Assolodi in India thanks to the Business Mission organized by Octagona

Octagona anon leading player in the Indian market, confirming its role as a leading company in internationalization. The company (which has been involved in internationalization for about 15 years, with offices in Italy, India, Vietnam and Brazil and a number of strategic partnerships around the world) has in fact supported Assolodi, an association that emerges as a dynamic entity in the province of Lodi capable of bringing together local companies operating in a diverse range of sectors (food, chemical, engineering, transportation, construction, etc.), In organizing a major Business Mission which took place in India from March 15 to 17 last: mission objectives, support the Business growth of member companies to Assolodi and facilitate business and institutional relations between the association itself, Lodi area organizations and Indian companies.

India now represents the most attractive platform to export to in the entire Asian landscape, considering not only the enormous potential for growth but also the reforms that the New Delhi government is implementing in order to create an increasingly international and business friendly.

It was therefore a operation very important, forward-looking and illustrative of what Italian companies should be doing, mainly for two reasons: made in Italy is going through a decidedly positive moment and there is a growing hunger for our products in the world; the national production fabric is characterized by a myriad of small businesses that are not always able to go abroad on their own, so carrying out such activities in an aggregative way is a very valid option for facilitating export processes.

Octagona was responsible for the complete organization, preparation and management of the Business Mission: initially,  by performing a pre-screening phase, meeting individually with member companies interested in India and preparing an evaluative analysis of them (in order to understand which ones had suitable characteristics); next, Taking care of the accompanying action of 5 member companies, selecting and contacting Indian companies potential partners and arranging meetings with them, willing to meet with Assolodi.

Specifically, A presentation meeting took place on the first day at the headquarters of FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce) among local industrial associations (including Invest India, represented by Mr. Dushyant Thakor, Advisor), representatives of the Assolodi delegation (including Dr. Carlo Gendarini, President of the Lodi Chamber of Commerce), local government officials, representatives of the Italian Embassy in Delhi (Dr. Luigi Estero, First Counselor), potentially interested Indian companies, and Octagona staff members: it was an important opportunity for confrontation in which the Italian delegation illustrated the opportunities offered by the Lodi area to potential investors; there was also an interesting educational insight into New Delhi's initiatives aimed at facilitating the doing business and on legal, customs and cultural issues related to the local market. The meeting closed with a session of networking among the various participants, in which representatives of the 5 companies in the Assolodi delegation were able to sound out business opportunities.

During the second and third days, Octagona followed the companies as they met throughout the Subcontinent (New Delhi, Gurgaon, Mumbai, Noida, Ahmedabad, Chennai): in this regard, well 43 meetings at Indian companies potentially affected and were carried out 14 visits to different stores and shopping centers.

India today has returned to growth at high rates and Italian companies are looking with increasing interest to the Subcontinent, especially in light of the recent difficulties experienced by China. Much can still be done to Increase made-in-Italy exports to India.

If you want to learn more about the Octagona activities and su emission and if you are interested in implement a similar operation, contact us at the telephone number 059.9770184 or to the e-mail address [email protected]: you will receive all the information you need to start your internationalization project.

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