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Cases · Markets, trade & operations · Market entry, licensing & government engagement
Prepare for the first day of operations
What must be in place before our new office abroad starts trading?
WONE Global builds a single go-live list with the corporate, tax, payroll, insurance and banking professionals in that market and confirms each item is done.
Countries in the typical case United States · Spain
The situation
What is happening
What is at stake
Day one fails on details: no VAT number on the first invoice, no payroll on the first payday, no insurance on the first incident.
A scenario
Retail chainCorporation · from United States · in Spain
Its first Spanish store opens in eight weeks. Tax registration, payroll, insurance, leases and supplier contracts all have to be live on the same day.
Where it ends A store that can trade lawfully from the first sale.
A representative scenario of the work WONE Global coordinates, not a specific client’s matter.
Also asked as “Go-live checklist for a new subsidiary abroad”“What registrations do we need before the first invoice?”
The solution
How WONE Global handles it
WONE Global builds a single go-live list with the corporate, tax, payroll, insurance and banking professionals in that market and confirms each item is done.
Usually led by Setting up and running a company, with Accounting and annual filings, Employment, payroll and immigration and Banking and capital.
Step by step, in the scenario
- Day 1WONE Global builds one go-live list across every area.
- Weeks 1-6Each item handled by the right professional in Spain.
- Week 7Final check: every registration, policy and contract confirmed.
- Opening dayInvoices, payroll and cover all working.
Timings are typical. They depend on the countries, the authorities involved and how quickly documents are available.
Decisions
The decisions involved
- 01What must be in place on day one, and what can follow
- 02Who owns each local obligation from the first week
- 03How local reporting connects to the group
Outcomes
What you receive
- A day-one readiness checklist across every area
- Named owners for each obligation
- A 90-day compliance calendar
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
Setting up and running a company, 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.
- Spainin the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- United Statesin the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Austria WONE Global Partner Mag. Mario Haider · Tax Consultant Brief this Partner →
- Rwanda WONE Global Partner Lydie N. Murorunkwere · Founder & Managing Director Brief this Partner →
- United Arab Emirates WONE Global Partner Dr Hajra Nazir · Head Corporate Advisory / Consultancy Division Brief this Partner →
- India On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Saudi Arabia On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Singapore On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- United Kingdom On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
Other markets: WONE Global covers 100 countries. Name yours in the requirement →
Vienna · Austria
Kigali · RwandaWONE Global Capability Partner · Rwanda
Lydie N. Murorunkwere
Lydie is the Founder and Managing Director of ML Corporate Services Ltd and the first Chairperson of the Rwanda Trust Companies Association (RTCA).
Dubai · United Arab EmiratesWONE Global Capability Partner · United Arab Emirates
Dr Hajra Nazir
Dr Hajra Nazir is qualified Professional Doctorate (PD) in Business Advisory & Compliance with prestigious organizations in the field of Corporate Advisory, Business Administration, Law, Commerce, Applied Economics etc.…
Quito · EcuadorWONE Global Capability Partner · Ecuador
Pablo Andres Guerra
Experienced Partner with a demonstrated history of working in the accounting industry. Skilled in International Tax, External Audit, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Income Tax, and Tax. Strong entrepren…
Milan · ItalyWONE Global Capability Partner · Italy
Gianluigi Mollica
Mexico City · MexicoWONE Global Capability Partner · Mexico
Marco Antonio Bernal Munguia
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Where this case connects
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Markets in the typical case
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.
- India ↔ United States · researched journeyAn Indian software company sets up a US subsidiary to sell and later raise capitalRead the journey →
- United States ↔ Brazil · researched journeyA US company opens a subsidiary in BrazilRead 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 →
Market entry, licensing & government engagement
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