China's economic rise and influence has been one of the most significant developments in the global economy of recent times. A driving force behind this expansion has been the private entrepreneurs and companies of China, some of which have literally redefined the economic and business landscape, both inside and outside of China. With a $15,000 loan from his father, the former high school dropout and factory worker, Wang Wei, started up his courier delivery service, SF Express, in 1993. This book is a classic rags-to-riches story of a young entrepreneur who grew SF Express into a logistics empire with revenues of $7 billion and 400,000 employees by 2015. The phenomenal rise of Wang and his company was further propelled by a $30 billion public listing in Shanghai in 2018. By any standards, this is one of the most remarkable entrepreneurial stories of recent times. AUTHOR: Zhou Xibing is a finance and economics writer and instructor of President's Leadership Class in the university. Having studied family businesses for over 20 years, Zhou has in-depth, unique and systematic understanding of family cultures, inheritance, operation and management, and system building as well as the carrying forward of family mottos and family traditions. SELLING POINTS: . An illuminating biography of one of China's leading entrepreneurs . China's recent global economic rise has been phenomenal ? and is being led by entrepreneurs like Wang Wei . Written by a leading writer with inside knowledge and contacts . Fascinating account of Wang's life, challenges and motivations ? as well as the business ideas behind his success . Part of the "China's Entrepreneurs" series that offers illuminating biographies of China's greatest entrepreneurs
