/PRZWT/SHENZHEN, July 25, 2024 - From July 23 to 24, with Alibaba International Station Shenzhen Guanhui Region as the organizer and Shenzhen Longgang District Bureau of Commerce as the guide, the finals of the 6th Cross-border Entrepreneurs Competition 2024 "Top of the Game" came to a successful conclusion.
"Cross-border e-commerce + industrial belt" has become one of the main forms of current foreign trade. This year, foreign trade merchants in many industries have flocked to international stations, and the digital offshore industrial belt is forming a new situation of multi-point flowering, forming an "international station town". Looking at the entire Guangdong Province, the number of new Guangdong merchants added to Ali International Station since April this year has increased by 30% year-on-year.
According to Business New Knowledge, the global cross-border e-commerce market will reach $27 trillion in 2024, an increase of 14% year-on-year, while Shenzhen, as a core city for cross-border trade, saw exports increase by 34.9% in the first half of the year, a record high.
The 2024 Cross-border Entrepreneur Competition focuses on the two major topics of "Start-up Elite" and "Strength Excellent Business", and has been comprehensively refined and upgraded in the competition system, aiming to explore and cultivate the most influential and valuable entrepreneurs in Shenzhen, Dongguan and Huizhou, promote the emerging prosperity of the cross-border ecosystem, and continue to input new vitality.
This competition passed "No pressure on goods, simply do foreign trade", "Strength TO B earns ten years", as the slogans of the two tracks, from 250 + registered players, it took 3 months, and finally 18 winners were selected, blooming on the stage of the finals.
In addition, this year has also achieved online and offline super linkage, and the social media platform has achieved two-day super coverage. Through the subway, Fengchao, offline electronic large screen and other methods, it has not only penetrated more than ten competition districts in Shenzhen, Dongguan and Huizhou, but also attracted more than 3,500 offline viewers on the day of the competition. Online social media platform heat exceeded 20 million + people.
In addition to the operation skills shared by the contestants, the organizers of the competition also introduced external resources for in-depth linking from multiple directions, and are committed to building a strong cooperation ecosystem such as government, business associations, venture capital, and operation infrastructure to provide more support for cross-border entrepreneurs. 18 contestants shared their experiences from multiple dimensions such as industry track, strategic layout, entrepreneurial practice, cross-border operation, product creation, and Ali International Station business strategy.
After intense screening, the two finals ended perfectly under the high lights and cheers, and the two track champions have also been born strongly. Cai Zhifeng from Shenzhen Daoyun Trading Co., Ltd. won the overall championship of the start-up elite competition, while Huang Chujiarong from Shenzhen Hanchen Yaoda Technology Co., Ltd. won the overall championship of the strength excellent business
As a global B2B cross-border e-commerce platform, Alibaba International Station has formed a positive interaction with Shenzhen Guanhui region, jointly providing a superior development environment for cross-border entrepreneurs. Shenzhen Guanhui region has a rich industrial structure and perfect ecological support, providing a good soil for foreign trade entrepreneurship. The platform and the region share the responsibility of promoting the prosperity and development of the foreign trade industry, helping outstanding foreign trade entrepreneurs to thrive and realize their entrepreneurial dreams.
In the future, Alibaba International Station will provide more comprehensive and powerful support for cross-border entrepreneurs, actively participate in cooperation with the government, schools, experts, media and capital, and jointly promote Chinese manufacturing to the international market, so as to help more outstanding cross-border entrepreneurs succeed in the international market.
