10 YEARS OF EXPORT CONSULTING

It has been 10 years since I started working as a Temporary Export Manager (TEM) and offering consultancy on export issues. Italy was emerging from the 2008 crisis and exports were (and still are) the only way to revive sales. …

EXPORT TRAVELS ONLINE

Export travels online is the title of a training course organized by Punto Confindustria which will begin on June 24th. I am one of the speakers together with my colleague, Claudia Zarabara. I have always been an advocate for the …

IT’S A SMALL WORLD ON THE WEB

Let me tell you about a recent experience I had that made me reflect on how small the world is on the Web. A few days ago, a small artisan company contacted me by writing the following: I would be …

TIME, A POOR RESOURCE IN SMEs

In my export development consultancy business I teach companies how to find customers or distributors in new markets. The business owners are always enthusiastic at first but then they tell me: it takes too long, I can’t continue do this …

THE BUSINESS IDEA

This year I collaborated with 10 companies on the project promoted by FarExport and the Vicenza Chamber of Commerce, “Exporting in together 7 Steps”, inspired by my book of the same name. Some of these companies had the common characteristic …

GERMANY: THE FORMULA 1 OF MARKETS

In 2018 Italian exports to Germany amounted to more than 55 billion euros. Germany has been – for many years – our largest export market, followed by France and the US. The numbers, however, must not deceive: those who approach …

MARKET ANALYSES FOR SMALL ENTERPRISES

Even small esnterprises cannot neglect to make periodic market analyses to guide their exports. These are necessary to answer two important questions: In which markets are my products most appreciated? How are my competitors moving on the international markets? According …