Our Services

We also share our experience in other ways. 

Recent activities have included:

• Expert witness testimony
• Teaching modules for multinational agencies
• Keynote panel member and speaker at oil and gas conferences
• Panel member at regional trade association events
• Seminars on preparing for business in, or a trade mission to, a new country.

A ‘challenging location’ means different things to different people. The common thread is that there are risks to be identified and managed to make your business not only a success, but a sustainable success. Whether it be making a strategic decision to enter a new country, building the right relationships from the outset, building a team in-country, reflecting your company’s values in your day-to-day business, or keeping your people safe and secure in a hostile environment, we can help you to quickly focus on the things that matter. We can provide an independent and objective perspective to support – and challenge – you to help your business land and prosper in a new country. Our comprehensive, experience-based country management advice can get you started in a practical and positive way, helping you to avoid the pitfalls that country entry often brings, to establish yourselves quickly and effectively, and to succeed in building a sustainable business. 

We can help you through your decision on whether or not to enter a new country by ensuring all relevant risks and challenges are considered in your decision process. It’s not just about the economics, but the many diverse factors that underpin a successful and sustainable country entry.

• Real-time board-level review of country entry decisions 
• Key risks checklist

• Selection and briefing of country managers
• Advice on getting things moving on the ground
• Preparation of integrated engagement and communication plans
• Advice on building, maintaining (and repairing, if necessary) alignment with key stakeholders
• Selecting and building teams in-country
• Staying safe

• We can help get you started by making initial representation visits into country on your behalf, including preparation and delivery of meetings and/or presentations to stakeholders. Such an arrangement can provide a lower-cost way to get your business positioned in-country before your permanent country manager arrives
• We can work alongside your newly-recruited country manager, preparing them prior to travelling into country and supporting them – either from the UK or in-country – as they establish themselves
• Or, as a cost-effective alternative to a full-time country manager, we can provide ongoing representation services on a part-time, day-rate basis.