011. The event is in conjunction with AILA annual conference in the third week of June.  It is sponsored by WSLK, the leading EB-5 immigrant investors program wholesaler in Asia.

Artisan Business Group is hosting an EB-5 seminar at DoubleTree Guest Suites Houston by the Galleria on April 29, 2011.   The Houston Seminar features Jose Latour, Jo Ann Clarke of EB-5 Resources Center, Dr. Scott Barnhart of Barnhart Economics Services, John Jiang of Henry Global, Thomas Shou of SinoTrans International, and Brian Su. Nearly 40 executives from all over the country registered the event.

For more information about the San Diego event, log on http://www.eb5bootcamp.com

North Dakota Receives its first EB-5 regional center designation

Sen. Kent Conrad and John Hoeven announced that the Center for Innovation Foundation was approved last week to begin operating as an EB-5 Regional Center, the only one of its kind in North Dakota and Minnesota. CEO Bruce Gjovig said the designation will offer local entrepreneurs an “incredible new tool” to attract equity investment from overseas.For more information about EB-5 regional center program, contact us today.

Christian Science Monitor Interviews Brian Su

The Christian Science Monitor Beijing Bureau chief reporter Peter Ford interviewed Mr. Brian Su on various issues concerning EB-5 regional center program and Chinese investors in the People's Republic of China. The Christian Science Monitor is an international news organization. For media request, please contact us at http://www.eb5newsblog.org.

Report from China: Migration Agency Hosts Promotional Seminars for ISRC

Two promotional seminars for Idaho State Regional Center gold-mine EB-5 project are announced in Beijing and Shenzhen on April 28, 2011. For more information, contact us today.

Report from China: Migration Agency Hosts Promotional Seminars for Cleveland International Fund Regional Center

Two promotional seminars have been conducted for Cleveland International Fund Regional Center in Haerbin, Helongjiang Province (April 23, 2011) and Beijing (April 24, 2011)this weekend. CiF CEO Eddy Zai has been very active in promoting the Center's projects in China, its first project Flats East Bank was sold out in China last December.  Mr. Zai attended the events and introduced Cleveland's new project in China. 

Chinese High Net Worth Individuals Keen on Immigration Investment

Yesterday China Merchants Bank issued "China's Private Wealth Report 2011" that shows that China has 50 million people with more than ten million USD in assets. Interests in investing domestic real estate is cooling off and the enthusiasm for immigration investment is getting stronger. The report indicates that about 27% Chinese billionaires have completed emigration investment.  Canada and the U.S. are the most desired and popular destinations for Chinese investors.

Report from China: Migration Agents Hosts Promotional Seminars for Vermont State Regional Center

Two licensed Chinese migration agencies are to host three EB-5 promotional seminars for Country Home Products, Inc. project of the State of Vermont Regional Center.  The seminars will be taking place in Shanghai (2:00 pm Saturday April 23, 2011),  Beijing (2:00 pm Sunday April 24, 2011), and Shenzhen (2:00 pm Tuesday April 26, 2011).  The meetings will be attended by Mr. James Candido of the State of Vermont Regional Center and Mr. Joseph Perrotto, CEO of Country Home Products, Inc.

Artisan Business Group has been assisting SVRC in marketing new EB-5 projects in China.  For more information about promoting your EB-5 program to Chinese investors, contact us today.

Report from China: Migration Agent Hosts NCRC Promotional Seminars in Beijing and Shenzhen

A licensed Chinese migration agency is to host two EB-5 promotional seminars for Northern California Regional Center in Beijing (2:30 pm Friday April 22, 2011) and Shenzhen (2:30 pm Saturday April 23, 2011) China. Two public seminars were held last weekend in Beijing and Shenzhen, due to strong interests and high demand for agricultural EB-5 project, the migration agency decides to offer another round of promotional events.  Northern California Regional Center has been very successful in marketing its dairy farm project among Chinese investors since it is different and unique from most of the real estate deals.  Artisan Business Group assisted NCRC in securing major agent contracts in China.  For more information about promoting your EB-5 program to Chinese investors, contact us today.

Report from China: Migration Agent Hosts NYCRC Promotional Seminar in Guangzhou

A licensed Chinese migration agency is to host an EB-5 promotional seminar for New York City Regional Center at 7:00 pm April 21, 2011 (Thursday) in the city of Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. For more information about EB-5 program, contact us today.

How Do Chinese Millionaires Make Their Money?

(Source: by Carey Chambers, dragonbn.com)

New figures released by the Hurun Wealth Report indicate that there are 960,000 millionaires in China, up almost 10% from the previous year. 85,000 new millionaires were created in China last year. So how are these millionaires making their money?

According to the report, 55% of China’s millionaires have acquired their wealth through private businesses, 20% are property developers and 15% are stock market speculators. The remaining 10% are company executives. The average age of a Chinese millionaire is 39, which is 15 years younger than Western millionaires. The report estimates that one-third of Chinese millionaires are women.

Read the full report at: http://old.hurun.net/listreleaseen548.aspx

Artisan Buisness Group Announces Upcoming EB-5 Events in San Diego and Boston

Artisan Business Group, Inc., announces upcoming EB-5 events this summer. "EB-5 Boot Camp" sponsored by WSLK, a leading EB-5 migration service provider in Asia, at Omni Hotel and Resort in San Diego, California, on June 18, 2011 and  "2011 EB-5 Investment Summit: Dealmakers Conference" at Embassy Hotel by Logan Airport in Boston on July 29, 2011. Speakers will be announced soon. To register your name on the mailing list for event updates, log on http://eb5summit.eventbrite.com/.

Dallas Regional Center EB-5 Project Attracts Foreign Investors

The City of Dallas Regional Center has fully subscribed its second project, opening the door to a $30 million multifamily development in North Oak Cliff. The center is funded by contributions from foreign investors participating in the EB-5 regional center pilot program. To date, the program has attracted $23 million of investment capital to the city. The newest contributions are partially funding Zang Triangle, four-story building with 260 apartments being developed by Lang Partners LLC. The project is expected to create more than 250 direct and indirect jobs. For more information about EB-5 program, contact us today.

Montana Receives its First EB-5 Regional Center Designation

USCIS approved Montana's first EB-5 regional center - Northern Rockies Regional Center. For more information about EB-5 regional center program, contact us today.

Northern Rockies Regional Center
Geographic Scope: The State of Montana
Industries: Mixed-Use Real Estate Development; Remediation Services; New Single-Family Housing Construction; Multi-Family Housing Construction; Commercial and Institutional Building Construction; Senior Living; Health & Fitness; Clean/Green/Sustainable Energy Technologies; High-efficiency Battery Technology; Power Grid Storage Technology; Wind, Solar and Other Alternative Energy

EB-5 Regional Center Designation and Investors Procurement Seminar Announced in Houston

Speakers from a range of disciplines will address “EB-5 Regional Center Designation, Management and Investors Procurement” at a Friday, April. 29, 2011, seminar in Houston, Texas, Artisan Business Group, Inc., announced today. Presenters include well-known EB-5 professionals such as: Brian Su, CEO of Artisan Business Group, Inc.; Jose Latour of Latour Law;  Jo Ann Clarke, Founder of The EB-5 Resource Center; Dr. Scott W Barnhart, Barnhart Economics Services, LLC; John Jiang, US Managing Director of Henry Global Consulting Group; Michael Gibson, USAdvisors.org; and Thomas Shou of SinoTrans International. EB-5  Immigrant Investor Program was created by Congress in 1990 to stimulate the U.S. economy through job creation and capital investment. Immigrant investors create a new commercial enterprise or invest in a troubled business, and high net worth overseas investors get an available and expedient green card option. More than $2.5 billion has been invested in American enterprises through EB-5 in the last five years, creating tens of thousands of new jobs for U.S. workers. China and Korea are the largest markets for the U.S. EB-5 regional center investment projects.

The Houston EB-5 seminar will provide the latest legal and market information and updates to real estate and legal professionals who are experienced with EB-5 program and to those who are new to the program, including:

    *     Immigration and business attorneys: The EB-5 program is a highly beneficial permanent residence option for wealthy investors from China, Korea, Latin America, the Middle East and other parts of the world .

    *     Businesses considering EB-5 alternative capital: Given the current condition of the financial market, the EB-5 program may be the answer for many real estate and clean energy as well as various type of investment projects without traditional capital funding.

    *     Potential EB-5 Regional Center sponsors and developers: More than 90 percent of EB-5 investment is conducted through federally approved and designated EB-5 Regional Centers.

    *     Current EB-5 Regional Centers: The seminar will address developing a project through a Regional Center, properly setting up escrow accounts, drafting USCIS-compliant business plans, Regional Center administration and structuring an EB-5 enterprise, and effectively promoting and marketing the investment projects in China and other countries.

“The U.S. government created and established the EB-5 regional center pilot program. We’ve seen a lot interests from Chinese and Korean investors in past two years” said Brain Su, an EB-5 marketing expert speaking at the seminar. “Every day we learn something new about the EB-5 program. This seminar will help more real estate developers and investment communities to access the benefits of this unique EB-5 program.”
  
Registration for the April 29, 2011, seminar at the DoubleTree Guest Suites by the Galleria in Houston, Texas, is available at http://www.eb5workshop.com. Group discount is available. Space is very limited, register today.

USCIS Releases EB-5 Training Materials

(Source: IIUSA) In response to a Freedom of Information Act request, USCIS released 486 pages of materials used to train USCIS officers in the adjudication of EB-5 immigrant investor cases. The materials include 446 pages released in their entirety, and 40 pages released in part. USCIS withheld 35 pages in full. Special thanks to H. Ronald Klasko, Chairman of AILA EB-5 Committee (and IIUSA Member). For more information about EB-5 program, contact us today.

China Press Interviews Mr. Brian Su on EB-5 Immigration Program

One of the leading international Chinese language newspapers "China Press" interviewed Mr. Brian Su, CEO of Artisan Business Group, Inc., a leading EB-5 market consulting and advisory service based in Springfield, Illinois.  Mr. Su expressed his concern on the future of EB-5 regional center pilot program as the majority EB-5 investors have been coming from the People's Republic of China in last two years and the pilot program will be soon expired in September 2012.  There are over 20 regional center projects available in Chinese market, however, investors are very concerned about the safety of their investments and transparency of projects that are being promoted to them. Mr. Su warns that due diligence is very critical and necessary for any investors who would invest in an EB-5 investment project. For more information about EB-5 program, contact us today.

Report from China: the State of Vermont Regional Center Promotes CHP EB-5 Project

Two EB-5 promotional seminars will be hosted in Shanghai and Beijing on the weekend of April 23-24, 2011 for the State of Vermont Regional Center's Country Home Project (CHP) EB-5 project. State official Mr. James Candido and CHP CEO Joseph Perrotto will be attending the events.  Artisan Business Group invited two leading migration agents from China to tour CHP facilities last October and secured marketing contracts for the project.

For more information about EB-5 regional center activities in China, contact us today.

Report from China: EB-5 Promotional Seminars for Northern California Regional Center Dairy Farm Project

Two EB-5 promotional seminars will be organized and hosted for Northern California Regional Center dairy farm project in Beijing and Shenzhen at 2:30 pm April 16, 2011.  Artisan Business Group  invited Chinese migration agents to visit the farm in Feb 2011 and secured marketing contracts with major Chinese migration firms. Aritsan has been assisting the center to market its EB-5 project to Chinese investors in China.  For details about EB-5 regional center activities, contact us today.

Hurun Research Institute released the Hurun Wealth Report 2011

(Source:  Hurun Report, 12 April 2011, Shanghai)


Hurun Research Institute today released the GroupM Knowledge - Hurun Wealth Report 2011, detailing the number of millionaires broken down by region across China. This is the third year of the report.  China has 960,000 ‘millionaires’ with personal wealth of 10 million Yuan or more (USD 1.5 million), up 85,000 individuals or 9.7% year on year.  In 2009, there were 825,000 millionaires, growing last year to 875,000.

Rising property prices and a fast-growing GDP have been the key drivers for the growth in the number of these millionaires. Property prices in 2010 rose across the country by 13.7% according to a government report, with luxury property prices rising even faster.

Where the Chinese Luxury Consumer Lives

	No. of millionaires*	%
Beijing	170,000	17.7%
Guangdong	157,000	16.4%
Shanghai	132,000	13.8%
Zhejiang	126,000	13.1%
Jiangsu	68,000	7.1%
Fujian	36,000	3.8%
Shandong	33,000	3.4%
Liaoning	29,000	3.0%
Sichuan	24,000	2.5%
Henan	16,500	1.7%
Others	168,500	17.6%
Total	960,000	100.0%

* Individuals in China with personal wealth of 10 million Yuan or more

Regional Distribution

	Number of Millionaires
East China	412,500	43.0%
North China	228,000	23.8%
South China	166,000	17.3%
North East	47,500	4.9%
West China	44,400	4.6%
Central China	43,500	4.5%
North West	18,100	1.9%
Total	960,000	100.0%

Of the 960,000 millionaires, 55% derived their wealth from their private business.  20% are property speculators, who have ridden the fast hike in home prices. 15% are stock market gurus, who are also the youngest with an average age of 38. The remaining 10% are high earning salaried executives.The Chinese millionaire is born in 1972, and today is 39 years, a full fifteen years younger than their Western counterparts.30% of the millionaires are female.

“China’s millionaires are fast becoming sophisticated and aspire towards higher social status” said Rupert Hoogewerf. “Four out of five millionaires, for example, are thinking of sending their children to study overseas, with the US and UK their preferred destinations. The richer they are, the younger they seem to want to send their children overseas.”

60,000 Super Rich
China has 60,000 ‘super rich’ with 100 million Yuan or more, up 9.0% on last year.

Beijing leads the way with 10,000 individuals followed by Guangdong with 9,000 and Shanghai with 7,800.

The average age of the super rich is 43 years. These super rich tend to own three properties, five luxury watches and four cars. There has been a surge of interest in drinking fine wines and collecting art, especially Chinese classical art. This year they are looking to add a holiday home, with Sanya their destination of choice.

Hidden Wealth
“There is still a great deal of hidden wealth in the Chinese economy," said Rupert Hoogewerf. “We estimate there to be 4000 Renminbi billionaires in China, with only a third making the Hurun Rich List.”

 GroupM Knowledge - Hurun Wealth Report 2011
Rich and Super-Rich Broken down by Region

	No. of Millionaires*	Rank	Increase of Indiv.		No. of Super Rich**	Increase of Indiv.
Total	960,000		85,000		60,000	5,000
Beijing	170,000	1	19,000		10,000	600
Guangdong	157,000	2	12,000		9,000	800
Shenzhen	49,300		4,300		3,300	190
Guangzhou	53,500		3,700		4,000	140
Dongguan	14,600		na		840	na
Shanghai	132,000	3	10,000		7,800	500
Zhejiang	126,000	4	9,500		7,450	690
Hangzhou	51,500		4,200		2,850	260
Wenzhou	22,000		1,600		2,330	200
Ningbo	14,700		1,200		950	90
Jiangsu	68,000	5	5,400		4,600	300
Nanjing	24,000		1,900		1,800	120
Suzhou	16,900		1,300		990	60
Fujian	36,000	6	2,500		2,200	100
Fuzhou	11,000		700		560	20
Xiamen	12,200		800		660	20
Shandong	33,000	7	2,500		1,900	180
Qingdao	12,000		900		620	50
Yantai	1,700		na		110	na
Liaoning	29,000	8	2,200		1,920	210
Dalian	11,900		900		750	60
Shenyang	8,340		680		560	50
Sichuan	24,000	9	1,900		1,700	180
Chengdu	14,500		1,000		800	70
Henan	16,500	10	1,300		1,150	110
Tianjin	16,000	11	1,500		1,180	150
Hebei	15,500	12	1,000		1,200	90
Shanxi	14,000	13	700		1,250	140
Hubei	13,500	14	1,000		1,000	100
Wuhan	4,710		na		350	na
Hunan	13,500	14	1,000		760	90
Shaanxi	13,000	16	2,000		760	80
Xi’an	4,190		na		260	na
Inner Mongolia	12,500	17	2,300		790	90
Chongqing	11,500	18	1,800		730	80
Heilongjiang	11,000	19	1,400		730	60
Harbin	6,740		950		410	40
Jiangxi	9,000	20	800		760	80
Anhui	8,500	21	1,400		850	90
Jilin	7,500	22	1,200		480	50
Yunnan	5,500	23	700		500	70
Guangxi	5,000	24	400		370	40
Hainan	4,000	25	500		160	30
Guizhou	3,000	26	300		260	20
Xinjiang	3,000	26	400		240	30
Ningxia	800	28	100		90	10
Gansu	700	29	50		80	10
Qinghai	600	30	100		50	10
Tibet	400	31	50		40	10

* Individuals with personal wealth of 10 million Yuan or more
** Individuals with personal wealth of 100 million Yuan or more

Artisan Business Group Secures Contracts for EB-5 Regional Center Clients

Artisan Business Group, Inc., have secured multiple EB-5 marketing contracts with leading Chinese migration agencies for two EB-5 regional center clients in Florida and California this week.  For more information about how we can help your regional center marketing in China, contact us today.

Report from China: Grand Canyon EB-5 Regional Center introduces Wellspirng Center Therapy EB-5 Project

Wellspring Therapy Center's founder and managing partner Dennis Cunningham is visiting Beijing to promote the 30,000 sq ft. Wellspring Center project which requires 42 EB-5 investors. A promotional seminar is hosted by a local migration agency at 2:30 pm April 12, 2011. To learn more about attracting Chinese investors to your EB-5 regional center projects, contact us today.

Report from China: US Employment Development Lending Center (USEDLC) Promotes EB-5 Project in Qingdao

CEO John Shen of the United States Employment Development Lending Center (USEDLC) and Bruce Thompson (executive director of the National Association of Premier Lending and a former Regional Administrator of Region IX of the US Small Business Administration) attended a promotional seminar at 2:00 pm April 9, 2011 in the city of Qingdao, Shandong Province.For more information about EB-5 regional center activities in China and Korea, contact us today.

America China Real Estate Summit and Covention 2011

The America China Real Estate Summit and Convention 2011 (ACRESCON) is the only exhibition in China that brings cash-rich Chinese investors together with American REALTORS® and property developers to create tremendous investment opportunities. To participate and exhibit your EB-5 regional center orinvestment project at the convention August 5-7, 2011 in Beijing, contact us today or call 217-899-6385.

Artisan Business Group Announces US Real Estate Investment Seminar in Las Vegas

Artisan Business Group announces a new "Promoting and Selling US Real Estate to Chinese/Asian Investors Seminar" May 25, 2011 in Las Vegas. The seminar is designed to educate American real estate developers, real estate agents, real estate bankers, financial services, insurance, international business attorneys and immigration attorneys who like to serve wealthy Chinese and Asian investors that are interested in investing in real estate or buying properties in the U.S.  Featured speakers include experts in immigration, real estate investment, international taxation and accounting, international marketing and Chinese migration service.  More details are available at http://www.AttractAsianInvestors.com. 

Photos from Invest in America (Guangzhou) Summit 2011

The Summit Opening by VIP Officials

Artisan Business Group Team Members

Non-EB-5 Exhibitor with Visitors

Century America RC (pending) Robert Hobbs with Visitors

Regional Center at the Exhibition

Jeff Carr of Economics and Policy Resources

Kevin Wright of Wright Johnson LLC at the Receiption

Event Sponsors at the Reception 

Chinese Migration Industry Roundtable Meeting

Exhibitor Presentation

Proton Regional Center Booth

George Ekins of LARC and Joseph McCarthy of McAdam & McCarthy

Mirzam RC President Clifford Morris Interviews with Local TV

Brian Su with Jeff Carr

Artisan Business Group Booth

Over 40 US EB-5 regional centers and companies exhibited at the Invest in America (Guangzhou) Summit 2011 April 19-20, 2011, at Grand Hyatt Hotel in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province. RCI-FirstPathway Partners, CMB Export, LLC., New York City Regional Center, Maryland Area Regional Center (pending) , Century American Regional Center (pending), Economic & Policy Resources, Inc., Artisan Business Group, Millennium Intertrust Corporation, Gold Coast Florida Regional Center, Law Offices of  Steve Qi & Associates, Grand Canyon Regional Center, California State Regional Center (pending), Mirzam Investor Green Card Regional Center, CIPS - Certified International Property Specialist, Continental Americas Regional Center (pending),  Investment Company of America, Steel HQ USA, LLC., Charlotte Harbor Regional Center, Cleveland Int'l Fund Regional Center, Gulf Coast Funds Management LLC., Florida Regional Center, Colorado Regional Center, UV Blood Labs, Inc., Fordham University, [212] Media, Lion's Property Development Group, UC Berkeley Journalism, The North Texas EB-5 Regional Center, Los Angeles Regional Center, Intercontinental Regional Center Trust of Chicago (pending), Lyfe Kitchen, Synergy, Capitol Bancorp, Supportive Living of Chicago, Seco Development, Inc., Rowbotham & Company LLP, McAdam & McCarthy, Northern California Regional Center, New York Proton Regional Center, Pinnacle International, EB5 Capital, IMMSA Inc., Atlantic American Opportunities Funds, Info.com, The State of Kentucky China Trade Center/Midwest Center for Foreign Investment, Trilogy Group of Companies, the State of Maryland China Trade Office. 


Wailian Overseas Consulting Group was the host of the Invest in America Summit which was promoted exclusively by Artisan Business Group, Inc.  The event was co-sponsored by RCI-FirstPathway Partners, Gold Coast Florida Regional Center, and Robotham and Company LLP, along with the Organizing Committee which included MasLink, Fly Overseas, Wenzhou Overseas, Wailian, Sino American Trade Development Association, and EB-5 China Market Council.  The 2011 Summit featured nearly 30 breakout sessions and regional center presentations, as well as the migration industry roundtable meeting which attended by over two licensed migration agencies. 


We hope you participate in the next Summit 2012 in Shanghai, please register your name for future update at http://eb5summit.eventbrite.com. Official Chinese website for the Summit  is now available to display event video clips and exhibitor logos and TV interviews for Chinese visitors to view, you can see it at http://www.top-eb5.com.

Shangdong Authority Revokes Three Immigration Service Licenses

The Shandong Provincial Exit-Entry Administration announced suspension of three migration firm's licenses due to the firms inability to pass 2010 annual compliance review.  For more information about working with Chinese licensed migration consulting firms and promoting EB-5 regional center projects in China, contact us today.

Brian Su's Houston EB-5 Seminar- April 29th- COME SEE US!

(Source: Jose Latour)

Anyone who has sought EB-5 investors from China and doesn't know who Brian Su is needs to take a step back and regroup.  The reality is that China, as the world's largest consumer of EB-5 Immigrant Investor visas, is the "Wild, Wild East" for EB-5 Regional Centers looking for Chinese VC.  China's booming investor market is administered by an unpoliced independent agency network which ranges from the extremely professional and reliable to the downright criminal.  The decision on WHO your Regional Center should work with in China is not to be taken lightly.


In 2010, an RC client wanted to plan some China events.  Although I like to think of myself as a seasoned veteran in that part of the world, it's been 14 years since I closed my satellite offices in Hong Kong and Manila;  when I last had an office there, Hong Kong was still an independant British protectorate, returning to Chinese authority in 1997!  Fourteen year old expertise is an oxymoron, needless to say.


Accordingly, I did what all intrepid attorneys do: I Googled. Then I Googled some more.  Then I called a few friends here and there.  And then I Yahooed.  All roads - and I do mean all roads -- led to Brian Su.  My initial reaction was that perhaps I'd finally found a guy better at marketing himself than me, a Deepak Chopra of EB5dom, if you will.  'Twas indeed the case, but for different reasons: Brian was the ubiquitous name not because of his self-promotion but, rather, because of the unique role he has carved out as the primary resource on EB-5 marketing in China available to the EB-5 industry, plain and simple.


I called Brian and he was as approachable as anyone with whom I've ever bantered EB-5 matters.  That led to another call with the client.  After patiently explaining the nature of EB-5 marketing in China to us and going over his services and fees, Brian did what many in the EB-5 sector simply would never do: he told us that he didn't think we were ready for China yet.  He explained that the client's project needed to have certain things in place and that he'd be happy to help us when it was time, but that he didn't want to take my client's money when he didn't think he could achieve their objectives as stated.  In an industry sector where mediocre attorneys with little understanding of the EB-5 routinely send spam touting their "expert" $75,000 EB-5 Regional Center formation services to clueless, cash-hungry developers, an honest man turning away a paying client is a notable contrast!
And so, like so many before me, I am an unabashed member of the "EB-5 in China = Brian Su" Fan Club.
On April 29th, 2011, Brian will be hosting another of his invaluable workshops (which sell out quickly), this time in Houston.  For the first time, he's invited several of us who live and breathe EB-5 to be a part of his presentation.  The folks he's invited, by no coincidence, just happen to be on the same page as Brian: straight-talking, no baloney experts who will give you the real lowdown on the EB-5 opportunity.  It's the first multifaceted, comprehensive seminar of its kind, and though the title is a bit unweildy (reminder to self: pithy lessons to Brian), it says it all:

EB-5 Regional Center Designation and Management, Investors Procurement and Project Case Study Seminar: Learn How EB-5 Program Helps You Fund Large Scale Real Estate, High Tech, Clean Energy and Manufacturing Investment Projects

If your project is considering targeting venture capital via the EB-5 visa category, this is an event you will NOT want to miss.  Your $569 seminar fee will get you a $10,000 education on EB-5, and you will learn the secrets, pitfalls, and strategies which those of us in this business have learned the hard way. 
Here's the link:

April 29th Houston EB-5 Seminar with Brian Su


P.S.I don't make a penny on this but tell Brian that Jose sent you so I can get the karma points...I want to be a regular on the Brian Su circuit! SEE YOU IN HOUSTON!!

Report from China: Nanjing Promotional Seminar for NYCRC EB-5 Project

Online Ad from a Migration Agency Website

A leading Chinese migration agency is hosting a promotional seminar for a new EB-5 "East River Water Front Development Project" for New York City Regional Center (NYCRC) at 2:00 pm, April 9, 2011, in the city of Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.  For more information about EB-5 regional center activities in China and Korea, contact us today.

Report from China: Leading Migration Agent Seek New EB-5 Investment Projects

A leading migration agency is seeking high quality EB-5 regional center investment projects for marketing in China. Preferred projects include hotels, assisted living facilities, clean energy, hospitals, ect.  For details, contact us today.

Report from China: Shangdong Exit-Entry Services Association Accepts Six New Members

Six licensed migration consulting firms have been granted membership by Shandong Exit-Entry Services Association March 30, 2011. The new members include: Jinan International Exchange Center, Jinnan Andaxin Overseas Consulting Co., Kezhi Information Consulting Co. Kaipu Consulting Co., Ltd., Pan-Am United Investment Consulting Co., Qingdao Worldway Investment Consulting Co.  For more information about working with Chinese EB-5 migration agents, contact us today.

USCIS Approves a New Regional Center in Hawaii

The latest member of EB-5 regional center program is Aloha Regional Center in Maui, Hawaii. The regional center designation application was submitted by Wright Johnson LLC and McAdam and McCarthy team. Congratulations to Ed, Kevin and Joseph!

Characteristics of Chinese EB-5 Investors

Many immigration attorneys have asked me about EB-5 investors from China.  The majority of Chinese EB-5 investors share the following characteristics:

Who Are They?

- Mostly male, married, between 40-50 years of age

- Private business owners, individuals who made wealthy through investment in stocks and real estate

- The Chinese are willing and eager to invest in the U.S.

Where Are They Coming from?

- Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, ChongQing and 2nd tier cities such as Hangzhou, Shenyang, Chengdu, etc.

What Do They Like?

- Projects in areas with large Asian or Chinese population – They want to stay closer to their own culture, food, language and media.

- Want Green Cards, also prefer to have a real estate unit in the investment exit strategy. Chinese love real estate.

- Better (perceived) value or return with low risk – they expect good ROI and little risk!

What Are the Motivations to Invest Overseas?

- For the sake of their own children’s education, safety and future

- Protecting personal assets and family fortune

- Seeking permanent residency (Green Card)  and new business opportunities in the U.S.

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