Expansion Passport · Business Expansion Advisory
Where capital
is going.
A private platform for pre-vetted cross-border opportunities and advisor-reviewed go-to-market planning, for founders and operators deploying US$250,000 to US$1,000,000 into a new market.
- By invitation only
- AML and KYC on every party
- Advisor-reviewed
Advisory reserved for committed expansion mandates.
Pre-vetted opportunities
Opportunities arrive examined, not advertised.
Members see cross-border opportunities that have already been screened by SMGC, typically between US$250,000 and US$1,000,000, each with a one-page view of the market, the business and the key risks.
- Shared privately, to verified members only
- Counterparties vetted before anything is shared
- Reviewed with your advisor, alongside the structure and visa route that fit
Café, 42 seats
New Jersey, United States · Acquisition of an existing business
- Seller and counterparty vetted
- Sanctions and PEP screened
- Buyer source of funds evidenced
AML and KYC
Every party is known before a deal is shared.
On a cross-border deal, who is involved matters as much as the numbers. Expansion Passport applies anti-money-laundering and know-your-client checks to both sides of every opportunity: the members who invest, and the sellers and counterparties they deal with.
Every member is verified before an invitation becomes an account.
Buyers and investors evidence where their capital comes from before engaging on a deal.
Parties are screened against sanctions lists and for politically exposed persons.
The other side of the deal is examined before an opportunity is shared.
Markets
Three corridors today. More in preparation.
Opportunities currently come from Canada, the United States and India. Malta and Panama are in preparation, with further jurisdictions to follow.
How it works
One plan instead of scattered advice.
Expanding into a new country means making market, legal, visa and deal decisions at the same time, usually with advice arriving from different people who never speak to each other.
- Target
- New Jersey, US
- Budget
- US$450K
- Timeline
- 9 months
- Route
- Buy existing café
iAn opportunity screen
iiA structuring and visa pathway
iiiA deal plan
Stated plainly
The constraints that shape every move.
- Foreign investment rules, sector restrictions and approvals differ by jurisdiction and can change.
- Visa routes carry their own conditions: E-2 depends on treaty nationality; L-1A needs an existing related company.
- Every opportunity still requires your own due diligence with your accountant and lawyer.
- SMGC does not promise approvals, timelines or returns. Nothing on this platform is an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy any security.
Engagement
Begin with a strategy session.
Fully credited toward any engagement that follows. The Market Entry Blueprint and deal advisory are quoted per engagement.
Credited in full toward your engagement.
Prices exclude applicable taxes.By invitation
New markets, entered by structure.
Membership is extended through your SMGC advisor.