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U.S. MARKET READINESS ASSESSMENT

Know which market decision needs to happen before you invest.

This is the quick eight-question orientation. Answer each planning question to see which parts of a U.S. GTM path are ready to validate next, then carry that context into an Expansion Decision Brief.

Framework topics are aligned to the U.S. Department of Commerce SelectUSA Investor Guide.
YOUR PLANNING COMPLETION0 / 8 planning areas

0% complete · each response contributes 0, 1, or 2 planning points.

Planning-point signal: 0 of 16. This secondary signal is interpreted only after all eight areas are complete.

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Complete every planning area to see your operating starting point.

The score is intentionally incomplete until each selected planning state is visible.

EIGHT PLANNING AREAS

The score makes your starting assumptions visible.

Choose the statement that most closely reflects the current planning state. The result highlights the questions worth bringing into the next leadership conversation.

01Overall investment checklist
How clearly is your U.S. market objective defined?
02Business structure
What is the current U.S. operating-entity plan?
03FDI restrictions and sector requirements
How well defined are your sector and regulatory questions?
04Federal procurement and commercial market entry
What evidence supports a U.S. customer or pilot pathway?
05Workforce and immigration
How will the U.S. market be staffed or delivered?
06Banking and capital markets
How prepared is the operating runway for a U.S. landing?
07Site selection and incentives
How specific is the U.S. location hypothesis?
08Partnering with U.S. research organizations
Which local institutional relationships are needed first?

PLANNING CONTEXT

Use the result to focus the right conversation.

The score uses only the planning state selected across eight questions. It helps leadership see where operating questions and specialist input belong next.

Identifies planning topics to discuss with the right operating and institutional stakeholders.
Links each topic to the related SelectUSA planning area.
Professional-services boundaries are explained in the Evidence & Claims Standard.

QUALIFIED NEXT STEP

Turn the planning state into an Expansion Decision Brief.

Carry the result into one shareable leadership view of the market question, local relationships, and proof milestone that matter to your company.

Open the Expansion Decision Brief
OPERATING BRIEFMarket objectiveLocal relationship sequenceProof milestoneDecision owner