What Technology Startup Companies and Their Funders Should Know About Export Compliance

Export Compliance, Technology

Technology startups are at the forefront of innovation, driving advances that improve efficiency, enable growth and prosperity, and make people’s lives easier, healthier and more rewarding. If you’re involved in a technology startup business, or if you fund one, you...

How Export Compliance Risk Assessments Help Companies Achieve Compliance Success

Export Compliance

Jurisdiction over U.S. export controls span several government agencies. Understanding and applying these rules requires the active involvement of multiple departments and functions across a company or other institution. And while most U.S.-based enterprises...

Is Your Business Exporting Machine Equipment and Parts? Know Your Compliance Essentials First

EAR, Export Compliance, ITAR, Machinery

Exports of machine equipment and parts across many leading industries have experienced significant growth in recent years—and that growth is expected to continue in the months and years ahead. According to the United States International Trade Commission, total U.S....

Five Common Export Compliance Mistakes – and How to Avoid Them

Export Compliance

Mistakes happen. We’re all human, so naturally we’re prone to oversights, slipups, misjudgments and more. No one is perfect. Unfortunately, human fallibilities too often cause serious and impactful problems when businesses seek to export items to foreign countries....

Export Compliance for Defense Contractors and Subcontractors – Key Considerations

Export Compliance, Export Controls

“First you must travel a long and difficult road, a road fraught with peril.” Blind Seer, “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” Businesses that seek to sell goods or services to the U.S. Department of Defense or foreign governments – i.e., defense contractors and...

Export Compliance Awareness Training for Businesses – Helping Everyone Avoid Costly Mistakes

Export Compliance, Export Compliance Awareness Training

It takes more than just one or two trained associates for a business to truly succeed in complying with the complex assortment of U.S. export controls. Rather, personnel across the organization – from the C-suite to operations, shipping and logistics, engineering and...