Category: News from the Chamber
Meet US: another milestone for the IACCSE
- 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
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 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
New Collaboration with Florida International University School of Business
“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
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 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.