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Export to Europe
 A Trade Mission to Germany and Switzerland
February 26 to March 6, 2010
The European Union, with Germany and Switzerland at its financial and geographic heart, presents a market full of lucrative trading opportunities for Nova Scotia companies.
Whether you are preparing your initial market-entry strategy and want to identify new opportunities, or you need to expand on your existing European trading partnerships, the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) and the World Trade Centre Atlantic Canada (WTCAC) can help. In early 2010, they are offering a multi-sector trade mission to Germany and Switzerland for mainland Nova Scotia exporters. Participating companies will receive:
- Six pre-qualified meetings with German / Swiss companies
- All in-market transportation (both ground transportation and local flights)
- A familiarization session on the markets (pre-mission)
- The mission is funded by ACOA and jointly led with WTCAC
Are you eligible to participate?
To be eligible for participation in this mission, companies must submit a completed application form, and meet the following requirements:
- Be a mainland Nova Scotia exporter
- Be in good standing with ACOA
- Pay the program fee ($1,000 + HST)
- Companies will be responsible for their flight to Europe, hotel accommodations and meals.
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Apply today!
Download an application here »
Download a brochure here »
Or for more information,
please contact:
Bill Aasvangen (tclns.com),
General Manager, WTCAC
T: 902-421-1302 ext. 2277
F: 902-420-8308
Itinerary
- February 26, 2010: Depart Halifax to Germany
- February 27: Arrive in Stuttgart
- February 28: Individual review of matchmaking schedules/updates
- March 1 to 3: Matchmaking meetings in Germany
- March 4: Depart Germany and arrive in Zurich (am); Matchmaking meetings (pm)
- March 5: Matchmaking meetings in Switzerland
- March 6: Return to Halifax
| About the German market
With annual sales of two trillion Euros, Germany maintains Europe’s largest economy and the third-largest economy worldwide. Many leading multinational corporations — Daimler, SAP, Siemens, Bayer, and BASF among them — are based here, but it is the strength of the country’s small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that drive the German market. This trade mission will introduce Nova Scotian exporters to the nexus of the German manufacturing sector. Delegates will arrive in Stuttgart, the capital of Baden-Württemberg. With a population of 10.7 million, this state enjoys a per capita GDP of $53,000 Canadian.Key industries based in BW include automobile manufacturing, logistics, manufacturing technology, health care, and engineering in the mechanical, electrical and electronic disciplines.
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| About the Swiss market
Located in the heart of Europe, Switzerland has a population of 7.5 million and a GDP per capita of $64,000 Canadian. The Swiss economy is one of the strongest and most diversified in the world. Dozens of domestic and foreign multinationals, hundreds of thousands of small and mid-sized companies and a large financial sector create a business environment that is internationally sophisticated and highly competitive. Our trade mission will target Switzerland’s economic centre: the Greater Zurich Area encompasses the Cantons of Aargau, Glarus, Graubunden, Shaffhausen, Solothurn, Schwyz and Zurich. This is where a number of acclaimed international companies — including Cisco Systems, Dow, Ecolab, Google, John Deere, Kraft Foods and Kühne & Nagel — have chosen to bundle corporate functions for their European operations. Delegates will find corporate headquarters here focusing on holding functions, intellectual property management, finance, supply chain management and R&D. |
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