Starting a Business Abroad: Have You Your Papers?

When you have completed all your preparation and made the jump across the border, you’re finally ready to start up your new business in a new country. But don’t forget the last-minute details that you have to deal with in person before you can congratulating yourself and concentrating on making the business a success. And [...]

Starting a Business Abroad: Ducks in a Row

So you are absolutely certain that you are going start a business in another country. You’ve done your research, investigated the market, visited the country, even made a few contacts. But how to bring it all together? You don’t just need a business plan; you need a strategy. One of the first things you should [...]

Starting a Business Abroad: Getting a Team Together

Right, if you’ve made it this far in the series, you’ll have not only completed your preliminary enquiries into going about setting up a business abroad, but will also have visited the country of your choice to carry out more detailed investigations. By now, you should have a local lawyer and accountant on board, but [...]

Starting a Business Abroad: Fact-Finding Mission

Now you can finally book a flight to the country where you hope to set up your new enterprise! You’ll be staying for at least a week, ideally a fortnight. Forget the straw hat and flip-flops, however; you are not on holiday. The first thing you will want to do when your flight touches down [...]

Starting a Business Abroad: Get Some Background Information

So you know where you want to go, and you have a vague notion about what you’ll be doing when you get there? What’s next? Well, you don’t need to pack a bag and book some flights just yet; that will come later. First, you need to get a little more information about your target [...]