* Indians entrepreneurs prefer long-standing personal relationships before entering into a business. For operators and investors who deal with Indian businessmen, a third party could give added credibility introduction.
* Foreign investors who will go to India require a special kind of business permit. Be sure to inform your business partners of the meeting proposed to make an appointment or a month in advance. Wait until you confirm the appointment or ask them to set the time for the appointment. Talk to them a week before the event to ensure that there is still available for the meeting. Last minute cancellations are common in every business meeting.
* Just as the Western culture, it is good to arrive before the call time.
* When was the first meeting, most of the time to devote to know each other forever. The culture in India requires that partners should know at least personally.
* Call your Indian partners with his title as a doctor, engineer, etc. If your partner does not have a title, call them with Sir or Maam. The Indians revere it as a state title and the caste system.