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Cases · Markets, trade & operations · Market entry, licensing & government engagement
Build a multi-country growth plan
Which countries should we expand to next, and in what order?
WONE Global compares the shortlisted markets on entry route, regulation, tax, people and cost, using the same questions in each, and turns the result into a sequenced plan with the professionals who would carry out each entry.
Countries in the typical case Sweden · Germany · United Kingdom · United Arab Emirates · Singapore
The situation
What is happening
What is at stake
Choosing markets on instinct leads to costly entries, slow approvals and exits two years later.
A scenario
Healthtech companyFounder-led company · from Sweden · in Germany, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates and 1 more
It is choosing three markets for the next two years.
Where it ends A growth plan built on facts, not instinct.
A representative scenario of the work WONE Global coordinates, not a specific client’s matter.
Also asked as “International expansion plan”“Compare markets for expansion”“We need to evaluate whether a new country is commercially viable”“We need an independent market-entry feasibility study”“An exporter is reconsidering which markets to prioritise”
The solution
How WONE Global handles it
WONE Global compares the shortlisted markets on entry route, regulation, tax, people and cost, using the same questions in each, and turns the result into a sequenced plan with the professionals who would carry out each entry.
Usually led by Commercial Intelligence & Market Research, with Tax & International Structuring and Corporate & Entity Services.
Step by step, in the scenario
- Weeks 1-2WONE Global compares candidate markets on the same questions.
- Week 3Shortlist with cost and timing.
- Week 4Sequenced plan.
- ThenFirst entry started.
Timings are typical. They depend on the countries, the authorities involved and how quickly documents are available.
Decisions
The decisions involved
- 01Which markets, in what order
- 02Structure that scales across those markets
- 03Budget for legal, tax and compliance in each
Outcomes
What you receive
- A sequenced market plan
- A scalable group structure
- A cost and timing view per market
This is a general guide. Your WONE Global professional confirms the work, timing and fees for your markets before anything starts.
Services
The services involved
One area of expertise usually leads; the others move with it. WONE Global keeps them connected across every country involved.
Who handles it
Commercial Intelligence & Market Research, market by market
The status of the lead service in the markets that matter for this case. A named WONE Global Partner acts under their own licence; where none is in place yet, WONE Global confirms availability before anything else.
- Germanyin the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Singaporein the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Swedenin the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- United Arab Emiratesin the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- United Kingdomin the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Saudi Arabia WONE Global Partner Dr. Mohamed Ali Sayed · Operations & Business Development Manager Brief this Partner →
- South Africa WONE Global Partner Kameel Keshav · CA(SA) · Corporate Finance & Transaction Advisory Brief this Partner →
- Switzerland WONE Global Partner Gianmatteo Terruzzi · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
- India On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- United States On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
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Markets in the typical case
- SwedenMarket guide
- Commercial Intelligence & Market Research in SwedenService in this market
- GermanyMarket guide
- Commercial Intelligence & Market Research in GermanyService in this market
- United KingdomMarket guide
- Commercial Intelligence & Market Research in the United KingdomService in this market
- United Arab EmiratesMarket guide
- Commercial Intelligence & Market Research in the United Arab EmiratesService in this market
- SingaporeMarket guide
- Commercial Intelligence & Market Research in SingaporeService in this market
Corridors
Services and subject
Worked examples
How it goes in practice
Researched corridor journeys, and representative scenarios on the same subject. None is a specific client’s matter.
- UAE ↔ Europe · researched journeyA UAE company sets up a GmbH in GermanyRead the journey →
- UAE ↔ United Kingdom · researched journeyA UAE company sets up a UK subsidiaryRead the journey →
- Mid-sized company · from Germany · in Saudi ArabiaIt has won its first Saudi contract and must be able to invoice and staff the project within weeks. The choice is between a branch, a local company or working through a local agent, and each carries different tax, licensing and liability consequences.How WONE Global handles it →
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