The goal of export projects for groups of companies is to find new customers and partners in selected countries. We at Viexpo have solid experience in coordinating projects and especially of the synergy of company cooperation in export efforts. In most cases, public funding is also available for export projects.
Viexpo gathers the companies together, handles the application matters and is responsible for ensuring that the project operations are concrete and useful for companies. Please contact us so we can discuss what kind of help you need in business.
Viexpo gathers the companies together, handles the application matters and is responsible for ensuring that the project operations are concrete and useful for companies.
Please contact us so we can discuss what kind of help your company needs.
Viexpo gathered the group of companies in autumn 2018. We discussed with the interested companies their needs and resources as well as what kind of commitments are required from the company in order to participate in the project. Based on these discussions, we at Viexpo prepared a proposal for the project’s activities and budget. In the end, seven companies from the three Ostrobothnian regions were able to commit to the project. We were also able to apply for public funding from the Rural Unit of the ELY Centre. The project was planned to be implemented from April 2019 to March 2020.
The project included the following activities: Joint training about the culture and especially the business culture in Japan, opportunities to exchange experiences with companies that sell services or products to Japan, company specific market analysis and partner search, company presentations prepared for potential partners identified through the analysis and partner search, meeting arrangements for the trip to Japan that took place in January 2020, a company brochure in Japanese, a one week trip to Japan during which we visited industry trade fairs, a joint PR event at the Embassy of Finland in Tokyo, company specific meetings and among others a joint meeting with an importer specializing in Nordic products.
The budget for these activities was approximately 14,000 euros per company. We applied for and were granted funding intended for company groups from the Rural Unit of the ELY Centre. The funding covered 75% of the budget and the companies themselves contributed approximately 3,500 euros (VAT 0%). The working time of about one month that the companies used for the project is not included in this calculation. (Note that this funding through the Rural Unit of the ELY Centre is targeted at companies operating in rural areas whose turnover does not exceed 10 million euros.)
“Jokipiin Pellava participated in the company group project From Ostrobothnia to Japan, which was coordinated by Viexpo. We already had a few customers in Tokyo from before, but through the project we found several very promising new partners. Especially regarding our sauna products, good opportunities have emerged. When you are located this far north and begin looking for new markets, it is definitely most beneficial to do so in cooperation with others. We had a good group of seven companies and arranged, among other things, a joint PR event at the Embassy of Finland in Tokyo. Thoughts, tips and information have continued to be exchanged between the companies even after the project ended.”
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