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© 2012 Gate Interna,onal GbR WORKSHOP International Strategy for Start-Ups Organised by João Sem Medo Center in partnership with Startup Lisboa Led by Dorit Ferreira, Gate International November 28, 2012

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WORKSHOP  International Strategy

for Start-Ups

Organised by João Sem Medo Center in partnership with Startup Lisboa

Led by Dorit Ferreira, Gate International

November 28, 2012

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1.  Introduction

2.  What do we mean by internationalisation?

3.  Why is it important to look abroad?

4.  Internationalisation for Start-Ups

5.  The importance of a Go-to-Market Strategy

6.  Funding

7.  Discussion & Final Thoughts

Overview INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR START-UPS

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What do we mean by internationalisation?

Definition INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR START-UPS

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What do we mean by internationalisation?

•  Internationalisation is the process of recognising the influence of international activities on the future of the company. This process is then followed by actions, i.e. by establishing partnerships and conducting transactions with international organisations.

•  Gerald Susman (2007)1 referred to it in more general terms as the process of increasing involvement of enterprises in international markets.

•  More specifically, internationalisation comprises the planning and implementation of specific products and services that can easily be adapted to foreign markets and cultures.

Definition INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR START-UPS

1 Susman, Gerald I. (2007)., Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and the Global Economy, Welch & Luostarinen, 1988.,Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 281

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Why is it important to look abroad?

Reasons INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR START-UPS

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Why is it important to look abroad?

•  Desire to grow

•  Increase in performance and recognition

•  Unsolicited foreign orders

•  Domestic market saturation or limitations The crisis presents challenges at home, but also opportunities abroad

•  Potential to exploit a new technological advantage

•  Different geographies have different needs and complement each other in presenting a wide range of gaps

à opportunities to build market presences

Reasons INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR START-UPS

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International Experiences Can you share with us some of your International Experiences?

... think of obstacles, cultural differences, political, social and economic barriers ... How to do business in other countries...

Experience INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR START-UPS

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Internationalisation for Start-Ups Why should a Start-Up consider internationalising when it is only just beginning and getting established in the home country?

Start-­‐Ups INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR START-UPS

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Internationalisation for Start-Ups Why should a Start-Up consider internationalising when it is only just beginning and getting established in the home country?

•  We live in a global society with local differences. •  Start-Ups are agile – it is easier for them to try something new and to

adapt.

•  It is easier for Start-Ups to focus and subsequently easier to choose P&S mix.

•  Start-Ups tend to be early adopters of social presence. The crisis presents challenges at home, but also opportunities abroad.

•  The marketing function of Start-Ups is developing which gives the opportunity to embed materials for internationalisation early on and shape the internal marketing collateral lifecycle.

Start-­‐Ups INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR START-UPS

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What makes an international strategy so important? •  The process of internationalisation brings about opportunities for small and

medium sized enterprises (SMEs), but also some risk.

•  A clearly defined strategy will help focus on the aims, target business segments, explore the unique selling points, achieve the best market positioning, minimise risks and overcome difficulties while continuously assessing success and investment levels.

•  The Internationalisation Strategy must take into account the company’s

economic ability to incorporate strategic and operational change.

•  Internationalisation is a strategic development whereby operational planning leads to successful implementation of international activities.

Strategy INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR START-UPS

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1. Vision and Goals

2. Starting Point / Analyses

3. Strategy Definition

4. Strategy Implementation

5. Internationalisation, First Step

6. Control

7. Strategy Review

8. Internationalisation, Step Two

Approach INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR START-UPS

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•  Customer  rela,onship  management  

•  Project  management  •  Risk  management    •  Case-­‐study  and  best  

prac,ce  harves,ng  •  References  •  Follow-­‐up  business  

Strategy  and  Planning    

•  Go-­‐to-­‐market  strategy  •  Marke,ng  collateral  •  Web  presence  •  Media  and  PR  strategy  •  Methodologies  and  

templates  •  Business  Development  

Ac,vity  Plan  

Engagement  Management  

•  Conferences  •  Networking/associa,ons  •  Targeted  introduc,ons  •  Publica,ons  and  PR  •  Demonstra,ons  •  Proposals  and  contracts  •  Opportunity  tracking  

The three phases we advise our clients.

Lead  Genera3on  

Phase  One   Phase  Two   Phase  Three  

Implementation  example INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR START-UPS

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Framework.

Go-to-Market Strategy

What to Sell

To Whom to Sell

How to Sell

•  Defining the GTM Strategy or To Whom, How and What to Sell involves reassessing the business. To do this, we are looking at (1) value innovation, (2) market innovation, and (3) business model innovation - the cornerstones of the GTM Strategy.

GTM  Strategy INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR START-UPS

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Components.

•  Mission and Values •  Unique Selling Points (USPs) •  Products and Services (P&S)

1. Value Innovation - ‘What’

•  Geographies

•  Verticals

2. Market Innovation – ‘To Whom’

•  Marketing •  Operations and Support •  Partnerships, Investment and Change Management

3. Business Model Innovation – ‘How’

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SWOT Analysis

Positive

Negative

Internal factors

External factors

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Products and Services Mix (P&S)

•  It is vital to get the right mix of Products and Services

•  There are well-known methodologies that can be used to better plan the Product & Services mix. One of the most used is the Marketing Mix, often referred to as the 4 Ps of Marketing (first introduced McCarthy, 1960) includes marketing strategies of product, price, placement and promotion. .

•  For a Start-Up, being able to “correct course” is much easier. This allows for trial and error provided there isn’t a large amount of investment involved.

•  Staying with an agile strategy is key to the ability to home in on the right mix!!!

Value  Innovation INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR START-UPS

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Verticals

•  Tourism, Retail, Finance, Telecoms... different countries have very disparate strengths and needs in different industry sectors – knowing where the sweet spots are is KEY, as is to change with them!

Market  Innovation INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR START-UPS (example)

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Vertical Analysis (example)

Verticals - Tourism

•  Large hotel chains will be good candidates in the tourism industry.

•  Online is the vastly preferred channel for booking travel.

•  In absolute terms Brazil, Germany and the UK have the largest number of people online in tourism.

•  Booking via new technologies is the most relevant trend for the next decade.

• Social media, mobile and new technologies offer the biggest opportunities (pie chart below).

Market  Innovation INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR START-UPS

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Marketing

•  The marketing function, communication, and materials have to take into account international business and be enhanced accordingly.

•  The choice of language and business focus of the content whilst maintaining an emotional element are important.

•  Participation in industry events is recommended.

•  The website content will need to be bilingual in Portuguese and English. Other languages may be added later.

Business  Model  Innovation INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR START-UPS

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Operations and Support

•  A model for sustainable operation and growth has to work in two ways. It has to support opportunity creation and project delivery outside of Portugal whilst minimising the impact on the smooth running of the domestic operation.

•  The project execution and support could follow different models:

•  Near-shore •  ‘Commando-Infantry’ •  ‘Anchor’ •  Execution at the client site

Business  Model  Innovation INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR START-UPS

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Partnerships, Investment and Change Management

•  Partnerships – partnership models

•  Investment – Budgets for foreign investment, capacity building, and marketing should change over time in accordance with additionally generated international business

•  Government funding programmes for SMEs wanting to internationalise could be explored

•  Change Management – Internationalisation and growth will require changes to the organisation. Managing this change is vital and can only be achieved by carefully monitoring all aspects of the business.

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•  There is an increasing number of incentive programmes to help SMEs work internationally

•  The European Commission has been funding projects in several areas:

–  Environment, Energy and Transport (e. g. Marco Polo II) –  Innovation and Research (e. g. Competitiveness & Innovation Framework

Programme) –  Culture and Media

•  The European Union is also putting out programmes of funding to support:

–  Promotion of necessary Management Skills –  Creation of Trans-National networks –  Initial steps (financially) –  Governments to locally create further incentives

•  Funding is also available at National Level, and it varies from country to country.

–  For example, IAPMEI has a number of programmes: •  Programme 06/SI/2012 (finance consulting to help competitiveness) •  Programme 10/SI/2012 (increase international activity and readiness)

•  A large number of SMEs don’t benefit from funding because they don’t know about it!! (only 34% of German SMEs2 for example)

Funding INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR START-UPS

2 Hauser, C., Barriers to SME Access to Promotion of Foreign Trade and Investment, Institute for SME Research Bonn, Germany

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Discussion INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR START-UPS

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Thank  you  for  your  time!  Please  find  below  our  contact  details  for  future  reference:  

Dorit  Tavares  Ferreira  Managing  Director    t        +49.40.53.271.491  m    +49.160.94.400.500  e      d.ferreira@gateinterna,onal.eu  

Ilidio  Ferreira  Director    t        +49.40.53.279.462  m    +49.157.7506.3530  e        i.ferreira@gateinterna,onal.eu  

Neukamp  16  w  22399  Hamburg  w  Germany  www.gateinterna,onal.eu  

We are happy to accompany you all the way on your journey to internationalisation!

ü  We can define international Go-To-Market, Marketing and Business Strategies

ü  Review operational models and improve processes

ü  Build or enhance your marketing function, communication and marketing collateral

ü  Help with international PR and events

ü  Assist with available funding, both at national and at European level

ü  Find partnerships and networking opportunities

ü  Provide representation services and help with setting up an office