Welcome to Stuttgart. Join our experts in discussing current U.S. tax and legal issues. We are excited to welcome the German American Chamber of Commerce of the Southern U.S., Inc. and T.H. Bender & Partner Inc. who will highlight strategic preparation & expansion and U.S. recruiting. They will provide you with valuable tips for a successful market entry as well as an overview of the U.S. insurance market.
Our own Director of Consulting Services, Michaela Schobert will be presenting the following topics:
Agenda
| 10:00AM | Welcome & Introduction |
|---|---|
| Guest Speaker: Michaela Schobert – German American Chamber of Commerce of the Southern U.S., Inc. | |
Strategic Preparation & Expansion USA Relvant Clusters & Networks German Footprint / German Business Matters Best Practice USA: Market Research, U.S. Business Plan Successful location selection, sales & professional training | |
| Capitalization and Taxes | |
Fundamentals of the Tax System in the USA Taxation of U.S. Companies and their Shareholders in Germany Company Formations and Tax Effects USA / Germany Pitfall: U.S. Business Establishment Posting Employees Abroad Sales & Use Tax | |
| Legal Requirements | |
Legal Do’s and Don’ts Sales – Unrecognized Opportunities Liability & Drafting of Contracts Assemblies – Hurdles for Mechanical Engineers | |
| Lunchbreak | |
| Insurance | |
General Overview U.S. Insurance Market Comparison with the German Insurance Market U.S. Specific Insurance Requirements International Insurance Programs Analyses of Major Insurance Lines in the U.S. Employee Benefits in the U.S. | |
| Marketing & Sales | |
Market development: Typical difficulties and risks Preparing for market entry: market intelligence comes before market entry Guide to market entry: Checklist USA – The world champions in marketing Ways to successful marketing communication Successful sales concepts for the US | |
| Guest Speaker: Tilman Bender – T. H. Bender & Partners, Inc. | |
| Recruiting | |
Current trends on the US labor market and challenges for German Companies Developments in American compensation models: key figures and post-COVID trends Basic structures of employment relationships Voluntary fringe benefits – a change to identify good employees, hiring and retaining Terminating employment relationships: steps to minimize risk The use of (German-speaking) interims to successfully manage transition phases successfully | |
| 4:00PM | Questions |
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