| legal liability |
| INVESTMENT STUDY TRIPS |
| INVESTMENT FEASIBILITY / DUE DILLIGENCE STUDIES |
| RESEARCH, SELECTION, NEGOTIATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF LOCAL TRADE OFFICES |
| MASTER LICENSING, FRANCHISING, ETC. |
| LOCAL EMPLOYEES POSTING, SELECTION, RECRUITING AND WELFARE |
| CUSTOMER SERVICE |
| BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TRIPS AND MISSIONS |
| COLLABORATORS TRAINING |
| STUDY OF POTENTIAL forms of capital outlay (a local representative office in the export market a joint venture with a company local to the foreign market acquisition of an existing company in the market setting up a subsidiary of a parent UK company, or a standalone company) |
| FEASIBILITY STUDIES |
| MARKET STRATEGY – INTEGRATION OF DIFFERENT STRATEGIES |
| LEGAL ISSUES (IMPORT REGULATIONS, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, country’s laws governing business, PAYMENTS ISSUES) |
| FINANCING ISSUES ( BANKABILITY OF PROJECTS, SOURCE FUNDING TO SUPPORT INVESTMENT, EXPORTS, INTERNATIONALISATION, GLOBALISATION) |
| OTHER FINANCIAL ISSUES ( FISCALITY (INCLUDING TAXATION AND DUTIES), METHODS OF PAYMENT, PRICING, RISK MANAGEMENT) |
| SUPPLY CHAIN, SHIPPING AND EXPORT COMPLIANCE, LOGISTICS ISSUES (CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN, CUSTOMS AND DUTIES (DOCUMENTATION)) |
| ORGANISATION ISSUES (clear process in place to respond to international inquiries from all sources (i.e., web, email, phone calls, etc.)) |
| CULTURAL ISSUES ( Including etiquette, business practices, negotiation techniques and business protocol) |
| OPERATIONS |