Small Business Assistance Center

Small business has always been the driving force for innovation and job creation; however, we believe that the recent development might have proven  to negatively impact small business.

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•    The economy is dominated by the tech giants through their increasing influence on consumers, control over marketing, and the implementation of artificial intelligence.

•    Technology initially helped small businesses to manage cost but now it drains their resources through constant changes and updates. 

•    Global trade empowers consumers, helps small business to manage their supply chain, and better manage capital investments. Recent reverse trend in globalization negatively impacts small business and entrepreneurship. At the same time, millions of goods are shipped directly to U.S. consumers from overseas every day because of  cross border ecommerce through marketplace such as Amazon.

USCCC now partners with select organizations to assist small business to stay competitive with a focus on:

(1) supply chain management; and (2) financial management. 

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​As USCCC has provided its members and the business community with business advisory services in the last three years, USCCC has developed an in-depth knowledge in bringing the US and Chinese companies together. In addition, it has fostered a close working relationship with the government, chambers of commerce, and business leaders in various manufacturing centers in China such as Ningbo, Hangzhou, Zhongshan, Shunde, Jiangmen, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Dongguan. To expand the scope and improve its ability to help US companies to stay competitive, beginning 2005, USCCC will provide small businesses with assistance in sourcing products from China and in understanding the Chinese markets.

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Products sourced will be limited primarily to those that do not require extensive engineering work, annual purchase that does not exceed US$200,000, or products that are readily available in the market or do not require extensive tooling.

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Initially, we will focus on those industries that we have visited and understood such as printing and packaging, injection molding, metal stamping, casting, electronics, hardware, promotional products, textile, and accessories such as leather goods. As we continue to expand, other industries will be added. The service will enable small businesses to stay competitive by sourcing certain products directly from China (bypassing middlemen) and not requiring to maintain a separate team of staff or to travel to China frequently (each trip will cost about US$5,000 to $10,000).

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Please contact our office at (312) 368-9911 further information or email us at info@usccc.org.