Your International Business
Expansion Checklist
Does your company have what it takes to go global?
Review our global expansion checklist to see the factors you need to consider when expanding your
business internationally.
Executive-level decisions
Do you expect to take on new international customers in the next 12 months? YES NO
Assessment tasks Sales pipeline analysis Projected revenue mapping
Decision-makers Sales head | Marketing head CFO | Sales head | Marketing head
Is your business capable of responding to challenges in other markets? YES NO
Assessment tasks International market studies Financial feasibility studies
Decision-makers Product head | COO Product head | COO
Can you gain access to the necessary resources to operate in other markets? YES NO
Assessment tasks Local materials investigation Supply chain mapping
Decision-makers Operations head | COO Operations head | COO
Is access to talent better in other jurisdictions where you don’t YES NO
currently have a presence?
Assessment tasks Talent availability analysis Salary and benefits mapping
Decision-makers HR | COO HR | COO
Can your business operate within the local laws and regulations? YES NO
Assessment tasks Advisory on global regulations Internal compliance evaluation
Decision-makers Chief counsel | CEO Chief counsel | Department heads
Do you have high-quality vendors you can depend on for expansion? YES NO
Assessment tasks Existing vendor inventory Cost analysis
Decision-makers Department heads | COO CFO | COO
Do you have a legal team that can review and identify possible barriers? YES NO
Assessment tasks Knowledge base analysis Global regulatory assessment
Decision-makers Chief counsel | CEO Chief counsel | HR
Is your finance team sufficiently informed on international
YES NO
tax and payroll standards?
Assessment tasks Tax law data collection Knowledge base analysis
Decision-makers CEO | CFO CEO | CFO
Does your HR team have the necessary experience to manage
YES NO
global personnel growth?
Assessment tasks Company-wide hiring plans Knowledge base analysis
Decision-makers HR | Department heads | COO HR | CEO
Does your team have the bandwidth to grow globally?
As your guide to international expansion, G-P makes it easy to hire
international teams quickly and compliantly. Reach out to see how we
handle the costly and time-consuming processes for your in-house
HR, finance, and legal team.
