The phrase "associates outside" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to individuals or groups that are connected or affiliated with an organization but are not part of it, often in a professional context.
Example: "We often collaborate with our associates outside the company to enhance our project outcomes."
Alternatives: "external partners" or "affiliates beyond".
Who cares right now about graves?" The battle in the cemetery also prompted Sadr's associates outside Najaf to call for a wider mobilization against U.S. forces.
They say that the supply of drugs led to debts enforced by violence or threats of violence to prisoners, or their families or associates outside the prison.
"A team consisting of 15 to 20 people -- myself, Spectrum associates, outside consultants, advertising and public relations firms and decorators -- walk the property and drive the surrounding areas.
At the time of the Kuala Lumpur meeting, Special Branch, the Malaysian secret service, photographed about a dozen Al Qaeda associates outside the condo and visiting nearby Internet cafés.
Honestly, it didn't much look that way when Thomas and James L. Dolan, his corporate enabler and recent co-defendant, huddled all comfy and smiley in the corridor with two other associates outside the locker room after the home opener.
He offers a picture of management as a job that, of necessity, involves a wide range of roles and actions — and one where linking to counterparts elsewhere within the organization and associates outside it is often almost as big a part of the job as managing subordinates.
As he matures, a male spends more time at the edge of his group and associates with outside males or even other families.
After all, will King & Spalding get weak in the knees when the first associate or outside advocate raises a fuss?
International criticism of Iran's human rights standards, such as the European parliament's recent resolution, is generally poorly received by conservative political groups inside the country, who associate the outside pressure with colonialism and ulterior foreign policy motives.
Within an MIT research laboratory or academic unit, faculty members should take care not to give the impression of favoritism to those students with whom they are associated in outside activities.
After approximately 25 minutes of waiting, the casting associate came outside to address the room of actors.
