Ivy India Ventures

Ivy India Ventures is an advisory firm that helps overseas micro, small and medium enterprises do business in India. It supports one-off import and export deals as well as continuing operations.

The team describes itself as a mix of Indians from varied backgrounds, and it acts as one point of contact for clients' Indian business needs.

What Ivy India Ventures offers

• Market intelligence — research on whether the Indian market suits a business, its growth drivers, competitors and customer needs.
• Organisation support — structuring the Indian business, company formation, government approvals, legal help, accounting and payroll.
• Business development — finding suppliers, technology partners and distributors, plus marketing methods and positioning.
• International tax advice — cross-border taxability under tax treaties, withholding tax, substance requirements and transfer pricing.

Who it works with

Micro, small and medium enterprises based outside India across all sectors.

Key facts

• Coverage: markets across India
• Fees: service fees only, as described on its site