I want to expand my business outside of Spain, where do I start?

Expansion without Borders arrives in Zaragoza

The innovative training course Expansion without Borders comes to Zaragoza with the help of DHL so that Aragonese companies obtain the necessary knowledge to go abroad.

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Pushed by the crisis, Spanish companies have been exporting their activity to other countries for years, seeking new opportunities, expansion and consolidation of their business. In the toughest years of the crisis, the number of exporting companies has grown substantially, going from 140.822 in 2007 to 198.721 in 2014. In 2015, Ibex35 companies, for example, increased their turnover from abroad by 23. XNUMX%.

 

 

 

In the case of Zaragoza, according to official ICEX data, the export volume in 2015 reached 9.248,4 million euros, 11,7% more than the previous year and 3,7% of total exports in Spain. , occupying fourth place by province. The total number of exporting companies in the region in 2015 was 3.580 entities.

 

 

Aragon occupies eighth place by Autonomous Communities in terms of exports, with a total of 10.567 million euros, 4,2% of total Spanish exports, with 4.585 companies that have internationalized their activity.

 

A correct assessment of the existing options abroad, taking into account costs and risks associated with each destination, current legislation, customs barriers, cultural conditions, etc. It is essential to cement the success of the internationalization process.

 

Prior preparation is an important process, which includes investigating what potential customers are like, whether the product to be exported has restrictions, the habits and customs of each country, whether the company has digital tools and compatible payment methods, and especially, who they are. the best partners to carry out transactions.

 

Given all this volume of requirements, many SMEs find it very difficult to internationalize their activity and give up before starting or embark on developing operations that end in failure.

 

With the aim of advising SMEs in all these processes, DHL Express, a leader in international express transport services, has created the foreign trade training program “Expansion without Borders”, which aims to train more than 750 companies in 30 different provinces, providing the necessary knowledge, advice and all its international experience to Spanish SMEs.

 

 

 

Next April 20, “Expansion without Borders” will arrive in Zaragoza at the Iberus Hotel, located at Paseo de los Puentes 2. In this session, the attending SMEs will be able to expand their knowledge in international trade: how to plan going abroad, how search and identify clients or business partners and the cultural aspects to take into account.

 

 

This training program also encourages networking between attending companies, increasing their network of contacts and promoting mutual enrichment by sharing knowledge and concerns.

 

Additionally, the course includes a personalized advisory session, so that each company can meet individually with a DHL expert, who will resolve their specific concerns.

 

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