In the framework of the Business Expert Channel program (www.bec.iaccse.com), the IACCSE has organized a series of webinars about the US market with the participation of our BEC experts as panelists.

The IACCSE has established a partnership with different Chambers in Italy to promote the webinars among their local companies. The confirmed appointments are the following:

On September 16^th, ‘Stabilire una rete vendita negli USA. La contrattualistica con i distributori americani’, hosted by the Chamber of Commerce of Chieti and Pescara (Italy).

On September 23^rd, ‘Stabilire una rete vendita negli USA. La contrattualistica con i distributori americani’, hosted by the Chamber of Commerce of Vicenza (Italy).

On September 30^th, ‘Il settore della meccanica negli Stati Uniti: informazioni strategiche per l’ingresso sul mercato. Il caso del cluster italiano in Georgia’, hosted by VenicePromex the Agency for International trade of the Chambers of Commerce of Venice, Rovigo, Padova, Treviso and Belluno (Italy).

For further information about the program of each webinar and the speakers, please visit https://bec.iaccse.com/bec-webinar-series/.

On September 22, the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Southeast met its members during the 2021 Annual Meeting.

The online event gave the opportunity to IACCSE members connected from different cities such as Miami, Charleston, Atlanta, Tampa and also from Italy, to attend and actively participate in the discussion about results achieved and future objectives.

Discussion revolved around on how the IACCSE is reacting to Covid-19 impact, reorganizing its activities and programs, planning a restart for in-person events.

The Financial Statements showed that the IACCSE has managed to keep its accounts in balance and is step by step returning to a path of growth while new projects for the last quarter 2021 and for 2022 are ready in the pipeline.

In 2020 The IACCSE suffered a contraction of its membership base, but in 2021 both new memberships and renewals are returning to grow

The meeting had the presence of Consul General Cristiano Musillo and was also an opportunity to welcome Carlo Angelo Bocchi, new Trade Commissioner of the Italian Trade Agency office in Miami.

Thank you to all the members that have supported us during these challenging months and to those that participated actively to the Meeting.

In the frame of the Extraordinary Italian Taste project, the IACCSE has started to map local gourmet stores selling authentic Italian products.

They will join an international directory curated by the network of the Italian Chambers around the world.

The first two stores acknowledged by the Chamber with a certificate of appreciation for the work done to promote Italian products among American consumers are:

• Origini Italian Market(originimarket.com)
• Prima Classe Italian Market(prima-classe.com)
• Mercato Miami(mercatomiami.com)

If you represent an Italian gourmet store and you want to know more about this initiative promoted by Assocamerestero (Association of Italian Chambers in the World), please contact us at info@iacc-miami.com

On September 14^th, during the event Italian Grapes in Miami, the IACCSE presented the 2021 Certificate Renewal to a first group of restaurants that have been awarded with the Marchio Ospitalita’ Italiana in the past years and kept the high standards required.

The criteria, Italian restaurants must follow to ensure the authenticity of the Italian cuisine, include: offering traditional Italian dishes in the menu, using genuine ingredients imported from Italy, having at least 30% of the wine list formed by Italian wines, and employing a chef who has been trained in Italy.

The following restaurants have been recognized with the 2021 Certificate Renewal:

• Casa Tua Cucina(casatuacucina.com)
• O’ Munaciello(munaciello-miami.com)
• Salumeria 104(salumeria104.com)
• Sardinia Ristorante(sardinia-ristorante.com)
• Toscana Divino(toscanadivino.com)
• Vero Italian(veroitalian.com)
• Via Verdi Cucina Italiana(viaverdimiami.com)
• Zucca(zuccamiami.com)

• 30 Speakers
• 161 Italian companies connected to the two industry webinars (interior design; food & wine)
• 166 Speed meetings organized between speakers and attendees during the third day of the event
• 12 Institutional partners in Italy that helped us to promote the initiative
•  4 Articles published about the event on Italian national media

The Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Southeast is glad to present the new project created by Tuscany Regional Government and Artex (Centro per l’Artigianato artistico e tradizionale della Toscana): www.TuscanCollections.it

TuscanCollections.it is the innovative platform to meet the best of ‘Made in Tuscany’ and get to know companies, organize virtual meetings, communicate directly with the companies and download all their catalogues.

Products include furniture, lighting, contract, home-decoration, table and kitchen, gift and lifestyle ideas, unique and custom-made pieces.

Catalogues are constantly updated to offer the latest products of Tuscan artisanship.

Every product page includes its useful information as technical specifications and request forms.

Do you want to offer your clients the most unique and hidden gems of Tuscany?

Visit the website at tuscancollections.it and register as a buyer by clicking on the following link: www.tuscancollections.it/en/register

Pick up your favorite companies and start trading!

For more information on the TuscanCollections.it project or about the activities that the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Southeast organizes in the furniture and lifestyle sector, please contact us at: info@iacc-miami.com

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