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Global Business Communication And Culture - How To Do Business In China

Globig’s guest on the Globig Expansion Podcast is Sabine Amend, from Kultur & Management Inc. and TI Communication.

Sabine is an intercultural trainer and consultant. Her current focus is on international M&A, knowledge-management in international HR, and international virtual teams. Our discussion focuses on effectively doing business in China.

Tips For Working Effectively With International Remote Teams

Globig talks to Gabor Puhalla, the co-founder and CEO of profiq, a company that provides high quality software engineering services to innovative Agile software companies with offices in Prague Czech Republic and Silicon Valley.

The services trade internationally is the fastest growing type of global business being done and many companies will work with distributed team members and experts around the world. Gabor shares his unique perspective on how to work effectively with international and remote teams.

Global Business Communication and Culture- How To Do Business In Germany

Globig’s guest is Sabine Amend, the founder of Kultur & Management Inc.

Sabine is an intercultural trainer and consultant. Her current focus is on international M & A, knowledge-management in international HR, and international virtual teams. Our discussion focuses on effective communication with Germans.

Employee Wanderlust: Can My Team Work Remote Around The World?

What Are The HR Implications of International Assignments?

Our world is much more global and digitally connected today than ever before and many people dream about living and working in a foreign country. Even if companies don’t initiate overseas assignments, it’s not uncommon for employees to request the opportunity to work abroad.

Globig welcomes Mary Lemons, the VP of Human Resources Solutions at Global Upside as our guest to explore the HR implications of letting your employees work around the world. Global Upside is a leader in helping companies transform their finance, accounting, and human resources functions in over 90 countries.

Getting The Business Intelligence Needed For Global Expansion

Joining Globig as a guest on this podcast is Richard Leggett,the CEO of Frontier Strategy Group. FSG is a leader in providing actionable intelligence on international markets to companies expanding into and operating around the world.

How To Utilize Resources Like The World Trade Center To Enhance Your Global Expansion

PODCAST: How To Utilize Resources Like The World Trade Center To Enhance Your Global Expansion Globig interviews Karen Gerwitz, the president of the World Trade Center in Denver. World Trade Centers are global organizations that help companies expand into foreign markets.

On this podcast you'll learn:

1. What is the World Trade Center
2. How you can utilize the WTC services
3. What type of resources are available
4. How the new US administration and Brexit impact visas, trade deals, and other things to pay attention to
5. What specific information they recommend companies compile prior to making decisions on where to do trade
6. The areas that companies struggle the most when going global
7. Learn about the new World Trade Center being built for 2019
8. Online resources available

Resources:
World Trade Center Denver (http://wtcdenver.org/)

Lean Global Expansion Series

Hiring locally without creating a business entity

Globig had the chance to talk with Nick Stanton, the SVP of Global Employment Outsourcing (GEO) at Safeguard World International to discuss 2017 Trends in Internationalization, a part of our lean global expansion series.

The GEO service allows companies to accelerate their global expansion initiatives into 150 different countries, making it much faster, less costly and lowers the risks of hiring locally because you don’t have to establish a local business entity first. As the employer of record, SafeGuard World International legally employs a companies workforce through a local established entity, handles all of the HR and payroll while placing the team on assignment back to you.

In this podcast we discuss:
What are the benefits of using a global employer of record
How does it work and how quickly can a company hire their first employee
How offer letters are used internationally
Risks associated with hiring contractors
Exit strategy, what if things don’t work out when hiring abroad?

IC-DISC

When going global, you may qualify for IC-DISC, a significant tax incentive available to qualifying manufacturers, producers, resellers, and exporters of goods that are produced in the United States with an ultimate destination outside the United States.

Globig talks about the IC-DISC with Mark Griswold, a CPA (Certified Public Accountant) and International Tax Senior Manager at Eide Bailly, one of the top accounting firms in the US.

Mark has worked in a variety of industries, including international taxation, real estate, manufacturing and professional services. He has significant experience with IC-DISC, including compliance and commission calculations.

Topics we discuss include:
1. What is an IC-DISC?
2. What benefit does IC-DISC provide?
2. What types of businesses can take advantage of the IC-DISC?
3. How does it work?
4. How is the commission amount calculated?
5. What export sales qualify to be included in the commission calculation?
6. What are some items to consider when implementing an IC-DISC structure?
7. Is this something that needs to be set up every year or only once? Do you get the benefit every year? Does the company and share holders benefit?

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A Global Founder Story- Sven Hecker CleverMail

Globig interviews Sven Hecker, founder of several companies around the world that have found success going global including one of the hottest global expansion resource companies located in Germany, ClevverMail.
Learn about:
• What inspired Sven to start his companies
• What’s been easiest and hardest about expanding abroad
• Resources he’s found helpful
• The benefits of using virtual offices around the world
• Why location matters
• Tips and advice for other founders going global

Resources:
Sven Hecker LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/svenhecker?)
ClevverMail.com (http://www.clevvermail.com)
Globig.co (http://www.globig.co)

EU- European Business Expansion 101

Globig’s guest speaker is Ragu Bhargava, the CEO of Global Upside (globalupside.com), a leader in helping companies transform their finance, accounting, and human resources functions in over 90 countries. Ragu’s mantra is ‘Impossible is not in my vocabulary’ and he’s helped many companies navigate some of the most complex business expansion environments.

This podcast will focus on answering questions about:
The best EU expansion locations
How to evaluate a market
How to get tax breaks without opening an office
How to limit tax exposure and risk when selecting to open a branch or subsidiary Differences between Western and Eastern Europe
Company law compliance requirements
Employment law
Join us to learn more about EU business expansion.