Make the Leap™

Our aim is to assist High Growth Small to Medium sized Enterprise (SME) companies expand in international markets. The MaketheLeap services support those organisations whose own product or service requires some level of local physical presence in the foreign markets they aim to enter.

The Make the Leap site provides users with a simple four step process combined with a directory of organisations they will need to contact in order to establish operations in a foreign market.

Select Target Country

Access a simple to use utility and steps to help with your decision making about target countries for your international expansion.

Market Scan

Information and contacts to help you research your target market. These range from regional development agencies through to commercial market research organisations.

Select Entry Approach

Simple steps, questions and checks to help you decide on the appropriate commercial vehicle for entry to your chosen market. We aim to help you think through the implications of a direct investment vs. establishing a distributorship as vehicles for market entry.

Market Entry

This contains a directory of service firms you will need to contact to establish operations in your chosen country. Use this section to obtain cost estimates for your planning and to establish their credibility as potential suppliers to you. Please read the disclaimer in respect of Make the Leaps terms of use. Disclaimer