1. Payment: are the international financial affairs controlled?
2. Personnel: Do the personnel have the expected competences?
3. Planning: were the activities planned with regard to the market, the clients' accounts and the representatives?
4. Papers (files): are the required documents identified and filled out?
5. Practices: are the cultural differences and the business practices known and integrated?
6. Partnerships: was a partner recruited and a strong presence is ensured on the market?
7. Policies: what are the firm’s current and future policies?
8. Positioning: how the firm and its products are perceived in the market?
9. Protection: are the risks evaluated, measures to protect the firm; are its marks and products taken?