Proving once again that good ideas cannot be killed, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is ready to move into force as soon as next year. Companies had largely given up on the TPP after the withdrawal of the United States.  Now firms will need to scramble to figure out how the agreement matters to their business and what steps they should take to maximize the opportunities and minimize the risks arising from the most important trade agreement in decades.  What makes the TPP so relevant is the deep, interlocking nature of the commitments.  Unlike other free trade agreements (FTAs), the TPP doesn’t simply open up trade in some goods or partially address services or investment.  It manages to better reflect the way that firms actually structure business operations today.  It will allow companies to more seamlessly move goods, services, and investments between and across TPP member markets.  This benefits not just the biggest firms that have always had advantages of scale, but smaller firms that often struggle to sort out complex rules in trade deals.