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Practical Due Diligence on Distributors–it is possible!

January 22, 2015May 25, 2016 Mike Burke Distribution Agreements distribution agreements, doing business in the united states, due diligence, ireland doing business in the united states, ireland export, ireland exporter, ireland us affiliate, northern ireland doing business in the united states, northern ireland export, northern ireland exporter, northern ireland us affiliate, risk mitigation, sales agents, US affiliate

If your company is thinking about expanding into the US market, chances are that you’ve considered a distribution arrangement (or something similar) with a US person or entity. You may even have been inundated with offers from ‘eager’ third parties to be your distributor, agent, etc. One frequent question is how can an Irish/NI company gather and analyze enough information about a third party to make a good decision about whether to engage with that person/company. Continue reading →

Protect Your IP (Really)

January 13, 2015May 25, 2016 Mike Burke Intellectual Property, Nondisclosure Agreements counterfeiting, intellectual property, ireland doing business in the united states, ireland export, ireland exporter, ireland us affiliate, NDAs, northern ireland doing business in the united states, northern ireland export, northern ireland exporter, northern ireland us affiliate, risk mitigation, Smart Exporting, trademarks, US affiliate

Every now and then, a non-US company will contact me after they have started US operations…but have not protected their intellectual property here. In some cases, the company does not have a full picture of what they have or where they could/should protect it—they have not audited what they have. Continue reading →

What is this blog for, anyway?

January 12, 2015June 3, 2016 Mike Burke About, Smart Exporting About, beginning, doing business in the united states, Forming an Affiliate, introductions, ireland doing business in the united states, ireland export, ireland exporter, ireland us affiliate, northern ireland doing business in the united states, northern ireland export, northern ireland exporter, northern ireland us affiliate, Smart Exporting, US affiliate

Someone once suggested to start at the beginning, which is a good idea for the first post for a new blog. What is it that this blog is trying to do? In two words, the blog promotes “smart exporting.” Continue reading →