A: what do you think we need to do to get our new branch office running well? B: first, I'd make sure that we have a good, local, corporate lawyer. He or she will know all the local laws and regulations.
A; that's very important. A firend recommended a good law firm to me. We'll need someone to hire staff.
B; I think that we should send one of our HR people to do that. I don't think we should use an agency, because they won't be familiar with the type of people we employ. Have we decide on the location of the branch office?
A; yes. We have. We chose the location in the northeast of the city, not too far from the airport and on the edge of the CBD.
B; why didn't we choose an office in the CBD?
A: the offices there were too expensive. Have we negotiated any contracts yet?
B; yes. We've signed two contracts with companies that we already do work for in other countries. We hope to sign another three this month.
A: when will the branch office open?
B: hopefully next month. Everything is a little rushed. We should be able to set up our branch office and expand our business quickly.
A; has and advertising campaign been prepared?
B; yes, it has. We're going to target the business community through business magazines.
A: I made plenty of business contract on my last visit and through the embassy. We should be able to get plenty of customers.
