COUNTRIES
Business consulting and coaching for owner-run businesses worldwide
We work with owners by phone and video from India. Fees are written in your own currency, and there are no local offices in the countries below.
Each page shows which of our services fit the main businesses of that country. Worked examples on our trade pages use rupees; the method carries over to your own books.
HOW WE WORK
How we work with owners
abroad.
- We work by phone and video from India. There is no local office, and the first call is booked once the scope of the problem is clear.
- The scope and the fee are written in your own currency, so you see the cost in the numbers you already use.
- Tax, employment, immigration, licensing and legal questions stay with local professionals and the authority in your country. Our advice stays on how the business is run.
CHOOSING A PAGE
Which country page
should I read?
Gulf
Read these if you run a business in the Gulf, where trade, hospitality and large project owners shape how work comes in: United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar.
Europe
Read these if you run a business in Europe, where smaller firms often sit between large buyers, exporters and local customers: United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Switzerland, Poland, Sweden, Belgium, Norway.
North America
Read these if you run a business in the United States or Canada, where the pages show several time zones: United States, Canada.
Asia-Pacific
Read these if you run a business in East Asia, Singapore or Australasia, where the time gap with India is smaller: Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, China.
Middle East
Read this if you run a business in Israel, where an engineering and services economy sits alongside long-established trades: Israel.
Latin America
Read these if you run a business in Brazil or Mexico, where the time gap with India is wide and calls are easiest early in the local day: Brazil, Mexico.
Africa
Read this if you run a business in South Africa, where the time gap with India is small: South Africa.
If your country sits between two regions, read the page whose main businesses look most like yours. The seven services and the method are the same on every page.
GULF
Gulf
United Arab Emirates
Clocks in India run 1 hour 30 minutes ahead of the UAE all year round.
Trade, re-export and the port at Jebel Ali
Business consulting in the United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
Clocks in India run 2 hours 30 minutes ahead of Saudi Arabia all year round.
Giga-projects and the building trades
Business consulting in Saudi ArabiaQatar
Clocks in India run 2 hours 30 minutes ahead of Qatar all year round.
LNG and the energy supply chain
Business consulting in QatarEUROPE
Europe
United Kingdom
Clocks in India run 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of the United Kingdom in winter and 4 hours 30 minutes ahead in summer, when UK clocks move forward an hour.
Small firms in all four nations
Business consulting in the United KingdomIreland
Ireland moves its clocks and India does not. In winter India runs 5 hours 30 minutes ahead; in summer the gap narrows to 4 hours 30 minutes.
Life sciences and technology multinationals
Business consulting in IrelandGermany
Compare clocks like this: India leads Germany by 4 hours 30 minutes in winter and by 3 hours 30 minutes in summer.
Industrial production and its suppliers
Business consulting in GermanyFrance
On the clock, India is ahead of France by 4 hours 30 minutes in winter, narrowing to 3 hours 30 minutes in summer.
Aerospace and its subcontractors
Business consulting in FranceItaly
India is 4 hours 30 minutes ahead of Italy through the winter months and 3 hours 30 minutes ahead through the summer months.
Industrial districts of Made in Italy
Business consulting in ItalySpain
Between India and Spain the gap is 4 hours 30 minutes in winter, India ahead, and 3 hours 30 minutes in summer.
Olive oil, citrus and fresh vegetables
Business consulting in SpainNetherlands
Across the winter months the gap is 4 hours 30 minutes, with India ahead. Across summer it narrows to 3 hours 30 minutes.
Rotterdam and logistics
Business consulting in the NetherlandsSwitzerland
Swiss clocks go forward in summer; India's do not. Winter finds India 4 hours 30 minutes ahead of Zurich, and summer trims that to 3 hours 30 minutes.
Machines, electrical equipment and metal
Business consulting in SwitzerlandPoland
Warsaw shifts its clocks twice a year, India never does. Through winter India is 4 hours 30 minutes in front; when Polish summer time starts, the lead drops to 3 hours 30 minutes.
Furniture for export
Business consulting in PolandSweden
Stockholm has summer time and India has none, so the gap moves. India is 4 hours 30 minutes ahead in the dark months and 3 hours 30 minutes ahead in the light ones.
Engineering and industrial exports
Business consulting in SwedenBelgium
Brussels changes its clocks and Delhi does not. That puts India 4 hours 30 minutes in front through winter, and 3 hours 30 minutes in front during summer.
The port and logistics around Antwerp
Business consulting in BelgiumNorway
Mainland Norway follows summer time and India does not. Expect a lead of 4 hours 30 minutes for India in winter, shrinking to 3 hours 30 minutes in summer.
The petroleum supply industry
Business consulting in NorwayNORTH AMERICA
North America
United States
India is 10 hours 30 minutes ahead of Eastern time in winter and 9 hours 30 minutes in summer. Against Central time India is ahead by 11 hours 30 minutes in winter and 10 hours 30 minutes in summer. Against the West Coast (Pacific) the gap is 13 hours 30 minutes in winter and 12 hours 30 minutes in summer.
Local services and trades
Business consulting in the United StatesCanada
Eastern time in Canada matches US Eastern. The gap to India is 10 hours 30 minutes in winter and 9 hours 30 minutes in summer, with India ahead. Eastern daylight saving moves the gap by one hour for part of the year.
Small and family-run firms
Business consulting in CanadaASIA-PACIFIC
Asia-Pacific
Singapore
Singapore does not change its clocks. India is 2 hours 30 minutes behind Singapore all year.
Port, shipping and logistics
Business consulting in SingaporeAustralia
Sydney is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of India in southern summer and 4 hours 30 minutes ahead in winter. Perth is 2 hours 30 minutes ahead of India all year.
Mining and the firms that serve it
Business consulting in AustraliaNew Zealand
New Zealand is 7 hours 30 minutes ahead of India in its summer and 6 hours 30 minutes ahead in its winter.
Dairy and meat for export
Business consulting in New ZealandJapan
Tokyo clocks read 3 hours 30 minutes later than Indian ones, all year.
Parts and materials for vehicles and electronics
Business consulting in JapanSouth Korea
Seoul clocks read 3 hours 30 minutes later than Indian ones with no seasonal change, so Indian time lags by that gap.
Machinery and parts around Changwon
Business consulting in South KoreaHong Kong
Hong Kong clocks read 2 hours 30 minutes later than Indian ones with no seasonal shift, so Indian time lags by that gap.
Trading and logistics
Business consulting in Hong KongChina
Beijing time, used nationwide, runs 2 hours 30 minutes later than Indian time all year.
Single-product manufacturing clusters
Business consulting in ChinaMIDDLE EAST
Middle East
LATIN AMERICA
Latin America
Brazil
Throughout the year India stands 8 hours 30 minutes in front of Brasilia time. Brazil covers several zones, and this page uses Brasilia time.
Farming and agribusiness
Business consulting in BrazilMexico
The gap does not change with the seasons. Mexico City time trails India by 11 hours 30 minutes. Mexico covers several zones, and this page uses Mexico City time.
Export manufacturing in the north and centre
Business consulting in MexicoAFRICA
Africa
Not listed? Your country does not limit the work. Book a first call and we will help you choose where to start.
Working in India? See our city pages.
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get in touch.
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