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.…
Political Factors in your PESTEL Analysis (Part 2 of 7)
If you read this post several years from now, you will likely know the outcome of Brexit and the impact it made on the country and the businesses in the…
Put Your PESTEL to the Mettle
Going International? Do Your PESTEL Analysis First PESTEL is an acronym for an often utilized analysis that considers the external macroeconomic influences on a business and its products or services:…
Lessons from Foreign Entrepreneurs
We thought it would be interesting to check in with some former E-2 Treaty Investor visa and L-1 visa clients to see how they are doing now that they have…
Succeeding as an Immigrant Entrepreneur
You are about to make a big, life-changing decision. You are about to decide to move to another country and see how your business skills match up with local investors,…
Immigrating to the U.S. on a Limited Budget
Each week, we receive multiple inquiries about immigrating to the U.S. on investor or business visas. Most of these types of visas require business plans, and that is where we…