What is Base Camp?

With the economy in turmoil in general, many excellent companies are looking for ways to reach growing markets for their products.

The growth drivers with a large and growing consumer base and reasonably stable economy are in India and China.

At Stratcon we recognise that while India offers the prospect of finding potentially large markets for manufactured goods; capital goods and industrial intermediates, the distance and the initial cost of entry could appear daunting to many organisations. Equally, understanding a complex market overseas with a rich and complex culture with regionally applicable business practices makes the thought of accessing the Indian market more difficult.

To fill this demand, Stratcon provides a range of services to ensure low risk, cost effective solutions to establishing a local presence and developing new business opportunities in the Indian market. Our combination of international experience and local knowledge ensures Stratcon serves the needs of our international clients’ activities in India.

Benefits of Base Camp:
  • Identification of a local specialist in your field who is ultimately selected by you or we employ person / persons of your choice on cost plus basis, including expatriates as may be permitted by the Government of India.
  • Ongoing local supervision of your designated representative with regular reporting.
  • A strong supporting administration, financial and management team.
  • A fixed fee and budget structure providing clarity on the local investment requirements.
  • Local management of your expense budgets to ensure every cent is well spent and accounted for.
  • No need to register a local company or appoint auditors, accountants and lawyers.
  • The ability to test the market and get a clear understanding of what and where the opportunities are.
  • Additional resources available to support dedicated staff member as required.
  • Upon completion of an agreed time period under the Base Camp Service, the person/s so appointed would leave our services (or his contractual services terminated) and be re-employed in your own locally registered company or elsewhere.
  • Your designated representative is supported by a highly professional and experienced team in India, but is totally dedicated to working on your objectives and your requirements. Base Camp will accelerate and improve your local activity and ensure continuous progress between the visits of your international staff.
  • In case of expatriate staffs who are employed by us, as per Indian laws, we are to issue guarantees to the Government and have to be responsible for their repatriation as may be required by the Government. The client (overseas) has to provide both financial and other back up and guarantees for the same.
Who is Base Camp ideal for?
Organisations who...
  • Do not want to spend money and time registering a local company from day one
  • Are not sure where in India they should be based and need further market exploration
  • Want their representative to be supported and monitored
  • Do not want to have fixed overheads in terms of offices, vehicles etc.
  • Want a low risk, cost controlled presence
  • Want to enter the market quickly, efficiently, yet effectively
  • Want to grow their local team based on the growth of the opportunity