Dubai Marina at night

Go Global

Where will your company
grow next?

Go Global examines in a structured way which foreign market really suits your company, how you enter it and how you manage it from a distance. You receive tested market options with a business case and a 90-day roadmap for the first market.

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compared instead of a gut decision
3 markets
compared instead of a gut decision
Roadmap for the first market
90 days
Roadmap for the first market
Locations: Germany, Austria, UAE
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Locations: Germany, Austria, UAE

The starting point in mid-sized companies

Why do so few mid-sized companies dare to go abroad?

  • 21%

    of German mid-sized companies are active abroad at all

    Source: KfW Research, Mittelständler richten Auslandsgeschäft neu aus, 2026

  • 16%

    of mid-sized companies active abroad have opened up new export markets in the last 5 years

    Source: KfW Research, Mittelständler richten Auslandsgeschäft neu aus, 2026

  • 69%

    perceive growing trade barriers, compared with 58% in 2025

    Source: DIHK, Going International 2026

It is not a lack of will that holds them back, but uncertainty: Which market? With which model? And how do I manage it without being on site all the time?

What changes

What changes with a structured market entry?

Go Global does not replace your decision. It makes it reliable and shortens the road from the first thought to the first customer in the new market.

Entrepreneur thinking about the next step

Today

Choice of market

gut feeling, a trade fair contact or chance

Market entry

one model, without alternatives examined

Local contacts

hardly any reliable contacts

Management

travel, phone calls, few figures

Plan

“we'll see”

Business partnership in Dubai

With Go Global

Choice of market

several markets compared using the same criteria

Market entry

sales partner, branch, free zone company or online compared

Local contacts

access to a network and experts at our locations

Management

CRM, reporting and fixed routines across time zones

Plan

90-day roadmap with owners and milestones

What a market comparison looks like

Which market suits which company?

Three fictitious examples. Each has three markets, assessed with the same scoring model. At the end there is a clear recommendation for the first step.

Three target markets compared

Special-purpose machinery · 60 employees · Saxony

Goal: service and sales location outside the EU

  • United Arab Emirates78 / 100
  • Singapore71 / 100
  • Switzerland64 / 100
Recommendation for the first marketUAE

Why: high investment in industry and infrastructure, free zone company as a lean entry, time zone easy to manage. First 90 days: partner screening, examine set-up options, approach two pilot customers.

The scoring model weights demand, competition, law & tax, culture and entry costs.

1 / 3

Your path

When is Go Global the right step?

Way 1

If you already have a target market in mind

Then we test this market specifically against two alternatives. That way you know whether your favourite really is the best first step, and you start with a concrete plan.

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Way 2

If you are open about where to go

Then we start with a broad screening and narrow it down together to the three strongest options. In parallel, it is worth looking at the Mastermind: there you meet entrepreneurs who have already taken the step.

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The scope of services

What is included in Go Global?

A fixed scope, from screening to the roadmap for the first market.

  1. 1

    Starting position and goals

    Product, capacity, budget and risk appetite are clarified before we assess markets.

  2. 2

    Market screening with scoring model

    All markets under consideration assessed using the same criteria.

  3. 3

    In-depth review of the top 3

    Demand, competition, law and tax, culture and entry costs for each market.

  4. 4

    Market entry model

    Sales partner, branch, free zone company or online, suited to your business.

  5. 5

    Business case for each option

    You see what entry costs and when it pays for itself.

  6. 6

    Management from a distance

    CRM, reporting and routines, so that the new market does not depend on travel alone.

  7. 7

    90-day roadmap and local contacts

    The first steps with owners, milestones and contacts in the target market.

On the scope

Fixed scope at a fixed price, which we state in the initial consultation. Whether and how your project can be funded, we check individually.

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The areas of action

How do we support you on the way abroad?

An extract from the use cases in the Remote leadership lever, which we also implement after Go Global.

  • Market & revenue model

    No longer depend on a single market

    • Structured market comparison
    • Automated competitor analysis
    • Cultural and legal readiness checks

  • Sales in the new market

    Win new customers without sitting on site

    • Automated partner search
    • Multilingual sales assistant
    • Localisation of quotes and contracts

  • Management from a distance

    Know whether the market pays its way

    • Cockpit for new business areas
    • Multi-currency and multi-site reporting
    • 90-day roadmap tracking

  • Local network

    Contacts that would otherwise take years

    • Locations in Germany, Austria and the UAE
    • Business council network
    • Mastermind in the target market

Why ivato

Why Go Global with ivato?

  1. 01

    We are on site ourselves

    ivato is active at three locations: Germany, Austria and the UAE. We know the markets from experience, not only from studies.

  2. 02

    From plan to management

    We do not stop at the market report. We implement the systems for sales and remote management with you.

  3. 03

    Network instead of cold calling

    Through our hosts in the Mastermind and our membership of the Austrian, German & Swiss Business Council, we open doors in the target market.

Network in the UAE

Doors open faster when you know the right people.

As a co-founder of Founders Dubai, we are very well connected with family offices, venture capital and executives in the UAE. Where it suits your project, we make targeted introductions that accelerate your market entry.

  • Family offices
  • Venture capital
  • Executives in the UAE
  • Austrian, German & Swiss Business Council
Founders DubaiFounders Dubai
Networking evening at Founders Dubai

Why now

Trade barriers are growing, and so are the opportunities.

More and more companies are noticing growing trade barriers, already 69% in 2026 after 58% the year before. Anyone who depends on a single market bears this risk alone.

At the same time, only around one in five mid-sized companies is active abroad. Those who take the step in a structured way will meet significantly fewer German competitors in many markets than they might think.

  • 69%

    perceive growing trade barriers (2026)

  • 58%

    the year before

  • 21%

    of mid-sized companies are active abroad

  • 16%

    of mid-sized companies active abroad have opened up new export markets in 5 years

Sources: DIHK, Going International 2026 · KfW Research, Mittelständler richten Auslandsgeschäft neu aus (2026)

Before we talk

Frequently asked questions about Go Global.

Your question is not here? In the initial conversation we take 30 minutes for your specific topic.

For owner-managed mid-sized companies from DACH that want to assess a new market seriously, whether with products, services or software.

In principle, any. We know the markets at our locations particularly well: DACH and the United Arab Emirates.

No. Then we start with a broad screening and narrow it down together to the strongest options.

We show you the possible models and arrange contacts, for example for a free zone company in Dubai. Legal and tax advice in the target country is provided by specialised partners.

The scope is fixed, and we state the fixed price in the initial consultation. Whether funding is possible, we check individually.

Go Global delivers the analysis and roadmap for your company. The Mastermind is the accompanying network: a small circle of entrepreneurs on site, for example in Dubai. The two can be combined, but can also be booked separately.

Which market is your next?

20 minutes, non-binding. We clarify what you are planning, which markets come into question and whether Go Global is the right step now.

Your next step

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