Global employment for Scale Up Firms
Scale Globally Faster Without The Growing Pains
From first hire to full market entry, we make international expansion simple, compliant, and cost-effective.
Trusted by our customers
Scaling is more than adding headcount
Scaling is more than just adding headcount. It’s entering new markets, winning new customers, and attracting the best talent — before your competitors do. But moving fast comes with risk. Employment laws vary wildly. Compliance is complex. And building local infrastructure takes time you don’t have.
We consult with you to understand your growth objectives, create a plan and then execute on it. In the way that best sets your scale up for success
Scale the right wayFirst time
Global Advisory
Strategic Global Consulting
We start by deeply understanding your business goals — not just where you’re going, but why. Our global expansion consultants map your hiring and operational needs to the realities of each country you operate in. Ensuring you have chosen the optimum market for success.
Agile Market Entry
Accelerate your time to market
Get to market fast. We help you establish a legal presence or avoid needing one entirely. Through Entity Setup and management, EOR Employer of Record, or Contractor management, we match the right hiring model to your mission, timeline, and risk profile.
Compliance Without Compromise
Full Compliance, Always
Local labor laws, permeant establishment, tax compliance — we’ve seen it all. We handle every aspect of legal, financial, and employment compliance so you can focus on growth.
Operational Efficiency
HR Admin Removed
From payroll automation to streamlined onboarding, we cut admin load so you can focus on growth.
Support
Dedicated Support for you and your employees
Employment law question? HR best practice? We won’t send you to a chatbot. Instead you get calls with dedicated in region experts who can learn the nuance of your situation and give you practical guidance.
We support nearly 400 scale up firms worldwide
Where best to go.
Who best to hire.
How best to operate.
We support across organizations at every stage of their growth.
From researching new markets, to entry and expansion, to committing and putting down roots and optimizing for efficiency – we are there to accelerate growth and ensure compliance
Research
Enter & Expand
Commit
Optimize
“Their expertise and understanding of the unique hiring, payment, and human resource practices in each country has been nothing short of outstanding. Our Client Success Manager, has done just that … ensured our success. Her availability and willingness to engage on a personal level has made all the difference.”
“Excellent service, especially from our account manager who has gone above and beyond to help us use the platform effectively. Our manager, significantly simplifies my workload. It is like having your own TopSource HR representative on your team.”
“TopSource has been our go-to resource for international hiring. They are responsive, thorough, respectful and knowledgeable. The Client Success team has provided us with the utmost customer service, and the more we use TopSource, the more, it gives us access to more resources and knowledge.”
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ExploreFrequentlyasked questions
EOR (Employer of Record) takes on full legal employment responsibility, unlike staffing agencies which typically supply short-term labor.
You can transition to your own entity at any time with appropriate notice. We’ll support the process to ensure legal compliance.
Yes, you can start with EOR and transition to your own entity when ready, using our setup services.
Yes, our EOR services are fully compliant with German labor laws.
Onboarding usually takes 5–10 business days, depending on the country and documentation.