Is the USyour next move?
Experience on both sides of the Atlantic.
Staffing · Healthcare · Recruitment · Technology
We’ve established, operated and grown businesses from the UK to the US ourselves. Our insight is shaped by lived experience, not theory.
We understand the decisions that matter early, the steps that can wait and the areas where an apparently simple decision can become an expensive one.
The US is full of opportunity, but the route can be tough to navigate.
No two businesses enter the US with the same priorities, pressures or starting point. Early choices about incorporation, people and location shape what follows.
We work alongside you and your teams, helping you see how those choices connect, bringing practical experience and clear guidance so you can proceed with a plan that fits your unique business.
Increase in UK firms acquiring US businesses or establishing new US subsidiaries during the first half of 2024, compared with the same period in 2023.
¹ HSBC UK, "HSBC UK data highlights strength of UK-US business corridor", 30 September 2024. Based on HSBC UK client data.
The Hattan Advantage
A path, not a package. The right support when you need it.
Assessment
Understanding the ambition, market viability, desired location and corporate set-up.
Clarity
Market assessment, location choices, dependency mapping, team requirements, entry planning and prioritising the work ahead.
Establish
Putting the right operational foundations in place: identifying required registrations and licenses, compliance requirements, banking, insurance and employment infrastructure.
Infrastructure
Applying for entity and state registrations and operating licenses, opening the appropriate bank account, obtaining insurance quotes, appointing a payroll partner and completing the practical operational set-up.
Grow
Building teams, capability, market presence, brand recognition, partnerships and go-to-market activity.
Momentum
Upskilling existing team members or making early hires, mobilising teams, creating or adapting the offer and building credibility.
Scale
Exploring new opportunities, expanding operations, building trust and supporting sustainable growth across the US.
Sustain
You are now operating in new states and markets, with robust governance, continuous process improvement and teams and systems that can scale sustainably.
Why the US remains hard to ignore.
The US offers UK businesses a different level of scale, with a larger economy, a broader customer base and a far greater concentration of high-growth companies.
Gross domestic product²
Scale of the US economy compared with the UK
Consumer market size³
Total addressable population
High-growth companies⁴
Number of billion-dollar private companies
² International Monetary Fund, 2026.
³ International Monetary Fund, 2026.
⁴ Hurun Research Institute, 2026.
Since just before the pandemic, the US has recorded stronger GDP growth than the UK. From Q4 2019 to Q1 2026, US GDP grew by 15.1%, compared with 6.0% growth in the UK.
⁵ House of Commons Library, Research Briefing SN02784, based on GDP growth from Q4 2019 to Q1 2026.
A better way through the complexity.
US expansion involves decisions across legal, tax, employment, finance, compliance, operations and the local market. Too often, those conversations happen separately.
Hattan Consulting helps keep them connected. We work alongside your existing and new team, coordinate the right expertise and bring practical guidance to the decisions that carry the greatest consequence.
Keep the whole picture in view
We connect decisions across structure, people, operations and the market, so progress in one area does not create problems in another.
Focus effort where it matters
We help distinguish what needs attention now, what can wait and when specialist advice is required.
Stay involved through delivery
We do not stop at recommendations. We help coordinate from start to finish, challenge assumptions and maintain momentum.
Good people know good people.
Over the years, we have built relationships with people and businesses across the US that we know, trust and value. Those relationships bring different perspectives, local insight and opportunities that can make a real difference when building and growing in a new market.
Where it is helpful, we bring those connections into the work so our clients benefit from the network as well as the experience behind Hattan.
It all starts with a conversation.
We invite you to have a focused discussion about your US plans, the decisions ahead and where experienced support will add value.