Cross the Border
Without Burning Cash.
$85B+ bilateral trade. Yet 70% of cross-border entries fail. Not from bad strategy - from bad execution. We provide the local presence, regulatory knowledge, and operational infrastructure that turn market entry from a gamble into a system.
Market Entry Isn't a Strategy Slide. It's 200 Operational Tasks.
"We set up a UAE entity but it's been dormant for 18 months. No local team, no clients."
"We sent our India CEO to Dubai for 6 months. He came back with business cards, not business."
"The compliance requirements are overwhelming. WOS vs JV vs branch - nobody explained the real trade-offs."
End-to-End. Not Just Entity Setup.
ASSESS
2–4 Weeks
- Market feasibility study
- Regulatory landscape mapping
- Entry structure advisory
SETUP
6–12 Weeks
- Entity incorporation
- Compliance framework
- Banking & operations
BUILD
12–20 Weeks
- Local team hiring
- GTM execution
- First beachhead clients
SCALE
6–12 Months
- Revenue growth support
- Operational maturity
- Exit to independence
The Full Cross-Border Stack
Entity & Compliance
Structure It Right, Day One
- WOS / JV / Branch structuring
- FEMA / RBI / FDI compliance
- Freezone vs mainland advisory
Local Team Build
Hire Right, From Day One
- Critical hire identification
- Interview & selection support
- Onboarding & culture alignment
Go-to-Market
Clients Before Cash Runs Out
- ICP & segmentation
- Channel identification
- Beachhead customer acquisition
Operations Setup
Run It Like You're Local
- Accounting & tax compliance
- HR / payroll systems
- Supply chain / logistics
India–GCC Market Entry Case Studies
₹120Cr Manufacturer – UAE Market Entry
Large Indian manufacturer. Wanted GCC distribution. Attempted solo entry, burned ₹80L in 12 months with zero revenue. No local entity, wrong partners.
- JAFZA freezone entity with ESMA certification
- 3 distributor agreements signed in 90 days
- Local GM hired with warehousing setup
Dubai Advisory Firm – India Delivery Hub
GCC advisory with $3M revenue. Needed India delivery centre for cost arbitrage. No India presence, no understanding of Indian labor law or compliance.
- WOS incorporation with FEMA/RBI compliance
- 15-person India team hired in 8 weeks
- 3 GCC client engagements transitioned to India
₹200Cr Trading Group – GCC Expansion
Indian commodities group. Strong domestic presence but GCC opportunity was untapped. Needed end-to-end: entity, team, clients, compliance, logistics.
- DMCC entity + Saudi Arabia branch setup
- 8-person GCC team across 2 countries
- $4.5M in GCC contracts within first year
We Go With You. Not Just Point the Way.
Market assessment, entry structure advisory, and financial modeling.
Best for: Evaluating market opportunity before committing
End-to-end: entity, team, GTM, clients. We build the beachhead with you.
Best for: Committed market entry with execution support
Strategic counsel on India–GCC expansion. Monthly cadence.
Best for: Post-entry optimization and scaling