| 1 December, 2009 - Postings for upcoming and past seminars are listed below. Please click the links below each description for more information on each event.
- San Jose - Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Hosted by High Street Partners, Abbott, Stringham & Lynch, and Silicon Valley Bank, this free breakfast event will focus on the opportunities and pitfalls early stage and high-growth companies face when expanding their businesses overseas. Discussion topics will include accounting and audit matters related to financial reporting with an international component, a review of unique international tax options and opportunities, and guidelines on what a finance team should consider when expanding into a new country.
If your company does business internationally or is considering expanding overseas, you do not want to miss this event.
Registration for this event has closed.
- Santa Clara (CA) Monday, November 9, Newton (MA) Monday, November 16
Hosted by High Street Partners and Silicon Valley Bank, these breakfast events will focus on the particular opportunities and challenges companies face when expanding into the complex and competitive Chinese market, and will feature practical tips for managing existing operations. Learn from industry experts offering insight on trends, common pitfalls, and current best practice. Topics covered include a business and regulatory update, requirements for establishing an entity, hiring and employment regulations, accounting and tax compliance issues, tax structuring, and joint venturing with Chinese companies. Register early, as space is limited.
Registration is closed for these events. To obtain a copy of the Doing Business in China presentation, please contact Ben Wright at bwright@hsp.com
Vienna (VA) Wednesday, November 11
This breakfast seminar on International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) is sponsored by High Street Partners, Tatum, and Silicon Valley Bank. Discussion will include an overview of IFRS and its business implications, and transition issues from US GAAP. We hope you'll join us at the Tower Club for what promises to be an interesting discussion of these reporting considerations, an overview of some case studies, and a Q&A on the ways IFRS may already be impacting your business.
Registration is closed for this event. To obtain a copy of the IFRS presentation, please contact Stephanie Basil at sbasil@hsp.com
Los Angeles, Tuesday, November 17 - San Francisco, Thursday, November 19
High Street Partners and Silicon Valley Bank will host a forum at SVB’s San Francisco office which focuses on the opportunities and challenges companies face when expanding into this complex and competitive market. Industry expert Jun Nagamine will offer insight on trends, common pitfalls, and current best practice, including practical tips for managing existing operations. Topics: the "typical" issues US companies face when operating in Japan, an update on Japan's business environment, a discussion of entity and employment regulations, and review of accounting and tax compliance issues. Register early, as space is limited.
Registration is closed for these events. To obtain a copy of the Doing Business in Japan presentation, please contact Ben Wright at bwright@hsp.com
- Santa Clara, Monday, December 7, Irvine, December 10
Silicon Valley Bank, Osborne Clarke and High Street Partners invite you to an informational breakfast to discuss latest news and updates on European VAT regulations, implications for your company, and other key issues to consider if your company buys or sells goods in the EU. This compelling discussion will focus on how VAT works across the 27 European Union states, how to avoid many of the pitfalls encountered by US companies as they operate in the EU, how to discover possible ways to reduce your VAT burden and improve cash flow, and the surprising extent to which EU laws may apply to companies even without a European presence Presenting will be Roger Bevan, VAT Specialist with High Street Partners, and Andy James, a UK qualified lawyer based in Osborne Clarke's Silicon Valley office.
Registration is closed for these events. To obtain a copy of the VAT presentation, please contact Ben Wright at bwright@hsp.com |
