Business Creation Guide

Learn how to create a business in your passport country which you can run from anywhere in the world. This guide will take you from “I know nothing” to a business that is set up and ready to be run as an expat.

Topics covered include:

• Writing a mission statement and business plan
• Choosing a legal structure and place of incorporation
• Creating an operating agreement and accountable plan
• Applying for incorporation and employee identification number
• Establishing banks and credit cards that work as an expat
• Setting up business communications for expat life
• Managing business accounting, finances, and taxes as an expat
• Much, much more!

Much of the “business creation” advice you see online assumes that you’re living in the place you’ll do business. This guide is for people who aren’t.

Broken into 23 actionable steps, this course guides you step by step through the process you need to follow to have a US business that you can run from anywhere in the world.

Included are dozens of recommendations and handouts so you don’t have to start from scratch.

Bonus! Customers also get ongoing consulting from me as I guide you through the process, keeping you accountable to your goals and objectives.

Pre-Departure Guide

Preparing to be an expat and not sure what you need to do? This guide is for you. Learn practical steps of what to do so that you can survive and thrive as an expat, no matter where in the world you are going.

Learn how to prepare your:

• Finances: Getting paid, transferring funds, expat emergencies, life insurances, & more
• Communications & electronics: Communicating safely & privately, securing your electronics, establishing PACE protocols for emergencies, & more
• Legalities: Preparing your important documents for use overseas, setting up legal documents for international emergencies, & more
• Health: Facing unusual diseases, unsafe water, managing existing conditions as an expat, an international first aid kit, & more
• Safety: Preventing various kinds of major and minor crimes, readying yourself for natural disasters, & more.

Part of the challenge of preparing to become an expat is that you don’t know what you need to know, and you likely won’t know until you get overseas, when it’s too late.

This course equips you to prepare your financial, legal, communications, electronic security, health, and physical safety systems so that you can survive and thrive, anywhere in the world.

Included is a suggested packing list and a list of topics that you need to get local knowledge about before you travel!

Bonus! Customers also get ongoing advice and an hour of consulting with me to make sure you’re ready to go!

“Home” Visit Guide

Returning to your passport country for a visit after a time away? Expecting reverse culture shock? Unsure of what has to get done in your passport country? This guide will prepare you for your visit and to make sure it’s effective.

Topics covered include:

• Preparing to return. Help yourself and your family to process their life between multiple countries and cultures
• Preparing others for your return. A good visit doesn’t just involve transition for you, it affects those you visit. Learn how to prepare them well to maximize your time together.
• What to do. There’s countless tasks that have to be done in your passport country. Get a comprehensive list to make sure that you get done those things which you need to do.
• What to buy. Your passport country has countless things you can’t get in your host country. You know what’s obvious to you, but have you considered everything? Get a comprehensive list so you don’t forget that item you didn’t realize you needed.

Weekly articles at The Prepared Expat contain a wealth of resources and advice of things to know and items to buy. Get all of this preparing and buying advice in one, well-organized place, so that your time in your passport country has maximal value.

Included are specific recommendations I make on self-defense items, concealment clothing, first aid kits, travel comforts, books, language learning resources, and much, much more!

Bonus! Customers get an hour of consulting with me to make sure you’re ready to return to your passport country and back to your host country!