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Presented in Rome on December 2, the study was devoted to the challenge of this year and the discovery of new markets such as strategies for revitalizing the country and SMEs. Only on exports, and in particular those to the most dynamic markets of emerging countries may in fact reached the impetus to jump-start our economy.

Internationalization, and the discovery of new export markets are the most dynamic of the great opportunities that small businesses can and should take to boost the economy of the country.
In 6000 interviews with small business customers Italian UniCredit and a questionnaire to over 200 associations and consortia, the Seventh Report on Small Businesses feels the pulse to the vitality and responsiveness of the approximately 5 million businesses with fewer than 50 employees currently working in Italy , and highlights the opportunities for growth by seeking new markets.

The questionnaire, in particular, touches on a broad spectrum of themes: innovation cooperation between the actors of the territory, from corporate strategy to internationalize, the bank-firm relationship to the role of consortia and associations.

The Report was presented in Rome at the Palace of the Chancellery during a panel discussion on “The search for new markets: the challenge of small businesses between change and tradition,” introduced by Paolo Savona, President of the Interbank Fund for Protection Deposit, which was attended by the Hon. Adolfo Urso, XIV Commission and EU policy, the Hon.

Raffaello Vignali, Adviser to the Minister of Economic Development for the SME policy, Roberto Nicastro, CEO UniCredit Ivanhoe Lo Bello, president of Confindustria Sicilia, Paolo Carli, President Henraux SPA and Aldo Bonomi, President AASTER Consortium.

The analysis is based on three lines of investigation, starting from the levers available to small businesses to meet the challenge of foreign markets: valorisation of the territory, seen as a wealth of knowledge, natural and productive innovation and networking between businesses.

Internationalization and competitiveness of the territories are in fact highly complementary aspects: the made in Italy is born, grows and grows locally and is a strong local roots that draws its strength globally.

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