Twelve stages from decision to first revenue.
The same spine runs through every venture line. What changes is which stages carry the weight — a fleet lives or dies at stage four, a vending route at stage six, a kitchen at stage eight.
Every stage, who does it, and when.
The sequence matters more than the list. Assets are not bought before the licence that could stop them is cleared, and premises are not committed before the city regime is confirmed.
- 01Weeks 1–2Akontec
Feasibility and city selection
Country, city, model. Licensing regime, cost base, demand and competition assessed, and the venture pressure-tested against your capital. This is also where we tell you if the answer is no.
- 02Weeks 2–4Licensed agent
Entity formation
The right vehicle in the right jurisdiction, registered office or agent, constitutional documents and the ownership register — in your name, not ours.
- 03Weeks 3–5Licensed accountant
Tax and statutory registration
Federal, state and local registrations, sales tax or VAT or GST where applicable, payroll accounts, and your filing calendar handed to you in writing.
- 04Weeks 4–10Akontec + authority
Licensing and operating authority
Permits, operator licences, food or transport approvals, prepared and lodged with the body that issues them. The authority decides; we prepare properly and tell you the realistic odds.
- 05Weeks 4–10Akontec + institution
Banking and payments
Bank or regulated payment account, card acquiring, cashless settlement and the payout rails. Two paths are prepared in parallel because one of them may be refused.
- 06Weeks 5–12Akontec, on your behalf
Sites, premises or leases
Lease, licence or site agreement — the shop, the kitchen, the apartment, the machine location — negotiated for you, with the terms that matter flagged before signature.
- 07Weeks 5–11Licensed broker
Insurance
Public liability, commercial motor, product, property and employer cover, placed through brokers licensed in that market.
- 08Weeks 5–12Suppliers, coordinated by us
Assets and fit-out
Vehicles, machines, refrigeration, kitchen equipment, furnishing, signage. Sourced, ordered, delivered and commissioned, invoiced to your company at cost.
- 09Weeks 5–12Akontec
Technology and systems
Booking, dispatch, EPOS, telemetry, accounting, inventory and the reporting stack the operations desk will work from. Accounts are opened in your name and you hold the credentials.
- 10Weeks 6–13Akontec
Supply and procurement
Wholesale accounts, product range, pricing, delivery schedules and the terms that decide your gross margin.
- 11Weeks 7–14Akontec + local
People and local presence
Recruitment, contracts, payroll registration, and the named local contact who attends whatever cannot be done remotely.
- 12Weeks 12–16Akontec
Launch and handover to the desk
Trading readiness check, operating manual, delegated authority schedule signed, and the business handed to the operations desk that will run it.
Why the order is the whole point.
City before company
Operating permissions are local in four of the five markets. Forming an entity before the city regime is confirmed is the most expensive mistake available in this process.
Licence before asset
Nothing large is purchased before the permission that could block it is granted. A fleet bought against a licence that does not arrive is a very costly lesson.
Two banking paths in parallel
Because one may be refused, and discovering that at week ten with premises already leased is avoidable.
Who is accountable, and to whom.
- Four named ownersEvery engagement carries an Account Manager, a Delivery Manager, a Technical Owner and a Billing Owner. You are given the names, not a shared inbox.
- Stage sign-offEach stage closes with a written summary of what was done, what it cost and what it unblocks. You approve before the next stage opens.
- Escalation ladderTeam lead, then Delivery Manager, then Account Manager, then Function Head, then Director. Published, with response expectations at each rung.
- Deemed acceptanceSeven working days on stage deliverables, so the project cannot stall indefinitely in either direction.
- Change controlAnything outside the agreed scope is quoted before work starts. No surprise invoices.
One call, and we tell you whether it works.
Bring the country you have in mind, the venture that interests you and the capital you are prepared to commit. You will get an honest read on whether that combination is buildable before anyone talks about fees.