Hi Those of you interested in the USA ..
We have an event coming up featuring serial entrepreneur Linda Jenkinson, CEO, Les Concierges (USA). Linda, a 40-year-old expat Kiwi living in San Francisco, has successfully built two multi-million dollar businesses in the US, including a dot-com that not only survived the global tech crash but is also profitable. She says she is part of the group of 'Silicon Valley survivors' and her goal is to build a billion-dollar company. Linda will share her story of how a "good Kiwi chick" made it in the USA. She will talk about the role leadership played and will share lessons learned for anyone leading teams or organisations, and anyone launching or building a company. MORE INFORMATION: http://www.smartnet.co.nz/events/2003/round3.htm Christchurch: Friday 31 October, Hotel Grand Chancellor Lunch Session: 12noon - 2.00pm Cost: $85.50 for CSI members (10% discount) This is a fantastic opportunity to talk to one of our top expats .. Regards Sandra Lukey, SmartNet _________________________________________ SmartNet Mancan House, 236 Manchester Street P O Box 13-577, CHRISTCHURCH Phone: (0064 3) 366-7874 Fax: (0064 3) 366-7807 Cell: 021 2262 858 Web: http://www.smartnet.co.nz _________________________________________ "The ability to learn faster and deeper than your competitors may be the only sustainable competitive advantage." Arie de Geus -----Original Message----- From: Saruchera, James [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, 18 August 2003 12:30 p.m. To: Canterbury Software Email Forum Subject: [csforum] US Market entry assessment service Hi All, If you are interested in either entering the US market or expanding your existing presence there, market assessment can be a beneficial step before investing time or money on lawyers, accountants, finding venture capital, finding partners, opening offices, or employing people. The market assessment service is open to companies focussed on getting business-to-business (not consumer) technology products and services into the US. The service is there to: * Identify potential drivers of demand for the Company's Products and Services in the United States. Drivers include: technology, demographic, legal, legislative, financial, press and analysts, etc. * Identify target markets in the US for the Company's Products and Services: industry, location, size, annual turnover, etc. List the names of representative organizations who would be target customers. Indicate the potential size of each identified market. * Create a list of company names with competitive products and services. It includes their location, size, approximate market share or market size of their products and services, and a high level description of what they offer. A lack of competition from other companies or in-house solutions presents a huge barrier to success. * Identify representative names and types of US firms with the requisite skills, credentials, and business models to be potential partners in the marketing, sale, and implementation of the Products and Services. * Identify the professional organizations where the target customers and potential partners are likely to be members. * Provide an expert opinion on the level of interest in the US for the solution offered by the the company. Provide a recommendation on whether or not to proceed with a project to enter the United States market at this time and, if so, the next steps in the process. The service is provided by Mark Ripma of US based Menlo Park Research. Mark has significant experience in the technology sector in the US ranging from start ups through to large corporates PeopleSoft and Cisco systems. He will be in Christchurch on the 4th and 5th of September. If you would like to arrange a meeting with him, then do get in touch with me cheers James __________________________________________ James W. Saruchera Canterbury Development Corporation Facilitator Canterbury Software Inc. DDI +64 3 3536879 Mobile: +64 21 217 1653 ********************************************************************** This electronic email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. The views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the Canterbury Development Corporation Ltd. If you are not the correct recipient of this email please advise the sender and delete. 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