Sales Outsourcing & Incubation

Market Presence & Control Without Setting Up An Entity

So much more than an Employer of Record, and 100% not a BPO.

Get card-carrying boots on the ground, a strategic, aggressive market-growth plan, and full administrative and accounting support.

Your Sales And Operations in Asia Are Not Out Of Sight

Atlas' Sales Outsourcing and Incubation gives you a real Asian presence at a fraction of the cost and risk of your own office.

One flexible model: sales hub, engineering and project office, regional HQ, or distributor base. We recruit the people, house them, handle accounting and legalities, and drive your development plan.

How does it work

A 12 month aggressive market launch

PHASE 1

Select Your Incubator Location

  • Atlas has full APAC coverage

PHASE 2

Set Objective & Develop Market Plan

  • Market goals
  • Key employee job description
  • Set commercial plan KPIs
  • Draft customer list

PHASE 3

Outreach & Lead Generation

  • Week 3 to 12 of program Atlas staff starts contacting customers
  • Leads to be passed on to key hire handed to you directly

PHASE 4

Recruit & Onboard

  • Week 12 key hire recruited & housed in Atlas office (a single desk space)
  • Key hire onboarded by Atlas
  • Leads handed over

PHASE 5

Management & KPI Supervision

  • Week 12 ongoing Atlas team supervises key hire ensuring KPIs are being met & troubleshooting challenges
  • Key hire reporting to you but housed within a supportive & caring office
  • Atlas & key hire report to client bimonthly

PHASE 6

Accounting & Administration

  • Atlas manages local employment legalities
  • Atlas manages payroll & accounting
  • Atlas drafts employee handbook aligned with client's goals
  • Assistance with Visas
  • Assistance with goods/equipment importation & customs clearance

PHASE 7

Extend & Accelerate

  • Market research
  • Ongoing lead generation
  • Marketing program management
  • Supplier search

PHASE 8

Your Office in Asia with Facilities

  • Your key hire will have full access to an Atlas office including rest areas, meeting rooms, telecoms, high speed internet & photocopier
  • As the client you can also use Atlas’ office when you visit Asia

PHASE 9

The Goal is Graduation

  • Atlas Sales Outsourcing & Incubation aims to be an aggressive 12-month program to get your operations up & running with a commercial foundation strong enough to graduate to your own facilities

Operations Asia Sales Outsourcing & Incubation Can Support

Sales, B2B & B2C
  • A dedicated in-market sales presence, not a distant distributor
  • Localized product offering & pricing for the market
  • Enhanced local-language customer service
  • Backed by a targeted marketing program
  • Retail & HORECA pop-up activations
Sales Plus Engineering & Commissioning
  • House your engineering & commissioning team in-market
  • On-the-ground support for installation, commissioning & after-sales
  • Equipment & machinery sourcing support
E-Commerce Management
  • Atlas runs your e-commerce operation through a vetted logistics & fulfilment partner
  • Storefront, listings & order management handled locally
  • Backed by a market-specific digital marketing program
Sourcing & Procurement
  • On-the-ground supplier compliance vetting & audits
  • Local-language negotiators securing the best terms
  • Verify capacity, quality & reliability before you commit
Project Management for Contract & Tender Bidding
  • Get your ducks in a row: local compliances, supplier search & vetting, present but asset-light
  • Get your ear to the ground: catch local tender notices early, while there's still time to bid
  • Coordinate the bid, partners & documentation on the ground
Regional Headquarters
  • Centralize & coordinate your regional satellite offices
  • Manage dispersed regional distribution from one hub
  • A single point of control & reporting across markets
Contract Manufacturing
  • A local representative to source BOM & tooling and negotiate terms with your third-party manufacturer (3PM)
  • Manage prototyping & first-run calibration on the ground
  • Ongoing QC & fault rectification, at the plant, not by email
Temporary Staff Shelter
  • Setting up your own entity? Atlas recruits & houses your staff before the transition
  • Keep operations & client commitments moving through the changeover
  • A running start the day your entity goes live

Ad-Hoc Representation Can Be a Criminal Liability. Why Take the Risk?

Validate before you commit, do not read tea leaves or touch crystal balls

Thailand market entry strategy

Atlas Sales Outsourcing and Incubation does more than drive growth and build your Asia bridgehead. It keeps you legal.

Outside a distributor agreement, doing substantial business in most Asian countries without a proper legal presence can breach foreign business acts, revenue codes and labor laws. The penalties are real: a permanent operating ban, retroactive taxes and fines, and criminal liability for your directors.

Schedule Introduction

Book a free Asia expansion or Asia market entry pathfinder call - your call will focus on:

 

  • Your case understanding
  • Goal challenges & feasibility
  • Atlas approach
  • High level overviews, sector & geography
Asia focus