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ITAC: Doing Business in India

Jacqueline DawsonTrade CommissionerICT Practice, Ottawa, ON

Delivering value to business

Leveraging our unparalleled network of contacts around the world and at home, we can help your company succeed globally and lower your costs of doing business through four key services:

1. Preparation for international markets

2. Market potential assessment

3. Finding qualified contacts

4. Resolving problems

Our clients

• Are small, medium and large companies;

• Are established in Canada;

• Do business abroad; and

• Have researched their market(s).

We help you:

• Export

• Invest abroad

• Seek technology and capital

• Develop R&D partnerships

The Trade Commissioner Service (TCS) in India High CommissionNew Delhi

Consulate GeneralChandigarh

Consulate GeneralMumbai

Trade OfficeKolkata

Trade OfficeHyderabad

ConsulateChennai

Trade OfficeBangalore

Trade OfficeAhmadabad

Basic TCS Advice for Doing Business in India

• Have an India specific strategy!

• It will take a lot more time to penetrate the market in India than it will elsewhere – sometimes years!

• Senior level engagement is vital and will be needed to cement relationships with Indian companies.

• You will need to make sure you have sufficient resources to survive.

• You will need a partner – play the field to find the correct one, take your time in this process.

• Be competitive on price, beware small margins, and be able to scale.

Our Partners

The TCS works with a variety of partners including:

• Export Development Canada (EDC)

• Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)

• National Research Centre – IRAP

• Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC)

• Provincial governments and economic development agencies

• Business and industry associations

Connect with the TCStradecommissioner.gc.ca

India.gc.ca

Jacqueline DawsonTrade CommissionerICT Practice, Ottawa, ONTel: 343-203-3802Jacqueline.Dawson@international.gc.ca