Shanghai is a community of business professionals that is dynamic both in culture and experience. This community is constantly seeking new, innovative, and trustworthy information. NextStep Shanghai, as an organization, was founded in 2007 on the principal to provide a stronger community for entrepreneurs and business professionals through networking events, conferences, and roundtables. In the two years since conception, NextStep has successfully fostered a stronger business community amongst the Shanghai business decision makers by organizing over seventy events, forums, and conferences, both as an individual organization and through strong partnerships with the British, French European, and Canadian Chambers of Commerce to gain a following of over 7,000 business professionals.