ASSIST IN
USA
Developed and implemented by the Torino Chamber of commerce
***************

ASSIST IN
USA
Legal
Legal
Accounting
Market orientation
Business development
Business planning & acceleration
Investment
Banking
Nixon Peabody Butzel Long Valla Law
Studio Galgano -
Property Desk
Corporation
Clayton &
McKervey
Leonardo
International
Italian Chamber of commerce West,
Texas, Chicago
Rossi & Associati
G.C. Consultants
317 Italian professionals based in US
–
Meet@Torino network
American World
Services
Corporation,
Washingron, NY
Ferrante Law Firm
Mentors –
Meet@Torino network
ExportUSA
Bryan Cave
Dawda, Mann,
Mulcahy & Sadler
Ramirez&Associat es
9 Piedmonts companies with branch in US
Imark
Washington
K&L Gates
MANA
Manufacturers’
Agents National
Association
UCLA-Anderson
Global Access
Program
US Economic
Development
Organizations
Comerika Bank
Automation Alley
Michigan
Intesa Sanpaolo
US MAC
If you want to get in touch to any of the contacts of our network, ask the Organizer. You will get introduced by mail

ASSIST IN
USA
Legal
Accounting
Market orientation
Business planning
Immigration
• Access legal advisory from Law firms in the US, with preferential fees negotiated by the Organizer for
Piedmonts companies
• Apply for a sponsorship from the Organizer to partially cover your legal fee for setting up a subsidiary
• Access accounting services from service providers in the US, with preferential conditions negotiated by the Organizer for Piedmonts companies
• Apply for a sponsorship from the Organizer to reduce the cost of your fee for setting up a subsidiary
• Access free orientation in the US (on site or via call conf) on how to approach the market, on legal, immigration, accounting, employment, banking issue
• Learn how to best approach the US market from the personal and working experience of a mentor – an
Italian professionals with ties with Piedmont, based permanently in the US. Engage in the mentoring program of Meet@Torino
• Participate to the annual meeting in Torino dedicated to know our network from the US and learn the key issues to operate in this market
Make a market analysis and business plan: secondary research and 100+ primary research interviews with competitors, clients and industry experts; a set of recommendations on how to enter the market; a business and financial plan; 5 fully-employed MBA US students dedicated for 6 months period and over
2.000 hours of time dedicated to your company
Apply to the Global Access Program of the UCLA
Learn about the main immigration working VISA and procedures available to run your business and invest in the US market
Access a facilitated lane to understand what are the available investment conditions, requirements and incentives at state, county and city level, through the US Economic Development Organizations
Locate in the
US
Business partner search
Find your business partner in the US – distributor, agent, client, supplier, technological partner

ASSIST IN
USA
What
ASSIST IN
USA
Legal advisory through US law firms, partners of ASSIST IN USA program, at a discounted fee negotiated by the Organizer for Piedmont companies.
When available
Anytime
How to get started
• verify with the Organizer the applicable discounted fees and ask for a copy of the
Framework Agreement signed with the partners
• choose a Law firm from the list of partners
• get introduced to the Law firm by the Organizer
• negotiate directly with the Law firm the work to be done and the quotation
• the Law firm will guarantee the discounted fee agreed with the Organizer
• if the legal advisory is required to set up a local branch, verify with the Organizer the availability of a sponsorship to partially cover the legal fee

ASSIST IN
USA
What
ASSIST IN
USA
Accounting services through US accountants, partners of ASSIST IN USA program, at discounted fees negotiated by the Organizer for Piedmont companies.
When available
Anytime
How to get started
• verify with the Organizer the applicable discounted fees and ask for a copy of the
Framework Agreement signed with the partners
• choose an accounting firm from the list of partners of the ASSIST USA program
• get introduced to the firm by the Organizer
• negotiate directly with the firm the work to be done and the quotation
• the accountant will guarantee the discounted conditions agreed with the Organizer
• if the accounting service is required to set up a local branch, verify with the
Organizer the availability of a sponsorship to partially cover the cost

ASSIST IN
USA
What ASSIST IN
USA
An introduction to the key issues to be considered for establishing a branch in the US: immigration and legal; accounting and tax; finance and banking; logistics.
The service is provided by American professionals, each specialized in a specific field, and members of Leonardo International, a non-profit organization to support Italian
SMEs enter the US market. Leonardo International is partner of the ASSIST IN USA program.
Up to 3 orientation sessions with Leonardo International (conf call or on site Michigan) will be guaranteed, for max. 6 hours
When available
Anytime
Costs
Free of charge. Only for companies planning to locate a branch in the US
How to get started
• identify and explain clearly to the Organizer the specific issues you would like explore and your plan for the US market
• if your expansion plan falls within the scope of work of Leonardo International, an introduction to the organization will follow

ASSIST IN
USA
ASSIST IN
What
USA
A business professional with significant and well recognized work experience in the US
(Mentor) willing to share its experience, pro bono, with an entrepreneur (the Mentee) to contribute to the improvement of its understanding and approach to the US market.
Each Mentor will offer to one enterpreneurs 30 hours of its time over an 8 months period.
The Mentors are identified among the Meet@Torino network of Italian professionals living abroad, connected to Piedmont (by origin, studies or work). meet-torino.com
Look at the 1 st ed. of the Mentoring program:www.to.camcom.it/mentoring-program
When available
Mentors profile available: Edition 2015 running – Next edtion 2016
Costs
Free of charge. Mentors offer their time on a voluntary basis.
How to get started
• contact the Organizer any time to learn about the program;
• expression of interest required.

ASSIST IN
USA
What
ASSIST IN
The Global Access Program of the UCLA University offers companies an investmentquality strategic new market entry plan for the US, with full financial projections .
5 final-year MBA students (30 years old, fully employed, multi-disciplined, an average of 8 years of professional experience) perform for their assigned company 100+ personal interviews with customers, experts, distributors/resellers & consultants.
The outcome is an investment-grade strategic plan which includes comprehensive competitive analysis, market pricing, and specific market launch strategies. Along with detailed financial projections, GAP plans provide actionable marketing, operational, and strategic recommendations .
100+ companies from Piedmont over a 13-year period have participated to GAP.
When available
Application and selection yearly: Sept. - April. GAP runs from July to December.
Costs
17.000 USD fee. Sponsorship from Italian partners - for Torino area companies only available to cover part of the cost.
Sponsors:
How to get started
Partners:
Get in touch with the Organizer to learn more about the program

ASSIST IN
USA
ASSIST IN
USA
What
The Organizer will facilitate your understanding of the main immigration VISA to be considered to operate on the US market
When available
Anytime
Costs
Free of charge
How to get started
Get in contact with the Organizer and arrange for an orientation meeting

ASSIST IN
USA
ASSIST IN
What USA
The Organizer will facilitate your gathering and understanding of the numerous information available , State by State, on investment conditions and incentives. It will connect you with the right contact person at the US State Economic Development
Organizations to facilitate your choice of location within the US.
When available
Anytime
Costs
Free of charge
How to get started
• get in contact with the Organizer and explain your investment plan and which US
States your company is considering for location

ASSIST IN
USA
GAP
Legal advisory
Market orientation
Network introduction
Mentoring
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep t
Oct Nov Dec

ASSIST IN
USA
Setting up a branch
Analyze the market
ASSIST IN
USA
Barbara Cultraro, Cultraro Automazione Engineering – Participant in the ASSIST IN initiative 2014
“Open a Business in the United States is a complex project as a whole, the timelines are long, if it included the transfer of Italian people with practices relating to Business Visa as investor. ASSIST IN support was invaluable and essential for research and the signing of contracts with professionals, lawyers and accountants who specialize in the Italian and American legislation, essential to set up the business at best, respecting the rules of both countries, using the best of both.”
Marco Piccolo, Reynaldi – reynaldi.it – Participant in the Global Access Program 2014
“GAP is a great way for companies to understand their potential of entering the U.S. marketplace. With all of the primary research we had the opportunity to obtain lots of sensitive information directly from U.S.
competitors, customers, distributors, experts, manufacturers and suppliers. The students acquired a huge amount of data. It was incredible! We developed an understanding of the different mentality and approach we needed to take to succeed in the U.S. market. It was an inexpensive way to enter the U.S. with a product that would have taken a lot of time and money had we gone to outside consultants.
”
How to approach the market
Filippo Ferraris, Enerbrain - enerbrain.com – Participant in the Mentoring Program 2015
“Expanding a company in the US market is both extremely ambitious and complex, not only because it is an extremely competive market, but also because there are fundamental cultural and structural differences that are hard to understand without living there or being american.Having a mentor is the best way to understand the rules to play the game, and having a trustable coach helping the team is invaluable.”

ASSIST IN
USA
Sponsor
Sponsor
ASSIST IN
USA
Charles Bernardini Nixon Peabody nixonpeabody.com
Clara Mager
Nicola Fiordalisi
Daniela Morrison
Butzel Long butzel.com
Bryan Cave bryancave.com
Valla & Associates vallalaw.com
Elizabeth Butchart Clayton & McKervey claytonmckervey.com
Legal
Legal
Legal
Legal
Accounting

ASSIST IN
USA
Sponsor
Marco Crigna
Giuseppe
Santangelo
Bob Foster
G.C. CONSULTANTS gcconsultants.com
Leonardo International leonardointernational.org
Accounting
Market orientation
UCLA – Global Access Program anderson.ucla.edu/programs-andoutreach/global-access-program
Business Planning
Daniele Marcheselli Intesa Sanpaolo intesasanpaolo.com
Banking

ASSIST IN
USA
USA
Simone Offredo
IT-Animation
Ulixe ulixe.com
California
Barbara Cultraro
Automotive
Cultraro cultraro.eu
Florida
Michigan Paolo Cavallo
Engineering
Amet amet.it
Roberto Ravizza
Packaging
Ravizza Packaging ravizzapackaging.com
Alberto Dal Poz
Precision components
Co.mec. comec-usa.com
Ohio
Michigan

ASSIST IN
USA
USA
Massimo Bardissone
Cost engineering
MEC mecsrl.net
Michigan
California Fabrizio Caso
Design & Digital
Andrea Filippini
Banking
Rokivo rokivo.com
CTS (Arcatech Group) ctsgroup.it
Roberto Dolci
IT & Business
Consulting
Aizoon aizoongroup.com
Boston, NY, Michigan,
Maine
Fernando Anselmi
IT
ICT Locic ictlogic.it