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” Legal Tender ” Does *Not* Mean that You Must Accept Cash
This post about legal tender is a bit off-topic for this blog. However, I am writing it because it clears up a common misunderstanding, about which I recently wrote on Quora. Please see On every US...
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At-will Employment – Why It Is the Norm in the U.S.
At-will employment permits either an employer or an employee to terminate their relationship at any time for almost any reason. This post explains why at-will employment is the norm in the U.S. I am...
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How can a Foreigner Open a Bank Account in the U.S.?
This post answers a question I have heard many times: How can a foreigner open a bank account in the U.S.? Foreign entrepreneurs often ask this question. Because of the large market here, they want to...
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Pitch Coaches Teach How to Sell in the US
In a recent article (Foreign Entrepreneurs Learn Art of the American Pitch), the Wall Street Journal discussed the role of “pitch coaches” who help foreign entrepreneurs promote themselves in the US....
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Independent Contractor Misclassification Can Be Expensive
I have written several times about potential undesirable consequences of misclassifying an employee as an independent contractor. It’s time for an update. In 2012, California Labor Code Section 226.8...
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A. T. Kearney: US Seen as Best for Foreign Direct Investment
Last week, global management consulting firm A.T. Kearney released its 2013 Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index. The major surprise: For the first time in more than a decade, senior executives...
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Infographics Explain What the U.S. *Really* is Like
Cameron Booth’s Poster: Interstate Highway System as a Subway Map I found a recent Quora post concerning Interesting Infographics about the U.S. quite entertaining. I realized it could be a quick way...
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Merchant Accounts in the U.S.for Foreign Companies – A Problem with Workarounds
I have helped dozens of foreign clients launch their businesses in the U.S. Almost every impediment to forming a corporation and running the business under that corporation can be overcome. But...
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“Giant Cock” Excluded from Apple’s App Store
Yesterday, in San Francisco, I talked to one of the many foreign attendees at the Game Developers Conference. He told me about a game he had developed, which featured a giant rooster. In the...
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Post-formation Issues for Foreign Companies Coming to the U.S.
Forming a corporation for a foreign client is a lot like forming a corporation for a domestic client. (See Foreign Companies: Form a Corporation when You Come to the U.S.) Having gone through the...
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What’s in a Name? A Lot, if You’re a Corporation
In Act II, Scene II of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Juliet wishes that she and Romeo could simply set aside their warring families, famously asking, “What’s in a name?” I thought about this...
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How can a Foreigner Open a Bank Account in the U.S.?
This post answers a question I have been asked many times: How can a foreigner open a bank account in the U.S.? This question usually is asked by foreign entrepreneurs. They want to start a business in...
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Pitch Coaches Teach How to Sell in the US
In a recent article (Foreign Entrepreneurs Learn Art of the American Pitch), the Wall Street Journal discussed the role of “pitch coaches” who help foreign entrepreneurs promote themselves in the US....
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Independent Contractors: Misclassification Can Be Expensive
I have written several times about potential undesirable consequences of misclassifying employees as independent contractors. It’s time for an update. In 2012, California Labor Code Section 226.8 took...
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A. T. Kearney: US Seen as Best for Foreign Direct Investment
Last week, global management consulting firm A.T. Kearney released its 2013 Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index. The major surprise: For the first time in more than a decade, senior executives...
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In 2 USA NOW!
During the past few years, I have helped several dozen foreign clients bring their businesses to the US. (Please see this blog’s Foreign Countries page.) One of the keys to my success has been my...
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Infographics Explain What the U.S. *Really* is Like
Cameron Booth’s Poster: Interstate Highway System as a Subway Map I found a recent Quora post concerning Interesting Infographics about the U.S. quite entertaining. I realized it could be a quick way...
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Merchant Accounts in the U.S.for Foreign Companies – A Problem with Workarounds
I have helped dozens of foreign clients launch their businesses in the U.S. Almost every impediment to forming a corporation and running the business under that corporation can be overcome. But...
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“Giant Cock” Excluded from Apple’s App Store
Yesterday, in San Francisco, I talked to one of the many foreign attendees at the Game Developers Conference. He told me about a game he had developed, which featured a giant rooster. In the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Post-formation Issues for Foreign Companies Coming to the U.S.
Forming a corporation for a foreign client is a lot like forming a corporation for a domestic client. (See Foreign Companies: Form a Corporation when You Come to the U.S.) Having gone through the...
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