[speaker001:] What do you think we need to do to get our new branch office running well?
[speaker002:] First, I'd make sure that we have a good, local, corporate lawyer. He or she will know all the local laws and regulations.
[speaker001:] That 's very important. A friend recommended a good law firm to me. We 'll need someone to hire staff.
[speaker002:] I think that we should send one of our HR people to do that. I don 't think we should use an agency, because they won 't be familiar with the type of people we employ. Have we decide on the location of
[speaker001:] Yes. We have. We chose the location in the northeast of the city, not too far from the airport and on the edge of the CBD.
[speaker002:] Why didn 't we choose an office in the CBD?
[speaker001:] The offices there were too expensive. Have we negotiated any contracts yet?
[speaker002:] Yes. We 'Ve signed two contracts with companies that we already do work for in other countries. We hope to sign another three this month.
[speaker001:] When will the branch office open?
[speaker002:] Hopefully next month. Everything is a little rushed. We should be able to set up our branch office and expand our business quickly.
[speaker001:] Has and advertising campaign been prepared?
[speaker002:] Yes, it has. We 're going to target the business community through business magazines.
[speaker001:] I made plenty of business contract on my last visit and through the embassy. We should be able to get plenty of customers.