On Friday, October 29, 2010, 200 leading edge medium and small sized companies (SMEs) from Zhejiang Province, one of the richest Chinese provinces with many of the most vibrant SMEs, led by Mr. Zushan Lv, Governor of Zhejiang Province, will visit New York to participate in the Zhejiang – US SME Partnership Program. A list of the Zhejiang SME Business Delegation (pdf) is available here.

The Zhejiang – US SME Partnership Program opening ceremony and a one-on-one matchmaking conference will take place at 9:00 am on 10/29/2010 (Friday) in Sheraton Hotel, New York City at 7th Avenue and 53rd Street. In addition to Chinese executives, more than 200 US corporate businesses from various industries have been invited to participate. Ranking officials from New York City Hall, US Small Business Administration, US Department of Commerce and leaders from various business organizations have been invited to participate, as well. This program promises to be one of the largest and most influential business promotion events in the New York City. For more details, visit the Global Alliance of SMEs website.

China has emerged as the second largest economy in the world. Its vast market size with 1.3 billion consumers, low cost but high skilled labor forces, and remarkable purchasing power backed by its impressive foreign reserves and potential currency appreciations have made China an attractive reality for US business. Over 200 Zhejiang Province company executives who are seeking business collaboration with US companies in trade, technologies, and finance will participate in this event. In order to enhance the US firms’ participation at the event, GSME will provide 50 meeting/exhibiting tables for US companies that want to exhibit their products, technologies and services.

Due to the limited space, meeting/exhibit tables will be provided on the first come, first serve basis. All participants (with or without a table request) must register in advance. Only pre-registered attendees may participate. Detailed information is provided in the Registration Form and Sponsorship Information (pdf). Contact Dr. George Wang, GSME, with any questions at jgwang@verizon.net or call 732-762-4364.