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Virtual Office

The esi Virtual Office is a very affordable way to establish a presence in the U.S. without locking yourself into a lease and making a long term commitment before you are ready to staff and establish an operation here.

By "Virtual" we refer to a service where your company is "housed" at our offices in Southern California giving it an appearance of having an operational US subsidiary office. An actual or apparent US office is very important to many US companies that European companies would like to do business with. Beyond just a convenience issue, Americans see it as an act of commitment to doing business here. Why, they reason, should they invest effort in dealing with a business that is unwilling to set up an office to service this large market?

Having a US business address makes a world of difference to your US customers. And, may we add, imagine what it does for your company website!

Beyond Virtual.
Once "established" at our offices, esi Techtrans has a range of additional sales and marketing services and over 20 years of experience and know-how of conducting business in the United States. We act as mentors and support staff, allowing you to focus on what you do best. We allocate experienced staff and resources on a part-time basis to create results in this market. Together we grow your business and help prepare you to take over when you are ready to start up your own operations in the U.S.

Take a look at the services we can offer your company and how those services will benefit you and your company.

Services Offered

VIRTUAL OFFICE

• Official U.S. address
• Mail opened and forwarded to you
• Incoming Fax
• Company direct Phone line, managed via esi switchboard. Multiple options for your remote handling of incoming calls.

ADDITIONAL LOCAL OFFICE SERVICES

• US Bank account
  Maintain a local US dollar currency account
  Your US customers can forward checks or bank-wire transfers

• Accounting and reconciliation
  Keeping track of your US business

• Auditing and Annual Tax filing
  Provided by licensed Certified Public Accountants

• Incorporate a California corporation
  Set up official US subsidiary
  It is fast and very affordable

• Temporary office and meeting rooms
  Your home away from home
  Access to phones and the internet

• Appointment Programs
  esi staff sets up appointments for your business meetings
  Arrange travel and hotel reservations

esi TECHTRANS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

Go to Our Services to learn more about our complete list of services to support your business development and marketing needs in the US.

Benefits - why you should have a US office

YOU ARE "AMERICAN"
Operating as a local U.S. company lowers the thresholds that Americans perceive when dealing with foreign companies.

Accustomed to a huge domestic market, relatively few US companies do business outside of our borders. When they do, it is their Sales people who call, travel and visit. They are not incentivized to help other companies reach staff at HQ. Surprisingly few there, even managers, can call or return phone calls outside the country.

Then there is the "attitudinal" hurdle mentioned above. Business moves quickly in the US. Quarterly reporting drives a short-term focus. Few will explore business opportunities with companies that have not yet committed to "open for business" here.

YOU BECOME PART OF THE U.S. INDUSTRY
Perhaps most important, operating in the U.S. changes your perspective on how to do business in here. It helps you make marketing adjustments and product adaptations, increasing your chances of overall success. It even opens up possibilities for local funding, manufacturing, distribution, trade organizations and local partners.

While Americans can be brutally aggressive in taking advantage of outsiders, they also love and support a winner. By being a local player, actively being part of the industry network and infrastructure, you will be supported and promoted by others in the marketplace because they too can benefit from your success.

YOU ARE IN CHARGE
Operating in the market, listening to customers, testing different approaches, you decide how to best guide your product to success. You are close enough to the emerging needs and technologies to also stay a market leader in the future. The needs you perceive help you develop additional patents. Operating from a foreign country can be the road to irrelevance in the U.S.

IDEAS AND INFORMATION MOVE GLOBALLY
You may indeed have come up with "the greatest thing since sliced bread". Rather than testing the product on markets near home and refining the product for that market, you need to quickly go to the only market that matters in the end, the US. Because, as you nurture, demo and exhibited back there, U.S. entrepreneurs imitate, improve, test-launch and build a loyal customer base over here. In a few quick years, your idea, not your product, will be well established here.

Let's Talk

We are glad you made it this far. Certainly every product, every situation is different. We'd like to talk further about how we at esi Techtrans can help you succeed "the American Way".

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