Register a company or partner with Mauve Group?

• Partnering with Mauve Group allows organisations to enter new countries quickly without the cost, risk or delay of setting up a local legal entity.
• Mauve Group’s employer of record service enables businesses to hire and pay staff compliantly across borders while maintaining full operational control.
• Mauve Group delivers integrated global compliance services that reduce regulatory risk and free leadership teams to focus on growth rather than administration.

The international expansion dilemma

When taking the leap and expanding abroad, you need to decide what’s right for your company. Should you go all-in and commit to establishing a permanent legal entity? Or should you work with a specialist partner that can manage employment and compliance on your behalf?

For organisations looking to hire abroad, especially those testing a new market or scaling rapidly, this choice can make or break a global expansion attempt.

Registering a company is the traditional route – and so often, business leaders will head straight for it without considering other options. After all, setting up an entity offers full legal presence and long-term infrastructure. However, it’s not all smooth sailing. Opting for incorporation means your set-up timelines can stretch for months. It increases your start-up capital requirements. It also adds ongoing obligations such as payroll, tax filings, employment law adherence and statutory reporting to the mix. Keep in mind, all of these factors also require in-depth demand local expertise. For smaller teams at SMEs and start-ups, these requirements can slow momentum and increase exposure to compliance risk.

Partnering with Mauve Group offers an alternative approach. Rather than building an entity from scratch, businesses can leverage Mauve Group’s global footprint and thirty years of expertise to operate compliantly from the get-go, without the administrative burden of incorporation.

Understanding the cost of entity setup

You may think incorporation allows you to get up-front costs out of the way quickly, but it’s important to remember that company registration costs extend far beyond initial legal fees. Once an entity is formed, businesses must maintain it regardless of revenue performance in that market. This includes appointing local directors where required, opening bank accounts, managing audits, filing annual returns and complying with local employment legislation that may change frequently.

These obligations require time, specialist knowledge and ongoing investment. For organisations that are still assessing market viability, this can represent a disproportionate commitment. In contrast, partnering with Mauve Group allows companies to convert fixed entity costs into flexible operational expenses that scale with actual activity.

This flexibility is particularly valuable for project-based work, market entry pilots or early-stage international hiring. It allows leadership teams to make data driven decisions before committing to permanent infrastructure.

How Mauve Group enables international hiring

One of the most powerful ways Mauve Group supports global expansion is through its highly sought after Employer of Record service. This model allows businesses to hire employees in a new country without establishing a local entity. Mauve Group becomes the legal employer on paper, while the client retains day to day management and strategic control of the employee’s role.

Through this arrangement, Mauve Group handles employment contracts, payroll processing, statutory benefits, tax withholding and social security contributions in line with local legislation. This ensures that every hire is fully compliant with national labour laws and employment standards.

For businesses, Mauve offers a streamlined experience, allowing teams to onboard talent quickly, pay them accurately in local currency, while ensuring that all employment obligations are met. This is especially beneficial in countries with complex or highly regulated labour markets, where mistakes can be costly.

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Global compliance without complexity

Compliance is one of the greatest risks in international expansion. Employment law, tax regulations and statutory benefits differ significantly between jurisdictions, and even small errors can result in penalties or reputational damage. Mauve Group’s global compliance services are designed to remove this risk by providing expert local knowledge across more than 150 countries.

Rather than relying on fragmented advice from multiple providers, businesses gain access to a single, coordinated partner. Mauve Group monitors regulatory changes, updates employment practices accordingly and ensures that contracts and payroll processes remain aligned with local requirements.

This proactive approach to compliance allows organisations to operate with confidence, knowing that their international workforce is managed according to best practice. It also reduces internal workload, as HR and finance teams no longer need to research and interpret unfamiliar regulations.

Speed to market and strategic agility

Time is often a critical factor in global expansion. Registering a company can delay hiring and operations, causing organisations to miss opportunities or lose competitive advantage. Partnering with Mauve Group dramatically shortens time to market by removing the need for entity setup.

Businesses can engage talent within weeks rather than months, enabling them to respond quickly to client demands, secure local expertise and establish a presence in new regions. This agility is particularly valuable in sectors such as technology, professional services and life sciences, where speed and specialist skills are essential.

Mauve Group’s model also supports strategic flexibility. If a market proves successful, businesses can later transition to their own entity with minimal disruption. If priorities change, they can scale down or exit without the complexity of winding up a legal structure.

Costs are significantly reduced through the consolidation of services. You no longer need to engage multiple vendors to provide legal advice, accountancy services, or HR support. Now, all of those services are available in one place, for one fee.

When registering a company still makes sense

While partnering with Mauve Group offers significant advantages, there are situations where registering a company is the right choice. Long term operations with large teams, regulatory requirements for local licensing or contractual obligations may necessitate a permanent entity.

In these cases, Mauve Group can still provide value through advisory support and global compliance services. Many organisations choose a phased approach, using an employer of record service initially and transitioning to entity ownership once the market is proven and stable.

This hybrid strategy combines the speed and flexibility of partnership with the long-term benefits of incorporation, all supported by expert guidance.

Choosing the right expansion model

The decision to register a company or partner with Mauve Group depends on your company’s objectives, budgets, timelines, and resources. For businesses seeking rapid entry, minimal overheads and reduced compliance exposure, partnering with Mauve Group is often the most efficient route.

By offering Employer of Record service solutions and comprehensive global compliance services, Mauve Group empowers organisations to focus on growth, innovation and talent rather than administration. In an increasingly borderless economy, this approach provides a competitive advantage that traditional expansion models struggle to match.

Frequently asked questions

What is an Employer of Record service and how does it work?

An employer of record service allows a business to hire employees in another country without setting up a local entity. Mauve Group becomes the legal employer, handling contracts, payroll and compliance, while the client manages the employee’s work and performance.

Is partnering with Mauve Group compliant with local employment laws?

Yes. Mauve Group’s global compliance services ensure that all employment arrangements adhere to local labour laws, tax regulations and statutory requirements in each country of operation.

Can we transition to our own entity later?

Absolutely. Many organisations use Mauve Group as an initial market entry solution and later establish their own entity once operations are established. Mauve Group can support this transition to ensure continuity and compliance throughout the process.