Come to SVE Talk: Coming to America, Business Strategies for Entrepreneurs to Grow, for advice on how to succeed as an immigrating entrepreneur to the United States!
Even successful owners and entrepreneurs experience new challenges when doing business in other countries. Dentons attorneys C. Matthew Schulz and Mengci Shao will share their expertise on helping businesses from China and around the world come to the United States.
Matt Schulz specializes in business immigration and employment law. He has experience helping employers plan and implement global transfers, obtaining visas for the US and other countries, and provides pre- and post-transfer counseling for employment contracts, etc.
Mengci Shao specializes in US immigration (business and individual) and has experience in temporary work visas, immigrant visa petitions, as well as permanent labor certification and adjustment of status applications.
AGENDA
1. Welcome and Introduction
2. Important First Steps for Expanding Your Enterprise to the US
3. Structuring Options for the Ownership/Control of the US Venture:
Types of legal entity
Where and when to incorporate and when to qualify to do business
Federal, state and local registration and operating fees, income tax and other taxes
Payroll tax
Which employment laws apply: federal, state and local where you do business/where the employee works
The importance of proper business ownership/control structure and documentation as the foundation to prove eligibility for business visas
4. Bringing Key Team Members to the US
5. Questions and Answers, Closing Remarks
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