The main Italian daily business newspaper “Il Sole 24 Ore” published on Saturday January 16th an article about Miami and the growing economic vitality of the entire Southeast of the USA.

The article also mentioned what our Chamber of Commerce is doing with its video-educational project “Business Expert Channel” (https://bec.iaccse.com) to support SMEs in their approach to this strategic market for “Made in Italy” products and services.

The Covid-19 pandemic has not stopped urban development and infrastructure investments in Miami and in other key metropolitan areas. Many Italian firms are protagonists of this trend and several opportunities are still accessible for our companies.

If you are interested in sharing your expertise about the US market on the “Business Expert Channel” please contact us at marketing@iacc-miami.com

Dear IACCSE members and friends,

We are pleased to present to you today the commemorative logo celebrating the 30th anniversary of our organization that will stay with us throughout 2021.

Since 1991, the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Southeast supported hundreds of Italian entrepreneurs in approaching the American market. Through its initiatives, the Chamber has opened the path for many companies that eventually created subsidiaries in the United States and generated several hundred jobs over the course of the last 30 years.

We have stayed always true to our mission of helping the “Made in Italy” exports in this strategic area of the World as well as in creating a professional environment where entrepreneurs, managers and institutional partners can meet and discuss new opportunities.

As for most nonprofit organizations, our work has not always been easy, but we are proud of what we have achieved and of the progresses made since our beginning.

Hopefully 2021 will mark the resurgence for many companies and for both US and Italy economies. We are ready to backing these efforts with interesting and innovative initiatives.

To celebrate this milestone the IACCSE is preparing a rich program of events that will culminate in December 2021 with the long awaited Italic Award Gala.

Should you be interested in being a partner of our 30^th anniversary celebrations, please see more info here: www.iaccse.com/iaccse-30-years-anniversary-1991-2021

Thanks to Man Super! ( www.man-super.com/usa/ )  for designing our commemorative logo.

Italy’s Official Gazette has published Ordinance signed by the Ministers of Health, Transport and Foreign Affairs, authorizing the start of a trial of “Covid-tested” flights between some U.S. airports (New York JFK, Newark Liberty and Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson) and Rome Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci airport.

This is a very important development for bilateral relations, and is aimed at promoting air travel connections between Italy and the United States, in full compliance with high levels of health safety both for travelers, and our country.

Passengers who test negative after meeting the following conditions will be able to enter Italy without needing to undergo health surveillance or a 14-day period of self-isolation: travelers who get a negative rapid antigenic test directly at the airport in the U.S., or who present a negative PCR or antigenic molecular test certificate issued within 48 hours before their departure. In both cases, these must be followed by second (negative) test carried upon arrival in Rome Fiumicino airport, in designated facilities that have already been set up.

Equally, flights departing from Italy to the United States will be able to board passengers who have tested negative. Upon arrival, passengers will have to comply with the updated recommendations of US authorities.

Airlines operating connections between the interested airports are considering starting “Covid-tested” US-Italy flights as soon as in the next few weeks.

The “Business Expert Channel” is the new video guide designed to support the internationalization of small and medium Italian companies to the U.S. market. Conceived as an online channel for entrepreneurs, the Business Expert Channel has the objective to gather insightful information provided by recognized professionals and experts, while making them easily accessible, free, and useful.

The projects, ideated by the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Southeast (IACCSE), consists of a digital library made of an exclusive collection of short videos on legal, tax and trade issues.

The channel uses the website https://bec.iaccse.com as main platform.

The published videos will then reposted on the IACCSE social media and by the public and private partners who support the project.

Lawyers, accountants, and consultants with an extensive knowledge of the United States share, through this platform, recommendations and suggestions to correctly approach a market that is certainly complex, extremely competitive and with high operating costs, but also full of opportunities like only few others in the world.

The videos are in Italian and address the most common topics related to international trade and investments. All the videos are available to the website users at no registration costs, and they can be easily shared.

The project starts with seven in-depth topics, followed by many more that are still underway.

The first seven videos you can watch in our platform are:

• How to create a US corporation

Presented by Alberto Polimeni and  Giacomo Bossa, of Barakat +Bossa Law Firm

• Investors Visas

Presented by Gianni Mendes Toniutti of TLRT International Law Firm 

•   Models of internationalization and incentives

Presented by Antonello Corrado and Stefano Rossi of  EXP Legal

• Distribution agreements with US dealers

Presented by Alberto Polimeni, of Barakat +Bossa Law Firm

• Real Estate planning and protection

Presented by Beatrice Bianchi Fasani of Bianchi Fasani Law, PA

• Debt collection procedures

Presented by Giacomo Bossa, of Barakat +Bossa Law Firm 

• The USA – Italy tax treaty

Presented by Giuseppe Brusa, CPA of G.C.  Consultants

If you are a professional interested in sharing your expertise and knowledge for the next Business Expert Channel video, contact marketing@iacc-miami.com for further information.

Next year will represent an historical moment for the IACCSE as 2021 will mark 30 years since the Chamber was incorporated back in March 2021.

Moreover, we all hope we will have another reason to celebrate as the whole world will slowly approach to a gradual return to the normal life that we all are missing, leaving this challenging year behind.

Since we would love to commemorate this milestone with our community, we will give the opportunity to 4 of our members to establish an exceptional partnership that will last throughout the upcoming year thanks to a series of special events that will culminate with the Italic Award Gala. This prestigious event, organized in December, recognizes leading Italian and Italian-American personalities’ contributions to the Italy-US trade relations.  

Some of the several benefits of the partnership are:

• Special networking events organized entirely by the Chamber at the partner company’s office, including catering service and invitations, to be celebrated in the first half of the year;
• Special advertising announcement campaign on IACCSE social media – Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram – dedicated to the 4 companies with a visibility of over 6,000 followers;
• Partner company’s logo will match the Chamber’s 30^th Year Anniversary logo in all communications & invites that will be mailed out throughout 2021;
• ‘Premium Sponsorship’ package for the Italic Award Gala 2021 event which includes: table for 8 people at the dinner / event, display of the partner company’s logo in all communications relating to the Gala and during the evening, invitation to the stage to receive the commemorative plaque of the partnership, brief testimonial of the partner’s representative to be projected on the main screen, one full page advertising in the official Gala program, complimentary Exhibitor Table in the EXPO area of the Gala venue.

In order to take fully advantage of this opportunity, please make sure to express your interest by and no later than December 15^th, 2020.

Download HERE the package to find out all the benefits of the partnership!

Shall you want more information, please contact us at marketing@iacc-miam.com

Presents

• Silver Sponsor ($500)
• Gold Sponsor ($750)
• Platinum Sponsor ($1000)

SIMEST is the government-owned Italian organization which has supported the internationalization of small and medium Italian companies since 1991. It brings together all the instruments to sustain Italian enterprises that wish to compete and grow internationally. In particular, SIMEST supports its clients through its whole expansion cycle abroad, from the initial assessment of opening up to a new market, to the growth and expansion through direct investments. SIMEST offers loans, characterized by 40% block grant that goes up to $100,000, which can be used for multiple purposes:

·        Feasibility studies

·        Entry programs on foreign markets

·        Capitalization for exporting companies 

·        Temporary Export Manager (TEM)

·        E-Commerce

·        Participation in fairs and exhibitions

·        Technical assistance programs

SIMEST’s loans, with an interest that, today, is as low as 0,089%, vary from €150.000 up to €4.000.000, according to the Italian headquarter’s investment strategy towards foreign markets.

Are you a member of the Chamber with an Italian company’s subsidiary in the U.S. and you would like to obtain more information about how to obtain these funds?

The IACCSE can help you process your application and follow up with SIMEST throughout the procedure with little effort required on your part.

For more info, send an email to projects@iacc-miami.com.