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What we do for you. And why it matters.

US market entry involves decisions most founders have not had to make before. Some you will recognise immediately. Others you will not know to look for until something goes wrong. We have structured everything we do around the challenges that actually arise.

Whatever the task, from incorporating a Delaware C-corp to designing a channel partner strategy, from sorting your sales tax exposure to building your US pipeline, Allentra can either do it or has the right person to do it. Some clients engage us across the whole picture. Others come to us for a single specific piece of work. Both are fine. Browse by the question that is most live for you right now.

How do I set this up properly?

The legal, structural, and operational foundations your US business needs before anything else.

Entity formation and setup

Bank account setup

Multi-state operating registration

Founder and shareholder protection across a transatlantic structure

Customer-facing terms that are actually enforceable in the US

Sales contracts drafted for US law

Distribution and channel agreements

IP licence agreements between UK parent and US entity

US accounting, payroll, and financial compliance

US employment contracts

Intercompany pricing: structure and documentation

Will I create tax problems I don't know about?

The tax exposures that accumulate quietly and surface at the worst possible moment.

Have you already created a US tax liability without knowing it

State sales tax exposure: find it before the tax authority does

Federal and state tax compliance

Intercompany pricing: structure and documentation

Are your US contractors actually employees under US law

Am I exposed to risks I haven't thought about?

The unknown unknowns that consistently surface in our assessments and cost the most to fix late.

Is your brand name available and protected in the US

USPTO trademark filing

Design patent assessment and filing

Reducing your US product liability exposure before a claim arrives

US labelling and packaging compliance

FDA regulatory pathway assessment

FCC compliance assessment

How do I win US customers?

The strategic foundation and commercial execution to build US revenue deliberately rather than reactively.

Testing your US market assumptions before you commit capital

Who your US buyer actually is and how they differ from your UK buyer

Pricing for the US market

Go-to-market strategy and channel planning

Building your US pipeline without the cost and risk of a direct hire

Recruiting and enabling US channel and distribution partners

Distribution and channel agreements

Paid digital campaigns built for US audiences

Establishing a domestic US presence for e-commerce

What people strategy works best?

The strategic decisions about how you resource your US operation before you make expensive commitments.

Should you hire in the US or outsource: understanding the real cost of each

Choosing where to base your US operation

Employer of record versus direct hire: which model fits your stage

US immigration and work visa strategy

US talent acquisition and recruitment

Are your US contractors actually employees under US law

Equity and phantom stock plans for US hires

How do I fund my US expansion?

The full range of funding options available to UK companies, most of which founders have not considered.

Investor readiness

Delaware flip planning and execution

Access to vetted European and US VC networks

Debt and trade finance

Non-dilutive funding options most UK founders have never considered

Targeted funding strategy for your stage, model, and timeline

Ready to talk through what is relevant to your situation?

Book a discovery call and we will focus on the areas that matter most for your business at this stage. Not sure where to start? The Lookalike Assessment gives you a structured outside view of the challenges most likely to affect a business like yours before we speak.

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