Corporate Membership for large, medium and small enterprises
The annual subscription rates for CBBC Corporate Membership are:
Large Enterprises £2,500.00 + £437.50 VAT = £2,937.50
Medium Enterprises £1,250 + £218.75 VAT = £1,468.75
Small Enterprises £600.00 + £105.00 VAT = £705.00

For membership purposes a company's size (hence level of subscription) is defined by the company's number of employees and its sales turnover, according to the following parameters:

Benefits of CBBC corporate membership:
There are many benefits of CBBC corporate membership. Not least, access to our wide range of practical China business services and belonging to the UK's most prestigious and effective China business network. Specific CBBC services to which corporate members are entitled (either on a free, preferential or discounted basis) include:

Special Member Rates for Services and Events • Free Business Information • Networking Opportunities • Discounts • Other Corporate 'Member' Only Benefits • Annual Package of Free Services

1. Special Member Rates for Services and Events
• Special member rates for market research/consultancy, event management and exhibition assistance in China
• Reduced administration fees for CBBC sector missions to China
• Reduced rates for assistance with setting up a Representative Office in China
• Special member prices for public China business events run by CBBC

2. Free Business Information
• Regular emails, mailings and bulletins about members' events, useful information for doing business in China and priority notice of events organised by CBBC or other member companies
• CBBC's monthly magazine, China-Britain Business Review, free of charge for your main member contact and up to 3 secondary member contacts
• Access to the members' section of the CBBC website, currently being significantly upgraded and extended, including the addition of a Members' Directory.
• Free use of the CBBC Information Service.

3. Networking Opportunities
• Regular members' briefings/workshops by leading experts in the China business field in the UK or China
• Priority access to a wide range of Chinese business and government leaders through meetings and events organised by CBBC in the UK and China
• Free membership of the China Association and access to its quarterly lunches and expert speakers at discounted rates
• The opportunity to join one of CBBC's industry and sector initiatives eg

UK-China IPR Forum

Financial Services

Sport & Leisure

Innovation & Technology Forum

Agribusiness

Creative Industries

Energy/Environment

Education & Training

IPR Forum

4. Discounts
• Discounts offered on services provided by partner suppliers, including flights to China, hotel accommodation in China, meals at selected London restaurants, places at China-related conferences, Chinese business reports and Chinese mobile communications.
• Discounts on advertising in China-Britain Business Review, the CBBC Website and the British Centre, Beijing

5. Other Corporate 'Member' Only Benefits
• Access to our 'Launchpad' scheme - the provision of facilities and a member of our staff working exclusively for you in one of our China offices
• CBBC co-operation in the promotion of member company events in the UK
• Eligibility to vote at CBBC general meetings and to stand for election to the Board.
• Access to our Members Directory.

6. Annual Package of Free Services
• An agreed, tailored package of free services (selected from the following list) for each corporate member in each year of membership. CBBC recognises that each company's needs are different and the elements described below should be seen as illustrative of the services available: in some cases there may be other services which CBBC can offer. Each tailored package will comprise a selection of the elements below and will be delivered on the basis of a work brief and delivery timescale agreed between CBBC and the member company. These services, listed below, may be delivered in the UK or China:

In the UK
a) Strategic Advice Discussion with a CBBC director, regional manager or sector manager to review market entry strategy, examine a particular issue or assess plans for improving the company's business in China.
b) Preliminary Investigation Research into questions that will help the company gain a better understanding of its position and potential in the market. The nature and extent of this work would be agreed with CBBC's Business Group.
c) Internet Search Identification and summary of a Chinese-language website of interest to the company, or an Internet search for information on Chinese companies in a particular industry.
d) Translated Company Profile Translation into Chinese of a brief description of the member company and its activities.
e) Chinese Name Recommendation by CBBC of a suitable Chinese name for the company's main member contact or, where appropriate, for the company itself.
f) Visit Preparation Detailed advice on visiting China, including tips on matters such as travel, business culture, negotiating, communicating and the use of interpreters.
g) Events Schedule A report detailing sector-specific exhibitions, missions and seminars in China, and China-related events and conferences in the UK.
h) Funding Overview Advice on assistance and resources available to businesses from official UK agencies, both central and regional.
i) Company Feature A piece in the China-Britain Business Review describing the member company, key people active in the China market and (if appropriate) its intentions in the market. Available to companies on first joining only.
j) Internet Domain Name Registration CBBC is able to assist in arranging for the registration of a company's domain name in China, subject to the availability of the domain name having been confirmed by the company itself.

In China
k) Local Business Briefing Meetings with one or two of CBBC's eight office managers to gain an appreciation of the profile of business in the local area.
l) Visit Assistance Up to four meetings with local Chinese companies from an appropriate industry, one meeting accompanied by a member of staff from the local CBBC office.
m) Exhibition Support Assistance in promoting the company at an exhibition.
n) Networking Opportunities Advice on how and where to meet other British or foreign companies active in China.
o) Official Introductions Help in identifying and establishing contact with the right people in the local Diplomatic Post, British Chamber of Commerce or other British interest organisations.

Note: Additional services requested by companies, outside the package of free Services, taken from the above list, agreed between CBBC and the company, will incur charges calculated at preferential membership rates.

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