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, competitors,…
International Posts
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…
8 Keys to Successful Global Business Expansion
Market opportunities for your new venture are now immediately global, thanks to the pervasive access to the Internet and social media communication. However, this doesn’t mean you can treat the…
Do Immigrants Make Successful Entrepreneurs?
Over the past 5 years, I have spent a great deal of time working with immigrants who, for one reason or another, wish to try their hand at doing business…
These Countries Offer Visas for Entrepreneurs
We have written from time to time about the opportunities for entrepreneurs from other countries to obtain non-immigrant visas by investing in an existing business or by launching a new…
Want an E-2 Visa? Think Franchise
Many prospective clients come to us to ask for help with the preparation of a business plan that would be submitted as part of a petition (application) for an E-2…
What’s the Difference Between the L-1A and L-1B Visas?
The L-1 classification of visas are called “Intracompany Transferee” visas. These types of visas are used when a U.S. company wishes to transfer an individual or individuals from a foreign-affiliated…
5 Business Conferences Any Student Should Visit
During the pandemic, recurring travel restrictions resulted in a dwindling number of business conferences worldwide. Online events had replaced them to a certain extent – but not entirely. Fortunately, live…
E-2 Visa Business Plan Update
Our clients come to us from all over the world. Many, it turns out, are entrepreneurs and investors who wish to acquire or establish businesses in the United States but…
Africa is Sizzling!
Sub-Saharan Africa is hot, and often, very humid. But that is not what we mean by sizzling. The IMF forecasts that sub-Saharan economies will grow at 5.7%, and the region…