The 4 Stages of International Expansion Every CEO Should Know

Stephen Tseng

Surprisingly, some businesses don't know their stage when entering the international[] market.

Want to know which stage your business is in? Here they are…👇

Stage 1: Market Research

Stage 2: Test Market

Stage 3: Build up a small team, usually a small sales team

Stage 4: Expand the team to an entire operation team

Each stage has a different business goal.

Each stage will need a different resource allocation and plan.

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Stephen Tseng

Co-founder of dminrostudio

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