THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE YOU NEED TO RUN A CROSS-BORDER OPERATION ...
- A trusted connection to the venture's management team
- Previous experience at building a new operation
- An international work background
- Recent experience in the country into which the firm is expanding

AND THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE YOU DON'T NEED
- Time spent in large organisations
- Long residence in target country
- History working in start-up organisations.

Source: World Business, Cross Border Success (to read the full article please click on this link), June 2006