Moving abroad can provide a variety of professional opportunities. I’ve written about some of the many considerations you should think through before starting a business abroad, now I’ll go over the reasons why starting a business abroad may not be for you.

More and more people are looking to live/work abroad, but preferably without being tied to a company or organization. In Part 1 of Building a Business Abroad, we looked at a variety of things to consider, including the type of business, infrastructure needs, visa requirements, language, and more.

One thing the pandemic has made painfully clear is the fragility of global industries. For some ex-pats caught abroad on an employment contract that was suddenly canceled and forced to leave the country, there is an understandable desire for more stability or at the very least more control in their professional and financial future.