About this Event
Business Mandarin for Entrepreneurs: Connect, Communicate & Create Opportunities
A Small-Group Business Communication & Mentoring Workshop for Founders and Business Owners
Your next business opportunity could begin with a conversation. Are you ready to have it in Mandarin?
Whether you're meeting a potential client, introducing your business to a new partner, or exploring opportunities in Chinese-speaking markets, the ability to communicate effectively in Mandarin can open doors.
But successful business communication goes beyond speaking the language. It's about knowing how to position your business, communicate your value, build trust, and navigate the cultural nuances that shape professional relationships.
You may already understand conversational Mandarin, yet explaining your business or engaging potential partners confidently can feel very different.
This interactive workshop brings together practical Mandarin communication, business storytelling, and cross-cultural insights to help entrepreneurs turn conversations into meaningful business connections.
What You'll Learn and Practice
1. Position Your Business & Communicate Your Value
Develop a clear, compelling Mandarin introduction to your business. Learn how to explain what you offer, who you serve, and what makes your business distinctive.
2. Turn Introductions Into Business Conversations
Move beyond exchanging names and business cards. Practice starting conversations, identifying common interests, asking thoughtful questions, and exploring potential opportunities naturally.
3. Build Rapport, Trust & Professional Relationships
Understand how relationships develop in Chinese-speaking business environments, including the role of cultural awareness, communication style, and relationship-building etiquette.
4. Navigate Real Business Situations
Practice engaging prospective clients, responding to questions about your business, discussing potential collaborations, and following up professionally.
5. Communicate With Greater Confidence & Cultural Fluency
Strengthen your ability to express business ideas in Mandarin without translating every sentence from English, while developing a more natural and culturally aware communication style.
What Makes This Workshop Different?
Very small group. Real business challenges. Personalized mentoring.
This is more than a Mandarin language workshop.
Designed for a small group, the session combines business communication coaching, practical language development, and cross-cultural guidance.
You'll have the opportunity to:
- Work on your own business introduction and value proposition in Mandarin.
- Practice conversations based on situations relevant to your business.
- Receive personalized feedback on your messaging, delivery, and communication approach.
- Exchange perspectives with fellow founders and business owners.
You'll leave with a more polished Mandarin business introduction and practical approaches you can apply in your next client or partner conversation.
Who Should Attend?
This workshop is designed for:
- Founders and business owners looking to build relationships with Mandarin-speaking clients and partners.
- SME leaders and entrepreneurs exploring business opportunities across Singapore, Greater China, and other Chinese-speaking markets.
- Business owners with some conversational Mandarin who want to communicate their business value more confidently.
- Entrepreneurs seeking practical, personalized guidance on business communication and cross-cultural relationship-building.
You don't need perfect Mandarin. If you can understand and speak some everyday Mandarin, we'll help you build on what you already know and apply it more effectively in business.
About RELEVÉ Academy
RELEVÉ Academy helps professionals show up with greater confidence, stronger presence and cultural fluency in their careers, across cultures and in an increasingly connected world.
Our practical programs draw on multi-award-winning experience spanning business, communications and leadership, working with 500+ leaders and organizations across Asia and international markets, including C-suite executives and some of the world's most recognized and influential names across technology, finance, professional services, consumer, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, education and the public sector.
We combine deep cross-cultural and multilingual expertise with close to 10 years of guest lecturing at leading universities across Asia and mentoring talent at different career stages, bringing together what works in the boardroom, classroom, and real world.
Sharpen your edge. Open the next door.
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Event venue
UE Square, 83 Clemenceau Avenue, Singapore, Singapore
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