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    Seamless Market Entry Solutions for the Japanese Market
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    Japan
    A market with tremendous business opportunities

    #3

    LARGEST ECONOMY

    #1

    IN THE WORLD FOR SAFETY
    / TOP 10 FOR QUALITY OF LIFE

    #1

    travel destination after the pandemic
    #1
    IN THE WORLD FOR INDUSTRIAL CLUSTERS

    #2

    IN THE WORLD FOR REGULATORY AND ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS

    #2

    IN WORLD FOR EFFICIENCY OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES
    #2
    in the world for technical potential of offshore wind power generation

    #3

    largest in world for medical spending (86B USD)

    #3

    IN ANNUAL INSTALLATIONS OF INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS

    #3

    ICT MARKET SHARE IN THE WORLD
    Our services

    One-stop solutions for a successful business start in Japan

    Company Foundation

    We will help you establish both your office and entity in Japan.

    Serviced Office Space

    Having preferred customer status with key services office suppliers we can help you find and set up your ideal working space.

    Visa Assistance

    Our highly experienced visa partner has delivered hundreds of successful applications for our clients and will help you navigate the visa process smoothly.

    Payroll / Accounting Services / Tax Advisory

    We handle your accounting processes and consult with you on both corporate and individual tax related issues while you focus on what you do best.

    Executive Search & Other Talent Solutions

    From Country Managers to first-on-the-ground specialists and back-office professionals we help you find the best people, fast and reliably.

    Market Intelligence Solutions

    Get a deeper understanding of the market you’re about to enter and its competitive landscape with our comprehensive Market Intelligence services.

    WHY BOYD & MOORE

    Data-driven market entry and talent solutions for your business growth in Japan

    Since 2002, hundreds of the world’s most innovative and recognized organizations have entrusted Boyd & Moore Executive Search (BMES) with establishing their entity in Japan and driving critical hires in Asia.

    Expert regional & industry guidance

    Our domain expertise across industries and sectors gives us a keen understanding of where your business fits into the broader market. Our guidance will help you successfully set up your business and meet hiring challenges unique to Japan.

    A single point of contact

    2 decades of experience in Asia make us a great partner for your Asian endeavor. Our consultants are determined to fully understand your needs and expectations from the beginning and apply substantial resources through to project completion.

    More data, more control

    Our services and best-fit talent recommendations are informed and driven by the insights our Intelligence Center provides. With a research team of 100+ well trained voice and data professionals the scale of our research and sourcing capacity is unmatched in Asia’s search industry.

    Collaborating with
    Japan External Trade Organization

    As a core organization in Japan that promotes FDI, JETRO provides services for the establishments of bases in Japan by foreign companies and the expansion of business by foreign-affiliated companies already established in Japan.

    Investment Japan business support centers:

    TOKYO | YOKOHAMA | NAGOYA | OSAKA | KOBE | FUKUOKA

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    Partnering with the Best: Find your ideal office space in Asia

    Compass Offices is a dynamic community of industries and skill sets, connected by a collaborative mindset, supportive attitude and entrepreneurial spirit. Our clientele includes growing start-ups, entrepreneurs, independent professionals and enterprise teams.

    Founded in Hong Kong in 2009, Compass Offices has grown to over 30 centers with a network of more than 10,000 workstations in eight APAC cities.

    Our Clients

    Client Voices

    I can only describe the service they provided as stellar and incredibly professional. BMES became a one-stop solution provider for us, helping us not only with finding and hiring the right talent but also everything we needed to get the business started. They offered payroll services for all of our employees and provided office space whenever we met with candidates in Japan. When we had to get a company credit card, they did the application for us. When we needed travel insurance – boom! BMES took care of it. It was a really smooth and pleasant experience.

    – Susan Stander, Senior Human Resources Director, Thoratec / St. Jude Medical / Abbott

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    How we helped our clients

    Pre-IPO US-based pet food firm needed VP to begin Japan operations

    A  fast-growing US-based pet food company was looking to launch its first international market as part of its pre-IPO strategy. The company had not done any business outside of North America. They were looking for both their first hire on the ground and further insight into how best to enter and grow their Japan business.

    As part of an insular and highly niche market there would be only a very limited candidate pool. Additionally, as both a private company and startup, they did not have the brand recognition necessary to attract top talent as they had in their home markets. Therefore, our role was to map the entire market, not just for purposes of identifying talent pool but to assess relative strength of potential competitors.

    Our initial market mapping took approximately a month from which we were able to identify 3 qualified senior candidates. The client was able to onboard their preferred candidate, the Chairman of the Japan Pet Food Association – a highly strategic hire who was able to bring immediate business to the client and initiate the building of a strong Japan organization.

    By advising on non-competition issues, equity allocation, company establishment, as well as handling all client payroll issues for the new business, we have continued to add value to the client to ensure a highly successful market entry.

    US biotech startup required full market entry support for business setup & hiring

    A US-based biotech startup was looking to enter the Japan market. They needed to establish an entity, locate office space, and make their first critical hire for whom they required payroll services. The ideal leader of the new entity would need experience with sales management, distributor and customer management, branding and scaling an operation.

    We established a team of 3 dedicated Researchers to assist our lead Consultant in identifying the ideal candidate. At the same time we worked with the client to find an office location while advising them on minimizing their cost exposure as well as employment standards in Japan.

    As we continued the search we found that much of the market was highly interested in the client’s technology but were generally more concerned at the perceived risk of joining a startup in a relatively crowded market. The search required heavy lifting on the research side to methodically cover all prospective target companies and candidates.

    In the end, our successful hire met the client’s expressed requirements having spent 15+ years in global biotechnology firms handling related technology and in the process having developed superior connections with the client’s current distributor

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