RISONANZA

Italy Market Entry
Vision | Planning | Sales & Support

Risonanza, Italian for "Resonance"

"Bel Paese - 'Bella Figura' - Design simplicity - Engineering strengths - Family companies - Gelato - Aperitivi - Galileo's telescopes - Prosecco - The musical language - Mosaics in Ravenna ... The list goes on of all the elements of Italian life that resonate with me.

Specifically, our Business Partners on the ground in Italy:
* Are well situated in Bologna with excellent communication links (Road, Rail, Air)
* Are Fluent English speakers.
* Build rapport quickly and easily with new clients.
* Have knowledge of and contacts in Distribution Channels in most sectors.
* Have detailed knowledge of business sectors in the Emilia-Romagna region (the region around Bologna).

Risonanza is all about connecting you to people who can help your projects in Italy.

Whatever type of project you are running or have in mind, I would like to think that we can help in some small or larger way. Do give me a call on +44.7980.915290 (WhatsApp)"

Chris Swingler
International Business Manager - Event Host - Catalyst
Risonanza

Finding your way into any country for new markets is not easy and this is equally true in Italy. Risonanza offers that key starting point to help you through the initial hurdles and learning curve with a responsive team: Chris, Giorgio, Marco, Ruggero and Giorgia and support all along the way.

What we do

CONNECTING YOU TO PEOPLE IN ITALY

THE HIGHLIGHT OF RISONANZA SERVICES
We have built strong and trusted business relationships with people in Italy over many years which enables us to offer these services. We can help you in the following scenarios:

BUSINESS PROFILES

* Exporters to Italy seeking Trade Show support, Distributor Search & Selection, EU Office presence

* Procurement from Italy - Project Assistance to find suppliers

* Managers seeking to reward their hard-working colleagues with incentive travel packages

Why work with us?

EARNING YOUR TRUST AND PERMISSION
Nothing beats a face to face meeting but do also take a look at the details below.

Credentials

ITALIAN EXPERIENCE
* It is 20 years since Chris first worked for a client in Italy.
* Chris has a set of business partnerships in Italy that he has selected, retained and nurtured.
* Chris has been learning Italian for 18 years and one day will be fluent!

BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER WITH SEMINARS

Organizer, Host & Speaker for:
* IAP Gmbh from Hamburg in Paris & Lyon
* Bristol - Bologna Idea exchange in Bristol

Organizer & Host for:
* Aptiva srl from Cesena in Bristol

Reliability

We aim to be responsive, attentive and sensitive to your projects as they evolve.

The people we work with are open-minded with a long term international outlook and a very high degree of fluency in English. They love working with people with inbound requests.

Our principal business partners in Italy are:

* Marco Barozzi. Marco is the Founder and Director of Bologna based Expo Consulting and has a team dedicated to providing services for trade shows. Expo Consulting is very well established and has been providing services to companies attending trade shows for over 20 years.

* Giorgio Guidi. Giorgio is an expert at finding distribution channels in almost any sector. He has helped companies from many countries into new markets in Italy. He is extremely efficient and a pleasure to work with. Guidi Consulting

* Ruggero Rossini. Ruggero has travelled to over 70 countries in his previous roles as Export Manager for companies in the Bologna region and now, having hung-up his flying boots, provides assistance to any company seeking to set up a base in Bologna.

Bologna is an ideal place from a logistics point of view. Bologna airport is connected to most major cities in Europe and for example has twice daily flights to Istanbul as well as many per day to London. Bologna airport serves over 8 million passengers per year and is soon to be connected directly to the city centre by mono rail. The Frecciarossa TGV connects Bologna Centre to Milan Centre in only 1 hour.

Clients

ITALIAN CONNECTIONS
Companies that we have or are providing Italy Market Entry services for:
* Outpace Logistics, Bristol, England
for EU Office Search
* Blue Horse Group, Delhi, India
for Wholesale Distributor Search
* Fussels Fine Foods, Somerset, England
for video product marketing in Italian
* Presentation Maestro, Stroud, England for
Presentation Skills Training

And those that we have provided Italy Market Entry Evaluation Services for:
* Biscotti Networking, Reading, England
for Networking Events
* Organic India, Lucknow, India
for Herbal Teas
* Gauthier Bribosa, Brussels, Belgium
for Children's calming products (para-
pharmacy)
* Nicholsons Gin, London, England
* Arpol, Bursa, Turkey
for Hotel Furniture
* Lion Laboratories, Cardiff, Wales
for Automotive Safety Devices

Our Services

With our business partners we offer services for the following Business Profiles

For Exporters to Italy:

Trade Show support
Distributor Search & Selection
B2B Meeting Appointment Bookings
Your office search in Bologna / Your EU Office presence

For companies looking to buy from new Italian suppliers:
Procurement Project Assistance

Language Services for cross-border projects:
English to Italian Translations & Interpretation

Incentive Travel. For Managers seeking to reward their hard-working colleagues:
A gastronomic tour of Bologna and test-drive of a Ferrari, all local transport and meals included.

Working with Risonanza

Engaging with our services

Understanding your aims and plans for your projects in Italy

A meeting to understand your aims and plans and get an overview of challenges/hurdles that you are anticipating.

Proposal of services

A proposal of services that we can offer to help you meet your aims.

Project Start & Introductions

Introducing you to the people who will be working with you.

Review of challenges/hurdles that you are facing or anticipating

Helping you to ensure that you don't get stuck and if you do that we can help to get you un-stuck.

Support

Being on-hand to support your project.

Risonanza
30, Bankside Court
Kidlington
Oxford
OX5 1JE

Contact

Chris Swingler
International Business Manager
Italy Market Entry
Vision | Planning | Sales & Support

Email: benvenuto@risonanza.co.uk
Mobile +447980915290
SMS +447980915290
WhatsApp +447980915290

Useful Links

AEFI - Italian Trade Show Association - List of all trade shows in Italy