Blu

Blu.

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Good. Clean. Fuel. This is the motto for the natural energy company, "Blu". Blu builds the LNG infrastructure for natural gas trucks. Blu is centered in Salt Lake City Utah but is continually growing. Blu contains natural gas stations in areas spanning across the United States which include: Atlanta Georgia, Idaho Falls Idaho, St. George Utah and multiple others. It also has various stations undergoing construction across America. It focuses on converting many large corporations such as "UPS" to switch their vehicles from running off of petroleum gas to natural gas. Not only is it cheaper than petroleum fuel it also is healthier for the environment and there is unlimited amounts of natural gas within the United States.

Richard Peterson

the Executive Vice President of the company, “Blu” said in his presentation that America is the Saudi Arabia of natural gas. America could be independent on powering natural gas vehicles just by the immense amounts of natural resources that are to be utilized within America. Mr. Peterson discussed many positives to natural gas. He worked for the fuel company Flying J for 20 years. During his time with this company he learned a lot about fuel. He discovered regular fuel is not only harsh on the environment, it is also expensive and is interconnected with relations with foreign countries that are not guaranteed to be reliable right now, let alone in the future.

Positivity

The main point that Mr. Peterson expressed was to be positive. Not only is it good to be positive but it helps with acquiring and retaining a job. Without a positive attitude, Mr. Peterson stated that you will not even be considered for a place within their company. There is no excuse to have a negative attitude. We live in a day and age where our opportunities are unlimited. Technology is constantly developing. Our connection with foreign countries is unlimited, which creates an extremely large amount of opportunities to continually grow and achieve personal dreams. Another factor that positivity goes into account for, is simply being compared to other workers. The Chinese employees work extremely long hours. On top of working long hours, they also work seven days a week. Chinese employees go above and beyond with their work. They will put every ounce of energy they have into making sure their work is perfect. An aspect of giving their all to their work is having a positive attitude. Mr. Peterson shared that he has never heard one complaint out of a Chinese worker. All he ever hears is gratitude for the fact that they have a job and can be a part of the company. This helps too because with such a forward thinking company that is built upon the hope to better the world this company requires positive thinking people to maintain it. I completely agree with Mr. Peterson. There is just too many opportunities to be negative. If you even compare the opportunities you have today to the opportunities your grandparents had, the difference is vast. Opportunities are continually growing and we are literally living in one of the best eras to take advantage of all of them.

ENN

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“Blu” cannot reach its goal without the help of one of the world’s leading “green” companies. The company that “Blu” partners with is ENN. It is the top leading green company in the world. ENN is a China based company. Its motto is to promote, “Innovative clean energy”. It has partnered with numerous companies to achieve the goal of creating a greener world through the use of clean energy. ENN is mainly focused on achieving a greener future by replacing petroleum gas vehicles with natural gas vehicles. They do this to achieve a low-carbon lifestyle all across the world and create harmony between the environment and energy technology.

ENN Goals

"Wang Yusuo" Click [3]here for original source.

Ultimately the goal of ENN is to create harmony between the environment and energy technology. As stated by the Board Chairman of ENN Energy, Wang Yusuo, ENN hopes to achieve this harmony through a "new energy model". It will personally contribute to building up this "new energy model" so that the world will change its dependence from unclean energy to new green energy methods

American Business Customs

In traditional American Business it is common for the business partners to get straight to the point and make a deal as soon as possible. They view everything simply as “just business” they don’t want to waste time when they can finish it quickly and continue making money. Very often they use dominance to convince other companies to bend to what benefits they want as a company.

Chinese Business Customs

In Chinese Business they only way they will trust another company is to first get to know who they will be working with. They don’t rush anything. They will more commonly close deals in a bar than in a conference room. These customs need to be recognized by foreign business companies, especially Americans. The Chinese culture is extremely different so customs need to be learned if business is going to be made. The Chinese love to give gifts whenever they have meetings with their partner companies. They also expect to be given gifts in return. The exchange of gifts show that it is more of a companionsip than simple "just business". Another major Chinese Business custom is practiced when handing out their business cards. They will grasp the business card with both hands when giving it over. They also expect the recipient of their business card to fully look at it, appreciate it, and then place it within the coat pocket next to their heart. If this custom is not followed many Chinese companies will refuse to do business altogether.

"Chinese business customs" Click [4]here for original source.

Coexistence of Cultures

When both cultures recognize and understand how the other cultures handles business, strong partnerships are created. Mr. Peterson from “Blu” gave specific examples of this. Every time someone from ENN traveled to America to do business with him he received generous gifts from them. Whenever he travels to China he is expected to return the favor. He told a story of receiving wonderful gifts from the Chinese. In order to return the service he bought two silver dollars, one had the symbol of the Chinese nation on it and on the other coin, the symbol of the American nation. He placed both of these coins within a nice wooden box with red felt on the inside. On the outside of the box were engraved the words, “Two great nations coming together to make one great business”. Richard was aware of Chinese superstitions and customs which is why he made sure the felt on the inside was red. This is a very important aspect when dealing with Chinese companies. Their customs must be learned in order to do optimal business with them.

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