NEED HELP?
You'll find assistance with researching, planning, and starting
your new outside-the-U.S. business from the groups below. Also,
don't forget to inquire at other companies in the country you're
targeting, as well as local attorneys and accountants.
- Department of Commerce U.S. Commercial Service,
www.usatrade.gov
U.S embassy staffers can make introductions, set up appointments,
help you find local partners, and provide cultural insight in more
than 120 countries. You can also locate the DOC Export Assistance
Centers nearest you.
- USAID Global Technology Network,
www.usgtn.net
Find foreign business leads.
- Overseas Private Investment Corporation,
www.opic.gov, (202) 336-8400
Offers help with financing and insurance for Americans with
overseas partners.
- Business Council for International Understanding,
www.bciu.org, (212) 490-0460.
Acts as a neutral facilitator among businesses, U.S. foreign
service members, and foreign dignitaries, and helps businesspeople
make contacts.
- International Business Information Centre, Thunderbird American
Graduate School of Inter-national Management,
www.t-bird.edu, (602) 978-7232
A fee-based information research service on countries, offering
analysis of their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and
threats.