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Gladstone Consulting Partners

International Development

France ⇄ USA.From strategy to operations.

We help companies grow their industrial and commercial footprint between France and the United States: find the market, enter it, build the operations, then perform.

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What sets us apart

Business, industry, culture, execution.

  1. Business

    Understand the market, access the local ecosystem, identify customers and partners.

  2. Industry

    Validate the industrial model, structure the supply chain, lead industrialization.

  3. Culture

    Anticipate cultural gaps and adapt industrial, HR and management practices to the local context.

  4. Execution

    Shorten the time from decision to production and sales, with a local team that can run on its own.

Two complementary capabilities

Four steps, one point of contact.

Market & business development

Find the market. Enter it.

  1. 01

    Connect

    Understand the market, access the local ecosystem, identify customers and partners.

  2. 02

    Enter

    Business development, introductions, commercial support and RFI / RFP / RFQ responses.

Market & business development — See details
  • Market entry
  • Ecosystem mapping
  • Customer identification
  • Partner identification
  • Business introductions
  • Access to local networks
  • Commercial support
  • RFI / RFP / RFQ support, when relevant

Industrial deployment

Build operations. Perform.

  1. 03

    Implement

    Feasibility, industrial strategy, supply chain, industrialization, local organization.

  2. 04

    Perform

    Support the organization until it reaches its performance targets.

Industrial deployment — See details
  • Feasibility study
  • Industrial strategy
  • Supply chain
  • Local sourcing
  • Industrialization
  • Local organization
  • Operational implementation
  • Performance

Who we work with

Companies we support

  • Mid-sized companies entering or expanding in the U.S. or European markets
  • French companies establishing or expanding operations in the United States
  • U.S. companies establishing or expanding operations in France and Europe
  • Companies going through transformation, acquisition or industrial transfer
  • Companies looking for partnerships or investment opportunities

What we help you secure

  1. 01Avoid start-up issues and shorten the time from decision to production and sales
  2. 02Ensure effective coordination between teams and the practices of both markets
  3. 03Build a local organization that can operate on its own, for the long term
  4. 04Anticipate industrial and cultural risks before they affect the project

A France ⇄ USA operational network

Gladstone is building an operational network between France and the United States, with deepening roots in North Carolina and along the East Coast.

A project between France and the U.S.?

Let’s talk about your target market, your timeline and your industrial constraints.

Let’s discuss your international project