I didn't realise how much my agent was charging me. One reverse image search on 1688 and there it was. Same product. Real factory. Half the price. My agent had been sitting in the middle the whole time. Here's the catch: agents do solve two real problems, shipping and payment. The payment wall is the one that actually keeps you stuck. WorldFirst lets you pay Chinese suppliers directly, same day, low fees. Follow WorldFirst for more sourcing tips.
Singapore grows no rice, yet rice is on every table. The importers who bring it in are also required to hold a national stockpile. This is one of them, a family business more than 50 years old. In this episode, Andrew Tan explains where Singapore's rice comes from, why chicken rice and sushi need different grains, what ten years chairing the Rice Importers Association taught him about competition, and how a commodity trader thinks about the US dollar. #Rice #FoodSecurity #Singapore #SME #FamilyBusiness @bosses.united
If you've spent time in China, you use Alipay every day. What most foreign business owners don't know: WorldFirst is part of the same group (Ant Group). Same ecosystem, different job. Alipay handles consumer payments. WorldFirst handles cross-border business payments. 150,000+ Chinese suppliers are on the WorldFirst network. Direct connection to Alipay infrastructure. Follow WorldFirst for more on doing business with China.
