Our organization was introduced to Pathway to China in 2005. Since that time they have been a valued ally in our pursuit to reduce costs and maintain customer satisfaction. Pathway to China has helped us source several materials directly from Chinese manufactures which provided savings up to 60% from what we were paying. As a strategic partner, they have helped us enter into the arena of global sourcing.

For every transaction, we simply make a phone call and they take over from there. We never expected we would be able to source from China so easily and cost effectively. Now we treat Pathway to China as our China Procurement Department.

We engaged Pathway to China in late July of 2008 to provide our US staff and contractors with Cultural Sensitivity Training in preparation for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics in China. It was essential to the success of our Olympics Hospitality Programs that all of our staff would have a solid understanding of the business culture in China in order to successfully engage and work with our Chinese vendors as well as temporary Chinese staff we had hired to provide service to our clients.

Pathway to China prepared a customized 3 hour Training Program for our staff specifically centered on the challenges we were likely to encounter in our line of business. Pathway to China's ability to quickly understand our business, the scenarios we would encounter and develop custom training material was critical to the success of the training. Austin Zhao who conducted the training has a great grasp on Western/US Culture and expectations and was able to therefore contextualize the training every step of the way. The value that our staff derived from the training was immediate as it prepared them for working in China and dealing with the cultural differences before arriving in Beijing which allowed us to think through several staffing and logistical problems that without the training would have been expensive mistakes for us.

Pathway to China did a very thorough and dedicated approach to the creation and planning of my business trip and itinerary, as well as consideration of culture and potential needs. Excellent counsel and guidance on getting the most from the limited time I spent in China.