Regulated industries, including but certainly not limited to, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, Biotechnology, and Consumer Products, have a virtual obstacle course of hoops to jump through in efforts to bring their products to market. Companies that have a global footprint continue the hoop jumping in efforts to get the product onto international “shelves”. It is for those additional steps that companies sending product overseas should outsource.
Document Legalization: a process during which documents are navigated through an assembly line of notarizations, certifications, and authentications so that these documents can be used in foreign countries to transact business. It is a “hurry up and wait” game as the documents are passed around government agencies in hopes of getting their stamps of approval. Notaries, Clerks of Court, Chambers of Commerce, Secretaries of State, U.S. Department of State, and Embassies…Oh my!
It is a necessary evil, a niche administrative task that can be confusing and tedious, and it should be outsourced. Here is why:
