Companies

Going global is an important step that can start your company on the road to major success - or increase operating risk and hurt your existing business. To expand cross border without serious missteps, it is essential to have a deep understanding of target markets, competition, local business trends, and other factors that affect growth.

Our hands-on approach, customized solutions and international network ensure you are well-prepared for successful cross border expansion.

Our areas of expertise and engagement include:

Benefit from a structured business analysis pinpointing opportunities and issues.

1. Consultation
This is a one-hour assessment of your company’s current situation using the SAYJ proprietary analytical methodology that focuses on the identification of operational gaps and barriers to new market entry.

Deliverable: Recommendations for achieving strategic milestones.

2. Ongoing Consulting and Advisory
This is from one to twelve one-hour sessions structured according to the SAYJ analysis and focused on areas for attention and development. Specific subject matter experts participate as needed. Typically our advisory service includes a high-level critical review of your Executive Summary and Investor Pitch.

Deliverables: Written conclusions from each session, including recommended action steps; revised Investor Pitch and Executive Summary

Market Research

Gain key insights into target markets.

Research and analysis of your target market, providing key market intelligence and insight to create an optimal entry strategy. The key goals of this analysis are to:

Understand the real opportunity in the targeted market(s)
Evaluate the competitive landscape
Assess risks, including environmental, technological, and operational risks, among others
Develop a strategy for market entry
Determine appropriate product positioning

Deliverable: A report analyzing the target market(s) in detail (size, trends, demographics, etc.), including feedback from subject matter experts, identification of key competitors, SWOT market analysis, and high-level recommendations for entry strategy and positioning.

Strategy and Implementation Planning

Build a detailed expansion plan, with a roadmap and key deliverables.

Development of short, medium, and long-term expansion strategies, with defined goals and milestones (roadmap of deliverables), identification of key dependencies, and success metrics.

Deliverable: A report laying out your company’s three-year roadmap, recommendations to optimize operations, a high-level financial analysis that supports the expansion strategy and the funding necessary to implement the plan.

Leadership, Board and Advisory Structure

Financial Review and Validation

Assess and validate your financial readiness and future needs against your expansion plan.

An evaluation of financial projections with respect to your implementation plan and milestones, to ensure completeness and consistency. The evaluation can include an analysis to determine and substantiate your company valuation for fund raising.

Deliverable: A report with recommendations on the financial plan and requirements (income statements, cash flows, balance sheets), including a valuation analysis based on a minimum of two accepted methodologies.

Commercialization/ Strategic Partnerships

Accelerate revenue growth through key partnerships.

Identification of and agreements with potential strategic partners in the target market. These partners may represent distribution channels, corporate entities, investors or other relationships that create opportunities for expansion. In some cases, these entities may also be potential acquisition or merger partners.

Output: Identification of potential alliances, recommended strategies for each situation, key introductions and facilitation of meetings as needed to reach agreement.

Investor Readiness/ Funding Assistance

Access an international network of investors.

Alignment of the company's investment and marketing materials with target market investor expectations. Review and preparation assistance (with templates supplied) for all necessary investor material, including list of probable investor questions. Exposure to SAYJ international investor network.

Output: Executive Summary, Investor Deck, Due Diligence Preliminary Report, SAYJ Global Investor Post

Legal/ Tax Support

Our hands-on approach, customized solutions and international network ensure you are well-prepared for successful cross border expansion.

Our areas of expertise and engagement include:

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