The challenges of E-commerce in the US

On May 13th, the IACCSE organized the webinar “How to set up an e-commerce for the US market” for CEIPiemonte (Centro Estero per l’Internazionalizzazione della Regione Piemonte), involving over 50 Piedmontese companies representing the sectors of home furnishings, jewelry, clothing and fashion accessories.
3 experts, members of the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce, shared their advice on legal, fiscal and logistical aspects related to selling online in the USA: Federico Galgano (Cinotti -Galgano Law Firm), Pier Luigi Brogi (BGSM & Partners) e Fernando J Rodriguez (A Customs Brokerage).
Leonardo Dondini, CEO of the Italian fashion company Dalle Piane Cashmere based in Prato, talked about his practical experience in selling his products on Amazon USA.
The IACCSE will continue its regular collaboration with CEIPiemonte on those sectors considered particularly strategic for the Piedmont Region economy on the Florida and Southeast markets.

Meet US: another milestone for the IACCSE

From the 21st to the 23rd of April, the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Southeast hosted Meet US, a series of webinars and B2B meetings organized for Italian SMEs wishing to expand their business in the US market.
This online event reached outstanding results:
  • 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
If you wish to watch the recap from the live event, please visit our Business Expert Channel website: https://bec.iaccse.com/interventi-live/.
A selection of footages from the event has been recently published.

2 New Guidebooks for Italian entrepreneurs

The Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Southeast has lately developed two new market researches, focusing on key sectors for Italian export in the US market.

The first research deeply analyzes the American wine market, allowing readers to get a clear glimpse of the present state, the current trends and the foreseeable future for one of the fastest growing segments of Italian exports in the USA, which was worth around 1.9 billion dollars in 2020.

This 40 pages’ research analyzes all the main aspects of the market, including consumption trends, distribution system, labelling, key players and more.

The second market study focuses on the biggest retailer in the world, Amazon, and its grocery section. The research features chapters specifically tailored for Italian food and beverage companies trying to access this platform for boosting their online sales in the USA. In 2020 Online groceries sales in America reached an all-time record of 89 billion dollars.

This 30 pages’ research examines the steps a company should do to become a vendor on Amazon USA . including legal, marketing and operational aspects, before going in depth in what makes products stand out on the platform, focusing on concepts like keywords definition and packaging solutions, while also providing numerous examples for the reader to learn from.

Both guidebooks are now available for purchasing at the price of $350 each (20% discount available for IACCSE members only). Please find here below a preview of the topics covered in both market research.

Please send your purchasing request to info@iacc-miami.com

The IACCSE promotes the new B2B platform dedicated to the best artisans from Tuscany

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 companiesorganize 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

 

 

New Collaboration with Florida International University School of Business

The Italy-America Chamber of Commerce has reached an agreement with the Florida International University School of Business to develop a new internship program that will put in contact their students with the companies members of the IACCSE.
Founded in 1965, the Florida International University, with 191 programs of study and more than 280 majors in 23 colleges and schools, is a public research university with its main campus in Miami. It is the largest university in South Florida and the fourth-largest in the United States by enrollment. In 2021, U.S. News & World Report ranked FIU as the 2nd in the nation among best college for the International Business College and 8th for the International MBA program.
The College of Business is among the 5 percent of elite business schools worldwide accredited by the AACSB International – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
FIU Business has built a strong reputation for excellence in international business education and research.
This is an excellent opportunity for the companies that are members of IACCSE to host highly skilled local students for an internship, and eventually to scouting for future employees.
For those interested, please contact us at info@iacc-miami.com indicating: company name, website,  type of internship you want to offer (role, brief description of the duties of the position, duration of the opportunity) and a contact person.
We will put you in contact with the internship/mentorship office at FIU Business in order to receive information regarding the selection of potential candidates for your company.

“BUSINESS EXPERT CHANNEL” FEATURED IN ITALIAN PRESTIGIOUS NEWSPAPER “IL SOLE 24 ORE”

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

30 YEARS IN BUSINESS

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 30th 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.

Covid-TESTED flights between the United States and Italy

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 IACCSE announces a preview of its 2021 calendar of events

In occasion of the its 30th anniversary, the Italy America Chamber of Commerce is planning a new year rich of special events.
Following the public health guidance, during the first part of the year the IACCSE will hold mostly digital events, but with an international twist, as we will invite our members to connect and network with members from other Italian Chambers in North and South America.
During the second part of the year, we will hopefully go back to our signature in-person events including a spectacular Italian Gala in occasion of our 30th anniversary celebration.

The IACCSE launches the “Business Expert Channel”

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 Polimeniof 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 BrusaCPA 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.

 

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