Operational clarity for UK businesses expanding into the United States.
We support established UK businesses turn US ambition into a credible operating plan with expert guidance on the delivery required to put it into practice.
Our involvement is shaped around what you do or don’t already have in place, what you are aiming to achieve and what needs attention first.
WHERE THE BUSINESS STANDS
Different circumstances call for different priorities.
US expansion can begin as an emerging idea, a firm commercial decision or an operation already encountering complexity.
Our support focuses on what has already been decided, what is currently in place and where progress now depends on greater clarity, expertise and delivery.
Evaluating the opportunity
The US is under consideration, but the commercial case, market potential, costs and operational implications are still unknowns. We provide expert guidance gained from lived experience.
Navigating the complexity
Translating ambition into a credible operating plan can be daunting. We help focus your decisions and guide you along the path that’s right for your business.
Strengthening your footing
Already established but encountering gaps in growth or governance? We provide a stronger footing, identifying operational refinements that add immediate value.
HOW WE CAN HELP
Support shaped around your business.
We help you make the right decisions at the right time, with practical guidance shaped around your business rather than a predefined package.
The Hattan Advantage
A FOUR-STEP PLAN CREATED FROM LIVED EXPERIENCE
Assessment and planning
We create a structured review of the opportunity, dependencies, practical priorities and budgets, resulting in a clear and workable plan.
Focused advice
Experienced judgement on a specific question or point of complexity. We look at what is possible with your existing team and transferrable skills.
Practical establishment support
Hands-on coordination of licenses, registrations, banking, insurance, payroll and the foundations required to operate.
Ongoing consulting partnership
Continued support as your US operation develops, including implementation, operating-model design, people and sustainable scale.
The US is one market.
Operationally, it isn’t.
50 states, 50 economies.
One federal system.
No single operating rulebook.
Support that meets you where you are.
Every engagement is different, but the objective remains the same. To help you make informed decisions, avoid unnecessary complexity and build with confidence.
Strategic US Marketing Partner
For over 25 years, Co-Communications has developed marketing and communications programs that drive business growth and enhance brand visibility. The agency helps clients launch new brands, position executives as industry leaders, and deliver integrated marketing solutions with measurable results.
Co-Communications has strong experience in healthcare, real estate, economic development, and professional services. As Hattan Consulting’s international marketing partner, Co-Communications provides strategic insight and market expertise to build awareness, enhance reputation, and support long-term growth.
Stacey Ross Cohen
CEO & FOUNDER
Jess Lyon
PARTNER, EVP & COO
The realities behind the expansion plan.
Establishing a business in the United States involves more than incorporation, registrations and advisors. Commercial decisions quickly connect with people, systems, locations, leadership capacity and the practical realities of operating across a large and varied market.
We have built and operated businesses in the US, worked across multiple states and managed the challenges that emerge once plans move into delivery.
In one expansion, operations extended across seven states within approximately fifteen months. The route was not linear. Priorities changed, new requirements emerged and the operating model had to adapt as the business developed.
We have relocated between the UK and US ourselves. Based in London and New York, that experience gives us a practical understanding of how business decisions, operational demands and personal circumstances can affect one another.
Our many years of experience living and working in the US, taking UK businesses into the US, developing teams across globe, helps us identify priorities earlier, challenge unnecessary spending and give advice grounded in what it takes to make the move work in practice.
Tell us where things stand.
Whether you need a clearer view of the opportunity, practical guidance on what comes next or a more involved consulting partner, we can help define the right next step.