Watch for Differences in Customs & Cultures when Working Abroad
If you intend to open an offshore office or factory in another country to take advantage of a new, often larger market, or if you intend to migrate to a…
Documentation Requirements for Your Entrepreneur Visa
We have been working with entrepreneurs who intend to try their business skills in another country for over 10 years. Many of our clients are citizens of European, Asian, African,…
Tips for a Smoother Investor Immigration Experience
You are about to make a huge life-changing decision. You intend to move to another country and see how your business skills compare to local investors and business owners. You…
Documentation Requirements for Your L-1 Visa
If you are contemplating coming to the United States to establish or expand a U.S. office of a foreign company, you will likely require an L-1 visa, and you will…
How an Immigrant Entrepreneur Can Live in the United States
If you are not a U.S. citizen, you can legally live and work in the United States as long as you obtain one of the immigrant visas that are available…
How to Start an International Trading Business
International trade is the import and/or export of a product, service, or a commodity between companies or individuals in different countries. Trade exists because a buyer wants to import something…
USA Treaty Countries for Investors and Traders
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) agency of the U.S. Department of State allows investors and traders from “Treaty Countries” the opportunity to apply for a nonimmigrant visa…
Technological Factors in your PESTEL Analysis (Part 5 of 7)
Technology is the “T” in PESTEL. Technological factors have a critical macro-economic influence on a business’s operations, its products, how it delivers its services, and even its markets. Technology encompasses…
Social Factors in your PESTEL Analysis (Part 4 of 7)
You will recall from the earlier posts in this series that a PESTEL analysis highlights the external macro-economic factors that can affect a business’s growth prospects or even its financial…
Economic Factors in your PESTEL Analysis (Part 3 of 7)
PESTEL has two “E’s” in it. The first one stands for Economic factors: those external economic factors that might have a direct or indirect long-term impact on a company’s success.…