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International expansion is an exciting time for any entrepreneurial business looking to accelerate customer acquisition, identify new markets, create new revenue-generating opportunities and diversify your customer base.

Common questions that businesses often ask when trying to understand the best way to structure their expansion so that they can best remunerate and reward their people, include:

  • Why don’t we send one of our own people/an assignee?
  • Should we set up an entity, in either the short or long-term?
  • What registrations need to be applied for?
  • What benefits will HR need to put in place?
  • How will our employees get paid and see their pay cheques?
  • How quickly can I get all this set-up?

Did you know?

  • In some countries an entity is not required to be in place to pay staff
  • There are often financial incentives offered to entrepreneurial businesses to support an expansion project
  • In certain regions, payment of taxes without a local bank account is entirely acceptable – some vendors offer this as a service
  • As government institutions embrace digital, getting entities and employer IDs set-up can now be completed in days, rather than weeks or months

For many businesses, especially start-ups, this is a new and uncertain time and you want to get it right. Decisions need to be made quickly and you want to get the right resources, processes, and provisions in place to deal with the most critical need immediately – paying your people accurately and on time.

Care of employee welfare and positive on-boarding experiences for new joiners are a key competitive advantage for your brand. Employee Advocacy drives new business, attracts talent, and builds confidence and trust across multiple target audiences.

In order to do this right you must have considered all available employment options when looking at paying your people. However, there’s also compliance to think about. Employment tax is just one area but there may be further considerations and options available to you which involve key stakeholders in finance, legal and potentially tax.

Presented with so many options, there is no harm in taking a moment to determine the correct steps and best approach for you. In doing so you will set the foundations and strategy for future success of employees and your organisation.

It’s an exciting chapter in any company’s history, whether you’re a start-up or large corporation, so its critical that the initial set-up provides a strong foundation to support your mid-to-long-term strategic objectives going forward.

Would you like to know more?

If you would like to discuss options available to you when expanding internationally, please get in touch with Simon Gleeson on the details at the bottom of the page.

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Simon Gleeson

Partner

International Outsourced Accounting

I joined Blick Rothenberg in January 2017 having spent over 20 years working in a variety of leadership roles in Europe, the US and Asia-Pacific.

During this time, I had been responsible for global assignments involving the building, development and management of teams to drive global growth initiatives, market-entry and expansions, as well as integration/transformation projects and implementing solutions like Workday, Netsuite and SAP, to name but a few.

Drawing upon this experience, I now advise other companies on how to achieve their own growth and international expansion ambitions, addressing issues including business optimisation and transformation, understanding the global payroll landscape, Human Capital Management (HCM), business process outsourcing and setting up shared service centres.

Clients vary from series A to series C funded companies to larger listed multinational corporations as well as charities and not-for-profit organisations. 

I also work closely with the UK Department of International Trade and London & Partners, as well as associations such as the Global Payroll Association, providing updates/insights on critical business issues impacting international expansion or more mature organisations seeking guidance with global payroll providers and global mobility issues.

"Helping clients remove obstacles, overcome challenges and act as a catalyst to their success is what I value the most."
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