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Chris Wade of Isomer Capital puts the difference succinctly: “In the US, lawyers are part of the competitive dynamic, whereas in Europe they...

Oliver, an Englishman in New York. we’ve heard that one before. What are you doing in the Big Apple? Cliché, I know! I joined the Octopus...

The below is an excerpt of Octopus Ventures’ report on US expansion, “Question the Questions.” To read the full report, scroll down to...

Octopus first invested in Secret Escapes in their seed round of 2011. Last year, the company facilitated the booking of over 2 million room nights....

Key terminology: Option — The opportunity for employees to purchase a fixed number of shares at a fixed price at a fixed point in the future;...

How is insurance different in the US? The UK has one of the most established insurance markets in the world, with Lloyds of London arguably...

Reporting & Payment To pay for a local provider to complete a federal and State tax return can cost from $800 for a “one man band”,...

Tax in the US operates at Federal, State and in many cases district level. Getting tax guidance in place should be seen as a key part of the...

When to think about US incorporation? Nearly all companies view setting up a US legal entity as one of the first milestones in entering the US...

This blog is best read together with Part Two. Key questions about salaries Does your business have a consistent policy and formula...

This blog is a continuation of part one. Holiday & Paid Time off (PTO) In the US there are eight Federal public holidays and four...

Professional Employment Organisations or “PEOs” Professional Employment Organisations, known in the US as “PEOs”, enable businesses...

What is transfer pricing? Transfer pricing is the general term for the pricing of cross‐border, intra‐firm transactions between related...

  What are the key components of US healthcare? When you are creating a healthcare scheme for your US full-time employees, your company...

In the first part of this series on hiring technical talent in the US we shared the insights from our research in to some of the factors that...

If a European company has made the decision to open up operations in the US and believes that going forward its main market will be in the US...

Beyond the basic benefits any US company would provide, there are many and varied ways to attract and maintain the best employees. The diplomacy...

Building a strategic advisory board can be an effective way to speed up your sales cycle, gain credibility and be introduced to key stakeholders...

One of the most common questions European founders face is when to expand and open a physical location abroad. Opening a physical location in...

 If a European company has made the decision to open up operations in the US and believes that going forward its main market will be in...

In the first part of this series on hiring technical talent in the US we shared the insights from our research in to some of the factors that...

Location will be one of the first decisions you make when you decide to set up operations in a different country. While many European entrepreneurs...

Most entrepreneurs have very personal views around the importance and role of options. If you are looking to have US employees with UK options...

The importance of IP Intellectual Property, which includes patents, trademarks, copyright and proprietary information associated with your business...

How to manage UK employees in the US? For UK employees seconded to the US it would be common to keep the individual on a UK contract with the...

Whilst making the first recruits in a new market will inevitably be daunting, there are some practices, processes and legal terms that are unique...

Getting the correct insurance to cover the combined UK and US entities is important. There are some nuances in how insurance works compared to...

When to think about tax? As soon as you land in the US you will be subject to taxation, and tax-related questions will increasingly become a...