Starting a US Business in India- Prerequisites & Challenges

This course will discuss options available for US companies interested in initiating their business in India. ‘Initiating the businesse’ may include execution of a short term project, appointing a distributor/agent of your product, starting a representative office, direct acquisition of shares an Indian company or forming a wholly owned subsidiary in India.

We will discuss the basic legal framework of various options and discuss the suitability of the same based on different scenarios of a proposed business establishment. We will list out the prerequisites as well as the details of various legal authorities and formation activities which are involved at various stages of business establishment of a foreign entity.

We will also focus, post-incorporation, on domestic registrations, which are must for starting the operations of the established business. We will discuss on the timeline and cost from an overall prospective to give you an idea and to help you plan your activities related to India.

This course will be very helpful to finance professionals whose companies are looking for expansion in India.