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Brazil Economic Conference Amway’s Next Growth Target – The Entrepreneurial Potential of Brazil
Odmar Almeida Filho President, Amway Brazil
Oct, 2014
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Amway: #1 Direct Selling Company in the World
Operating in 100+ countries $11.8 Billion in 2013 21,000+ employees 3 Million+ Amway Distributors worldwide 450+ unique high-quality products Headquartered in Ada, MI Manufacturing in California, China,
Vietnam and India* Organic certified farms in Washington
State, California, Mexico and Brazil (Ubajara, CE)
90% of Sales from Overseas Markets
90% of Sales from Overseas Markets
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What we All Know: the Callenges of a Brazilian Entrepreneur
The Tax Burden of Small Businesses • 1/3 shut down <3yrs due to heavy tax burden • 70% pay 20%+ of revenue in taxes • 63 types of tax to keep up with and pay • 290,000 new tax rules from 1998-2012
The Logistics Burden
• Vast territory, with unkempt roads and insufficient railway coverage • World Bank Logistics Ranking: 41st position • Logistics Costs: 15.4% of GDP (USA: 8.2%; Europe: 9%)
Small Businesses - Source: Instituto Brasileito de Tributação e Planejamento Source: BDO RCS Auditores World Economic Forum Ranking on Labor Competetiveness
The Labor Burden • Tax on Labor: +82% over Gross Wage • Dated Labor Laws (1943); 100% Unionized by law • World Economic Forum Ranking (Labor Law Competitiveness): 107th out of
147 countries.
9 Region/Function Name
400+ Employees, 30,000+ Distributors/Entrepreneurs in:
Headquarters (Sao Paulo)
Stores
Distribution Centers
Processing Plant (Ubajara, CE)
World’s Largest Organic Acerola Farm (Ubajara, CE)
Brazil – Amway’s #1 Development Market
$100Million Investment 2013-17
2013 2025
10 Region/Function Name
Brazil – Amway’s #1 Development Market
• Worlds Largest Organic Farm for Acerola Cherry • Facility in Rural Northeastern Brazil (Ubajara, CE) • Produces & Exports ingredients for Amway’s product globally • 300 Direct Employees from local community • Partnership with local Elementary Schools on sustainable
farming and nutritional education
• Training & Education for 20,000+ Distributors/Entrepreneurs every year
• Leadership and management skills • Functional skills – Selling, Marketing, Finance • Business planning
Social Contribution
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A Fast Growing, and Young, Middle Class A Large Economy, Growing in Global Importance
Amway – Why Brazil? Large and Massive Growth Potential
2011 GDP Rank
1.USA
2.China
3.Japan
4.Germany
5.France
6.Brazil
7.UK
8.Italy
Brazil Population by Income Levels (%)
2006 2011 2014 2020 A/B
C
D
145M
E
30% between the age of 18-34
2050 GDP Rank
1.China
2.USA
3.India
4.Brazil
5.Russia
6.Japan
7.Mexico
8.Indonesia
GDP ($US) GDP ($US)
$2.5T
$9.7T
Sources: EXAME Publications 11
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A Core Market for Consumer Goods
A Top 5 Global Direct Selling Market
Amway – Why Brazil? Thriving Direct Selling Sector
Direct Selling Sales (US$ B) % Global Category Sales in Brazil
Sources: WFDSA; Euromonitor
30 24
16 13 12 6
US Japan China Korea Brazil Mexico
CAGR 13%
10%
2%
6%
Beauty Care
Health & Nutrition
Home Care
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Amway – Why Brazil? The People Factor
One of the most Entrepreneurial countries in the world:
Source:Amway Global Entrepreneurship Report 2014
Higher positive attitude towards entrepreneurship More eager to own their own business
Top reasons for wanting to start their own business
38% Independence from employer; being my own boss 36% Self-fulfillment, potential to materialize my own ideas” 27% Secondary, supplemental income 19% Better balance of career, family, leisure 10% Alternative to unemployment
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Amway – Why Brazil? The People Factor
An enormous Entrepreneurial potential
Source:Amway Global Entrepreneuship Report 2014
However, one of the highest “Entrepreneurial Gaps”:
51% Leadership and management skills (decision making, customer mgmt., leading/motivating employees)
43% Basic functional skills (finance, marketing, IT) 38% Business planning, scenario analysis, competitive analysis And more Brazilians (30%) have sought these skills through training, than the Global average (23%)
…and because key skills are missing:
…because the environment is not favorable:
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Summing it all up
It’s well known and documented that Brazil is a very challenging market, with Tax, Labor and Logistics burdens to address
What makes it a priority investment market for Amway are:
– Massive growth potential
– Thriving Direct Selling sector
– Brazilians’ Entrepreneurial potential
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Brazil Economic Conference Amway’s Next Growth Target – The Entrepreneurial Potential of Brazil
Thank You!
Odmar Almeida Filho President, Amway Brazil
Oct, 2014