Investing in India

Investing in India is attractive to international entrepreneurs because India's economy is growing at almost 9%, spawning huge opportunities in domestic manufacturing and hi-tech industries. On the other hand, foreign investors find making an investment in India challenging because of India's excessive bureaucracy and the government's priority to protecting Indian state enterprises. The following is an overview of the challenges and benefits of India investment, and how Healy Consultants assists entrepreneurs enter this emerging market:
1.	Entrepreneurs considering making an investment in India are discouraged by the country's reputation for bureaucracy. It ranks a lowly 123rd in the Heritage Organisation's 2009 Index of Economic Freedom and an even lower 120th place in the World Bank's Doing Business survey.
2.	Prior to making an investment in India, Healy Consultants arranges tailored orientation programmes in the country, including familiarisation tours of key points of business interest, arranging meetings with banks to facilitate India investment, as well as viewings of office and residential properties in major cities including New Delhi, Mumbai and Calcutta. Furthermore, some clients investing in India request our assistance with setting up meetings with government authorities and ministries.
3.	Because India government fees and procedures are unclear, Healy Consultants minimises unwanted surprises for our clients by providing a detailed roadmap prior to their making an investment in India. This includes providing an expected chronological timeframe for the India investment process, as well as expected costs. For example, an investor is required to pay the minimum capital requirement of US$2,250 when investing in India.
4.	The most popular company type for entrepreneurs making an investment in India is a limited liability company (LLC). An LLC can obtain a government trade license, rent India business premises and open a local corporate bank account.
5.	An Indian LLC is required to pay a 33% corporate tax on income above Rs1 million (US$25,000). However, an Indian company accesses a wide network of double tax treaties with countries including Australia, Canada, China, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, the UK and the US.
6.	A minimum of two shareholders and two directors is required when making an investment in India. The directors and shareholders need not be India-resident, and can be of any nationality. When investing in India, directors and shareholders' details are available for viewing on a public register.
7.	After making an investment in India, Healy Consultants will open a multicurrency corporate bank account for our clients with leading international retail banks in India, including HSBC, Standard Chartered and Citibank.
8.	To facilitate the India investment strategy, Healy Consultants introduces clients to corporate finance houses and individuals in the country. Furthermore, Healy Consultants assists entrepreneurs making an investment in India to raise finance by helping them list on global stock exchanges.
9.	Prior to making an investment in India, Healy Consultants provides project development assistance, including preparing feasibility studies, conducting market surveys, preparing strategic business plans and offering corporate governance support services.
10.	For entrepreneurs investing in India, Healy Consultants will supply tailored macro- and micro-economic data on legal, financial and economic aspects of India investment.
11.	Other services provided by Healy Consultants to support India investment include:
	i)	Accounting and taxation services - the company must submit annual audited financial statements and file tax returns with the Indian government and tax authorities.
	ii)	Virtual Office services;
	iii)	Human resource support;
	iv)	Marketing services; and
	v)	IT Support services.
12.	Entrepreneurs relocating to India to oversee their India investment request Healy Consultants' assistance, including:
	i)	Obtaining India employment and residence visas for the investor and his family, as well as for expatriate staff if required;
	ii)	Assistance with locating international schools in India for expatriate staff.
13.	Examples of the government incentives provided to entrepreneurs making an investment in India include i) offering tax exemptions for the first five years after incorporation and ii) customs duty waivers.
Contact Us
For more information on investing in India, email email@healyconsultants.com or call us in Singapore at +(65) 6735 0120.
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