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Tips for Increasing Sales in International Markets
(4/21/2010)
Excellent overview of successful small business exporters with tips on how to get started expanding your business overseas.

Joys and Perils of an Equity Partnership
(7/8/2009)
Describes the author's experience with various partnerships throughout his career. Offers advice and suggestions on how to structure joint ventures and how to form lasting and successful equity partnerships.

Weak Dollar Has Small Businesses Thinking Globally
(1/31/2008)
Small and medium sized businesses across the US are taking advantage of the weak dollar to open up new markets for their products and services overseas. The "cheap dollar" had made US products much more competitive overseas and many companies are rushing to exploit this competitive advantage.


Press Releases
Thomas Tesluk Appointed Chairman of Johns Hopkins University Advisory Council
(9/29/2008)
Sequent Consulting's founder and managing director, Thomas Tesluk, is appointed as Chairman of the Advisory Council of the Johns Hopkins Bologna Center located in Bologna, Italy.

Sequent Consulting President Thomas Tesluk to Speak at International Trade Symposium
(3/15/2005)
Thomas Tesluk, founder and President of Sequent Consulting LLC, will address the Symposium on International Trade and Investment that will take place March 29th, 2005 at the Sheraton Stamford Hotel in Stamford, CT. The Symposium is sponsored by the Stamford Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Tesluk will speak on the topic of "Foreign Direct Investment for the Small and Medium Size Business."

Sequent Consulting Helps U.S. and European Companies Grow Through Joint Ventures
(7/24/2003)
Sequent Consulting announces the launch of a new advisory service specializing in international business development.


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Recommended web sites
The Overseas Private Insurance Corporation (http://www.opic.gov/)
This is the official site of the Overseas Private Insurance Corporation (OPIC) a federal agency that provides financing and insurance for US companies investing abroad. In addition to information about OPIC programs, the site includes a section called "Investors' Info Gateway Links" consisting of useful data on dozens of foreign markets.

AllianceStrategy.Com (http://www.alliancestrategy.com/index.html)
This is the web site of Professor Ben Gomes-Casseres who teaches in the MBA program at Brandeis. The site offers a wide range of useful articles and presentations describing strategies for creating successful alliances and joint ventures.

CIA World Fact Book 2010 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/)
One of the best sites available for detailed information and market data on hundreds of countries around the world. The material is updated annually but the CIA plans to offer more frequent updates in the future.


Successful partnerships are vital because no one company can afford technology, the manufacturing and the capital costs that this industry demands.
 
Sequent Consulting LLC is a Connecticut based management consulting firm which specializes in advising US and European companies on how to grow their business in foreign markets.  We offer particular expertise on the development and management of international joint ventures, corporate alliances and partnerships.