At a glance
| Booth | R8000 |
| Country | IT |
| Website | www.centroestero.org/en |
Company profile
CEIPIEMONTE s.c.p.a., presented as Piemonte Agency, is a one-stop shop in Piemonte in North-West Italy and is described as the first Italian agency dedicated to inward and outward internationalization. Piemonte Agency was created in 2006 by Regione Piemonte and Unioncamere Piemonte in agreement with business associations and the academic world, bringing together projects and competences of bodies active in inward and outward internationalization. On behalf of its members, the agency provides free, responsive, tailored services and uses its multi-year experience to offer turnkey assistance together with coordinated institutional and operational support throughout a project. For foreign companies that plan to invest in Piemonte, the agency provides complete assistance on starting and running a business and supports projects at every stage. It also serves as a liaison between foreign investors and public authorities, academic and research networks, and industry, with services provided free of charge and on a confidential basis. The agency's activities cover investment in Piemonte, business opportunities, and specialist training for companies seeking investment locations, commercial or industrial partners, or knowledge related to international trade. Its 2023 figures list more than 3,200 companies participating in promotion activities, 330 business-development events, 4,100 B2B meetings with 750 foreign operators, 207 training days, and 69 dossiers for foreign companies interested in investing in Piemonte. By bringing together projects and competences that had previously been distributed among several bodies involved in internationalization, the agency created a coordinated platform for investment attraction, outward internationalization, business opportunities, and specialist training.
Exhibits
Piemonte Agency supports the international growth and competitiveness of Piemonte's economic system by providing free, tailored, and confidential services to international companies and local businesses on behalf of its institutional members. Its investment service supports foreign companies making investments in Piemonte at every stage and also works with foreign companies already established in the region on expansion and other specific needs. Business-planning support includes insight into the local sector ecosystem and key regional players, help identifying potential local suppliers, and information on real-estate costs by asset type and personnel costs by sector and job classification. Business-setup support includes collaboration with qualified accountants and law firms for company establishment, collaboration with public and private agencies for personnel search and hiring, and facilitation with institutions, public administrations, universities, research centers, innovation hubs, incubators, accelerators, science and technology parks, centers of excellence, funds, foundations, and other local players. The agency also supports visa-issuance procedures through collaboration with the National System Visa Unit, Invitalia, and helps identify regional, national, and European incentives with the involvement of Finpiemonte. Location-scouting support covers areas for logistics, industrial, manufacturing, office, commercial, hospitality, student, and senior-house uses, while incoming-mission services organize meetings, site visits, and events in the regional territory. Post-investment aftercare gives established foreign companies access to internationalization and business-development programs such as trade fairs, events, business conventions, research on opportunities in target foreign markets, information on international tenders, and customized training on tax, commercial, legal, and customs topics. For companies considering investment, Piemonte Agency can advise on starting and running a business throughout the project and can connect foreign investors with public authorities, academic and research networks, and industry. The investment, specialist-training, and business-opportunity services are structured as complementary ways to support both international companies and local businesses. Specialist Training includes tailor-made seminars, conferences, courses, and integrated pathways intended to build skills and knowledge in management, commercial, and technical topics. Training topics include quality, health and safety products, environmental protection, and social responsibility, with the objective of strengthening competitiveness in foreign markets. For Business Opportunities, the agency matches Piemonte's local production offer with needs expressed by international markets and helps local companies present a competitive entrepreneurial system worldwide. A team of experts keeps local companies updated on the latest regulations and supports them in matters related to international trade. Across these services, the agency combines tailored investment assistance, specialist training, market matching, regulatory updating, and international-trade support while maintaining free and confidential service for eligible clients. The same service model is available not only at the market-entry stage but also after establishment, so foreign companies can continue using regional networks, business-development programs, internationalization support, and customized training as their Piemonte operations expand. The agency's liaison function also complements its technical services by helping investors reach public administrations, universities, research centers, innovation hubs, incubators, accelerators, science and technology parks, centers of excellence, funds, foundations, and other regional actors needed for a project.
Capabilities and products
- end-to-end assistance for foreign investment in Piemonte
- business setup and operations advisory
- investor liaison with public authorities
- investor connection with academic, research and industry networks
- local supplier identification and matching
- investment location scouting
- company-establishment support with accountants and law firms
- personnel search and hiring assistance
- visa issuance assistance
- regional, national and EU incentive identification
- investment missions, meetings and site-visit organization
- post-investment internationalization and business-development support
- custom training on tax, commercial, legal and customs topics
- international business-opportunity and local-supply matching
- international-market regulatory updates
- international-trade support