U.S.–Asia Strategy & Risk Advisor
Cross-border advisory for the decisions where capital, regulation, and geopolitics intersect.
Founded in 2009 · Bilingual in English and Mandarin · Seventeen years across the U.S., Greater China, and Southeast Asia.
A real Asia advisor on your side of the table.
Not a policy panel and not a secondhand narrative — a senior advisor who works inside both systems and tells you plainly what to do next.
Most firms sit either inside Washington policy circles or narrowly in tax, legal, and company setup. We operate where it actually matters — where owners, family offices, and corporate leaders make the cross-border decisions that move capital and define markets, across the U.S., Greater China, and Southeast Asia.
Firsthand experience of Asia has grown rare in the West at exactly the moment the region matters most, and the gap fills with confident analysis produced from a distance. We're the correction to that: current, on-the-ground judgment instead of a view from the outside.
We translate U.S.–Asia politics, regulation, and market reality into a small number of clear options — where to invest, how to enter, who to partner with, when to adjust exposure. You work directly with the principal. No junior layers, no hand-offs.
Who We Advise
Our Practice
How We Work With Clients
Every engagement starts somewhere different. Some clients need one sharp brief to make a single decision. Others need a senior advisor in their corner month after month. That's why we've built our work into three tiers — so you can pick the right starting point without sitting through a sales call first.
Led by founder Brian B. Su, our senior bilingual team works directly with decision-makers, not through layers of junior staff. We bring together geopolitical analysis, cross-border risk assessment, transaction due diligence, and market-entry strategy across the United States, Greater China, and Southeast Asia. Our job is simple to describe and hard to do well: turn global complexity into decisions you can act on.
Mr. Su with a manufacturing client in Chicago.
Intelligence
Decision-ready research on markets, regulations, and counterparties — including counterparty due diligence, export controls and Entity List screening, and cross-strait scenario planning. Delivered as written briefs in five to ten business days. Best for clients who need clarity before they commit to a project or a partner.
See Intelligence BriefsStrategy
Project engagements that turn cross-border complexity into clear options on where to invest, how to enter, and when to adjust — from UFLPA and supply chain compliance exposure and Section 301 tariff strategy to outbound investment review, Taiwan market entry, partnerships with Taiwanese companies, and China-plus-one diversification. Typical engagements run four to twelve weeks. Best for clients facing a specific decision with real capital or operational stakes.
See Project EngagementsAdvisory
Ongoing retained relationships for founders, boards, and U.S. market entry for Asian investors and family offices making active cross-border decisions. Monthly engagement, three- to six-month minimums. Best for clients whose situation requires continuous judgment, not a one-time deliverable.
See Retained AdvisoryAreas of Expertise
Where We Work
Seven specialty advisory pillars covering the regulatory, commercial, and geopolitical pressures shaping U.S.–Asia cross-border decisions.
Geopolitical Risk Advisory
Translating U.S.–China policy, sanctions, and great-power competition into board-ready decisions.
ExploreCFIUS & Investment Screening
National-security review of inbound investment — filing strategy, structuring, and mitigation.
ExploreExport Controls & Sanctions
EAR/ITAR compliance, Entity List screening, and OFAC sanctions exposure across deals and operations.
ExploreUFLPA & Forced-Labor Compliance
Supply-chain tracing, CBP detention risk, and UFLPA readiness for importers and manufacturers.
ExploreU.S. Market Entry Strategy
Feasibility, positioning, partner selection, and go-to-market for Asian companies and investors entering the U.S.
ExploreSupply-Chain Realignment
China-plus-one diversification, regional redesign, and exposure rebalancing across Asia-Pacific.
ExploreTransaction Due Diligence
Beneficial ownership, reputation, and governance checks across the U.S.–Asia corridor.
ExploreChina Travel Risk Check
A free, anonymous self-assessment for 2026 entry/exit risk — instant scoring and a downloadable report.
Run the CheckGlobal Mobility Advisory
U.S. immigration and cross-border mobility strategy — EB-5, EB-1, and L-1 pathways, investor green card planning, and global asset positioning for new immigrants.
ExploreOur Difference
Why Clients Choose Us
Seventeen years of cross-border work doesn't make us bigger — it makes us pickier. We take on engagements where senior judgment, bilingual insight, and real deal experience materially change the outcome. If your situation is better served by a Big Four consultant, a global law firm, or a generalist business broker, we'll tell you that and refer you on.
We work with corporate executives, family offices, fund managers, founders, boards, and the legal counsel who stand beside them — across every major sector and region, from North America and Greater China to Southeast Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Most of our work comes from clients who came back, or from people they sent. That's the only credential that matters in this business.
Fixed-Fee Products
Get a Brief Without a Retainer
Scoped, priced, and delivered in days — no engagement letter required to get started.
Market & Regulatory Intelligence Brief
A focused written assessment of a specific market, sector, or regulatory question. Findings, risk flags, recommended next steps.
From $1,500
5–10 business days
Partner & Counterparty Due Diligence
Background, reputation, beneficial ownership, governance, and red-flag assessment on a prospective partner or investment target.
From $3,000
7–10 business days
Cross-Border Entry Assessment
Structured review of a U.S.–Asia entry or expansion plan. Regulatory pathway, partner landscape, competitive risk, timing.
From $2,500
10 business days
Executive Briefing (Private)
A one-hour senior briefing on a specific cross-border question, tailored to your situation. Delivered live by Brian B. Su.
From $1,500
Scheduled within two weeks
How We Work
Real Decisions.
Real Outcomes.
For seventeen years, we've advised on the market entries, partner choices, supply chain realignments, and governance decisions that move capital across borders. Every engagement is built on deep sector knowledge, on-the-ground intelligence, and a commitment to translating complexity into clarity.
Our clients include family offices navigating cross-border wealth transitions, mid-market companies expanding into Asia, institutional investors vetting opportunities in uncertain markets, and boards managing geopolitical exposure. We work in confidence, move fast, and deliver insights you can act on immediately.
Mr. Su advises a client's project team in California.
Specialty Advisory
Global Mobility Advisory
Investment migration and mobility programs are shifting fast — regulations evolve, and what worked five years ago can create exposure today. We advise sponsors, developers, and institutions on market intelligence, regulatory developments across Greater China and Southeast Asia, program positioning that withstands scrutiny, and compliant engagement with the overseas migration-agent ecosystem.
Mr. Su hosts the Migration Agent Professional Training Program.
We also work the other side. For U.S. citizens and families weighing a move abroad — a second residency in Europe, a base in Asia, a citizenship program in the Caribbean — we help them think it through before they commit: how the programs really differ, where the risks and trade-offs sit, and which tax and legal questions to put to their own advisors before signing anything. Our job is to pressure-test the decision, not sell a destination.
Our role is strictly advisory — we don't solicit investors, sell securities, market specific programs, or take part in any offering or raise. Since 2010, Brian Su has advised more than 70 U.S., European, and Caribbean investment immigration sponsors, including EB-5 regional centers, through structuring, positioning, and regulatory transitions — and now brings that same perspective to individuals and families planning their own moves.
Have a mobility or market-strategy question? Contact Brian Su directly.
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Brian B. Su — U.S.–China Cross-Border Strategy & Risk Advisor
Brian B. Su (苏丰原) is the founder of Artisan Business Group, Inc. — a boutique advisory firm in Springfield, Illinois specializing in U.S.–Asia cross-border strategy, regulatory compliance, and geopolitical risk. With 17+ years of experience advising companies, investors, and boards, Brian works bilingually in English and Mandarin, translating complex regulatory and commercial challenges into decisions leaders can act on.
How I Help
CFIUS & National-Security Review
Navigating Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States reviews, transaction structuring, mitigation agreements, and national-security risk assessments for cross-border M&A.
Export Controls Advisory
EAR and ITAR compliance, license applications, technology classification, and end-user vetting for companies operating across the U.S.–China technology divide.
Economic Sanctions Compliance
OFAC, BIS, and multilateral sanctions screening, compliance program design, and risk mitigation for transactions touching sanctioned jurisdictions or parties.
China Market Entry Consulting
Entry-mode selection, partner due diligence, regulatory licensing, and go-to-market strategy for companies entering or exiting the China market.
Supply-Chain Realignment
Strategic sourcing diversification, China+1 manufacturing analysis, UFLPA compliance, and tariff mitigation for companies restructuring global supply chains.
Geopolitical Risk Advisory
Scenario analysis, board briefings, and early-warning intelligence on U.S.–China regulatory, legislative, and geopolitical developments that affect business operations.
Cross-Border Transaction Due Diligence
Commercial, regulatory, and geopolitical due diligence on counterparties, targets, and partners in U.S.–Asia transactions, acquisitions, and joint ventures.
Family-Office China Advisory
Cross-border wealth structuring, direct investment review, immigration advisory (EB-5), and family enterprise governance for principals with U.S.–Asia exposure.
Who I Work With
Clients come to me at a decision point — a deal that crosses a border, a regulatory development that changes the risk profile, or a strategic move that requires on-the-ground U.S.–China expertise.
Corporations & Executives
Mid-market and Fortune 500 companies expanding into or exiting Asia, navigating regulatory change, or restructuring cross-border operations.
Investors & Private Equity
Funds and principals conducting cross-border M&A, CFIUS review, or portfolio monitoring in U.S.–Asia markets.
Corporate Boards
Boards seeking independent expertise on geopolitical risk, export-control liability, and U.S.–China governance matters.
Family Offices
Principals managing cross-border wealth, direct investments, and generational transitions with U.S. and Asian exposure.
General Counsel
In-house legal teams requiring outside expertise on CFIUS, sanctions, export controls, and cross-border regulatory compliance.
Founders & Entrepreneurs
Founders building or scaling businesses with U.S.–China supply chains, manufacturing relationships, or international capital sources.
Ways to Engage
From a one-time intelligence brief to a long-term retained role, engagements are structured around your needs.
Credentials & Recognition
17+ Years
U.S.–Asia cross-border advisory
Bilingual
English & Mandarin Chinese
Board Service
Independent director, Nasdaq-listed company
Springfield, IL
U.S.-based, serving clients globally
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