📍 Venue: SISTER – Renold Building, 32a Altrincham Street, Manchester, M1 7JR
Manchester has built one of the UK's fastest-growing technology and innovation ecosystems - but what comes after success in the UK?
The United States offers one of the world's largest opportunities for business growth - but entering a new market requires careful planning and the right support.
Join our partners TABS Inc, Laura Devine Immigration, Frazier & Deeter, and Seven Legal for an insightful panel discussion on the key considerations for successful US expansion. You’ll hear how to:
- Validate your go-to-market strategy for the US market
- Build the right legal, tax and operational foundations
- Understand immigration pathways for founders and employees
- Understand how to access and leverage venture capital
- Hire and retain the right team and manage day to day operations.
- Avoid common mistakes that slow or derail expansion
Following the panel, attendees will have the opportunity to continue the conversation during networking and book complimentary 15–20 minute breakout consultations with our expert speakers for tailored advice on their own expansion plans.
Partners: TABS Inc, Laura Devine Immigration, Frazier & Deeter and Seven Legal
Community partner: GM Business Growth Hub
Powered by Advanced Research + Invention Agency
Continue the conversation with our expert speakers and get tailored advice on your international expansion plans. Collect a ticket on arrival to secure your consultation time slot.
Step into a space where every conversation could spark something new. Enjoy music, refreshments, and a lively atmosphere designed to bring people together, whether you’re exchanging ideas, discovering collaborators, or simply sharing a laugh. This is the perfect moment to unwind, connect, and let serendipity guide your evening.
Venture Café is a global movement built on a simple but powerful belief: isolation is the enemy of innovation.
Through our weekly Thursday Gatherings, founders, researchers, investors and innovators come together to share ideas, explore new technologies and build meaningful connections. As ecosystem activators, Venture Café Manchester is creating a central hub for the city’s innovation ecosystem, driving visibility, collaboration and community.
And if you’d like to get more involved with Venture Café, there are plenty of ways to join our network:
🤝 Become a partner
🎤 Speak at an upcoming Thursday Gathering
🙌 Join our ambassador team
💬 Connect with us on LinkedIn
📩 Sign up for our weekly newsletter
Join our Lightning Pitch session where you’ve got just 60 seconds to introduce yourself and share your business or idea with the room. It’s fast, fun, and a brilliant way to meet fellow founders, spark conversations and get your idea out into the Manchester startup community.
Laura Devine Immigration is a leading immigration law firm advising businesses, entrepreneurs, families and individuals on UK and US immigration and nationality law. With offices in London and New York, their team provides strategic, tailored advice across a wide range of immigration matters.
Join TABS Inc, Laura Devine Immigration, Frazier & Deeter, Knights, and GM Business Growth Hub for an insightful panel discussion on the key considerations for successful US expansion. You’ll hear how to:
- Validate your go-to-market strategy for the US market
- Build the right legal, tax and operational foundations
- Understand immigration pathways for founders and employees
- Understand how to access and leverage venture capital
- Hire and retain the right team and manage day to day operations.
- Avoid common mistakes that slow or derail expansion
We'll also share lessons learned from supporting hundreds of international businesses as they establish and grow in the United States. Whether you're evaluating the US market or preparing to launch, you'll leave with actionable insights, practical guidance and the opportunity to ask your questions directly to specialists across every stage of the expansion journey.
Brought to you by Aware Digital and digitalThursday, this sessions offers best practice advice and actionable steps that can be taken by web owners looking to expand into the US market, drawing from our own experience of supporting US based customers from a UK based team.
We'll explore the key considerations businesses should think about before and during expansion. Including:
- Localisation beyond language
- Web & eCommerce readiness
- Accessibility & ADA
- Data privacy & compliance
- Tax & commercial considerations
- Service delivery across time zones
- Common pitfalls & mistakes
Continue the conversation with our expert speakers and get tailored advice on your international expansion plans. Collect a ticket on arrival to secure your consultation time slot.
📍 Venue: SISTER – Renold Building, 32a Altrincham Street, Manchester, M1 7JR
Manchester has built one of the UK's fastest-growing technology and innovation ecosystems - but what comes after success in the UK?
The United States offers one of the world's largest opportunities for business growth - but entering a new market requires careful planning and the right support.
Join our partners TABS Inc, Laura Devine Immigration, Frazier & Deeter, and Seven Legal for an insightful panel discussion on the key considerations for successful US expansion. You’ll hear how to:
- Validate your go-to-market strategy for the US market
- Build the right legal, tax and operational foundations
- Understand immigration pathways for founders and employees
- Understand how to access and leverage venture capital
- Hire and retain the right team and manage day to day operations.
- Avoid common mistakes that slow or derail expansion
Following the panel, attendees will have the opportunity to continue the conversation during networking and book complimentary 15–20 minute breakout consultations with our expert speakers for tailored advice on their own expansion plans.
Partners: TABS Inc, Laura Devine Immigration, Frazier & Deeter and Seven Legal
Community partner: GM Business Growth Hub
Powered by Advanced Research + Invention Agency
Continue the conversation with our expert speakers and get tailored advice on your international expansion plans. Collect a ticket on arrival to secure your consultation time slot.
Step into a space where every conversation could spark something new. Enjoy music, refreshments, and a lively atmosphere designed to bring people together, whether you’re exchanging ideas, discovering collaborators, or simply sharing a laugh. This is the perfect moment to unwind, connect, and let serendipity guide your evening.
Venture Café is a global movement built on a simple but powerful belief: isolation is the enemy of innovation.
Through our weekly Thursday Gatherings, founders, researchers, investors and innovators come together to share ideas, explore new technologies and build meaningful connections. As ecosystem activators, Venture Café Manchester is creating a central hub for the city’s innovation ecosystem, driving visibility, collaboration and community.
And if you’d like to get more involved with Venture Café, there are plenty of ways to join our network:
🤝 Become a partner
🎤 Speak at an upcoming Thursday Gathering
🙌 Join our ambassador team
💬 Connect with us on LinkedIn
📩 Sign up for our weekly newsletter
Join our Lightning Pitch session where you’ve got just 60 seconds to introduce yourself and share your business or idea with the room. It’s fast, fun, and a brilliant way to meet fellow founders, spark conversations and get your idea out into the Manchester startup community.
Laura Devine Immigration is a leading immigration law firm advising businesses, entrepreneurs, families and individuals on UK and US immigration and nationality law. With offices in London and New York, their team provides strategic, tailored advice across a wide range of immigration matters.
Join TABS Inc, Laura Devine Immigration, Frazier & Deeter, Knights, and GM Business Growth Hub for an insightful panel discussion on the key considerations for successful US expansion. You’ll hear how to:
- Validate your go-to-market strategy for the US market
- Build the right legal, tax and operational foundations
- Understand immigration pathways for founders and employees
- Understand how to access and leverage venture capital
- Hire and retain the right team and manage day to day operations.
- Avoid common mistakes that slow or derail expansion
We'll also share lessons learned from supporting hundreds of international businesses as they establish and grow in the United States. Whether you're evaluating the US market or preparing to launch, you'll leave with actionable insights, practical guidance and the opportunity to ask your questions directly to specialists across every stage of the expansion journey.
Brought to you by Aware Digital and digitalThursday, this sessions offers best practice advice and actionable steps that can be taken by web owners looking to expand into the US market, drawing from our own experience of supporting US based customers from a UK based team.
We'll explore the key considerations businesses should think about before and during expansion. Including:
- Localisation beyond language
- Web & eCommerce readiness
- Accessibility & ADA
- Data privacy & compliance
- Tax & commercial considerations
- Service delivery across time zones
- Common pitfalls & mistakes
Continue the conversation with our expert speakers and get tailored advice on your international expansion plans. Collect a ticket on arrival to secure your consultation time slot.