International Questions

We're based in Canada and are in the process of naming our new business for registration in Canada. We're going to be developing mobile apps. However, we've run into some issues. The name we...

International Registration Name

asked Nov 22 '11 at 13:09

Anon1227
8 points

Planning to export e-services (online services, Internet-based, SaaS) from a EU-based company to the US market, what are key things to consider ?

Saas International Internet

asked Nov 10 '11 at 23:18

Refineo
238 points

I'm making an engineering software. It's for a very specific market. The market size of the software, if I take only my country, is too small. But since I'm planning to launch it "cloud based",...

Legal International Cloud

asked Nov 4 '11 at 20:47

Jbcolmenares
117 points

I'm a web developer and I live in Iran. Unfortunately my country is under international sanction. However, I'm able to work for foreign customers and get their job done. But there is a problem. A...

Finance International

asked Aug 9 '11 at 21:22

Saeed Neamati
153 points

My partner and I have founded a British LTD, are registered with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce, intend to start trading in The Netherlands this fall, and we will have a Dutch BV or NV by end of...

Legal International Corporate Structure

asked Aug 1 '11 at 20:04

Stu Thompson
173 points

I'm just curious about how a contract between two parties in different countries would handle breaches/consequences of said contract. Let's say between two parties in USA and Asia. If the contract...

Contract International

asked Jul 22 '11 at 01:27

Dustin Davis
272 points

One of the company's co-founders is investing and to avoid high fees I suggested we use our merchant account whereby he will make a payment online and then I will receive the money in the UK. Is...

Credit Cards International Investment Investors Merchant Account

asked Jul 22 '11 at 18:37

Nikolay Piryankov
683 points

I am an American setting up a U.S. based subsidiary office for a small Eastern European company. What are the methods I can get paid assuming the company does not have capital for straight salary...

Salary International Corporate Structure Subsidiary

asked Jul 7 '11 at 00:12

Lefty
11 points

I'm just wondering generally whether it is viable to run, say a blog, targeted to US audience from some other country and use paypal or other online services when dealing with advertisers and other...

Website International

asked Jun 23 '11 at 19:30

Ende San
3 points

I'm a developer in the US (Maryland) with an LLC and an application that I would like to sell through my website, delivered via download. I do not intend to ship physical goods of any sort, my...

Tax International Digital Product VAT

asked Jun 24 '11 at 21:20

Blueberry
18 points

Should there be separate accounts open at a bank in each country? Should they all be with one bank that has branches in each country, how is that typically done?

LLC International Bank Account

asked Jun 30 '11 at 00:58

Opensourcechris
154 points

I am currently working at a company in a technical cum slightly managerial position and strongly thinking about starting a technology based company (this can happen in the next one or two years to...

Finance Business Plan International

asked May 11 '11 at 15:38

Pathum Mudannayake
178 points

Many US-based companies charge the same amount in the US as in Europe: a certain item will cost 100 USD when bought in the US, and 100 EUR when bought in Europe. This really means that the European...

Pricing International Currency

asked May 11 '11 at 21:37

Philippe
297 points

For the past several years we have used Paypal to pay freelancers and outsourcing companies in India. But as of March 1, 2011, it appears that Indian banking laws have changed and we can no longer...

India Payments International

asked May 7 '11 at 11:14

Kenneth Vogt
2,917 points

We develop and sell mobile software to consumers and are based in US. We sell software internationally but since it is not localized majority of our sales are in English speaking countries. I'm...

Software Customer Support International

asked Apr 28 '11 at 08:27

Subjc
116 points

I have a business in Hangzhou, China. What advantages are there to registering a company in Hong Kong? What are the disadvantages? Will a company identity in Hong Kong incur a lot of costs? Is it...

Incorporation Tax International

asked Mar 22 '11 at 21:46

Steven
1 point

I’m in the early planning phase of a funding round for a startup in NYC as a second office for a software company that is headquartered in Germany (ca. 50 employees). For a presentation I’m trying...

Benefits Business International

asked Feb 28 '11 at 23:37

Martin Buberl
181 points

Can I incorporate a business in USA and work from my country? Can I receive profit from my corp even when I'm not an employee, only director? I have a b1b2 visa. Is this enough to manage a business...

Incorporation Foreign Business International

asked Feb 8 '11 at 20:30

Alejandro
48 points

I'm an English-Chinese interpreter and receive prospective clients' email inquiry about my services from time to time. However, I found quite a few clients become unresponsive after I reply to...

Marketing Sales Inbound Marketing International Purchasing

asked Jan 21 '11 at 18:18

Steven
1 point

I'm currently developing a game with a few friends and have plans to sell it and distribute it worldwide via digital means. I'd like to know what I should take into consideration if I want to sell...

Software International Internet

asked Dec 16 '10 at 09:38

Kensai
111 points