Ready2Go will help 80 companies expand in five target countries: Cameroon, Chile, India, Canada and the US.

Submitted by Lucia Seel on 16 March 2017

Ready2Go is looking to help dynamic small and medium-sized European businesses to go global. This new European Commission pilot project is managed by an international consortium led by Promos Milan in collaboration with the Enterprise Europe Network.

Five target countries:

Ready2Go will help 80 companies expand in five target countries: Cameroon, Chile, India, Canada and the US. How?

The secret to international success is knowing how to deal with the challenges of specific foreign markets. And making the right connections. This is why Ready2Go provides an individual training and coaching programme as well as matchmaking and networking activities which will allow participants to build valuable relationships with companies in their target countries.

Call open until 31 March 2017  for 80 healthy and dynamic micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) who are:

  • able to compete in foreign markets
  • with a clear growth-potential but with
  • limited experience in foreign markets

To apply for the Ready2Go programme, the company must be:

  • established in an EU member state or in a COSME participating country (i.e. Albania, Armenia, Bosnia Herzegovina, FYROM, Iceland, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia & Turkey)
  • active in a productive sector (consultancy firms and professional services are not included)
  • able to work in English

For more information: see the links below:

http://een.ec.europa.eu/news/are-you-ready-go-international

https://www.b2match.eu/ready2go

Calendar of the brokerage events:

 Date

Country

City

Event

Priority Sectors*

November 2017

Cameroon

Douala

Multi-sector International Fair

  • Agro-Food industry
  • ICT
  • Retail and Services
  • Sustainable Construction
  • Maritime
  • Cultural Heritage
  • Machineries

January 2018

USA

Las Vegas

CES  / MatchFest 2018

  • Biotech
  • Creative industries
  • ICT
  • Intelligent Energy
  • Key Enabling Technologies
  • Nano and micro technologies
  • Automotive
  • Robotics
  • Smart Home

May 2018

India

New Delhi

Smart City Expo

  • Environment
  • Healthcare and pharmaceuticals
  • Intelligent Energy
  • Smart City
  • Urban Mobility
  • Tele-education and tele-medecine

September 2018

Chile

Santiago de Chile

Food Service Fair

  • Agro-Food Industry

2018 tbd

Canada

Vancouver

tbd

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Third Country
United States of America India Canada Chile
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