International eTrade

Take advantage of digital channels to sell throughout the world

You have an export company and still don’t sell online? You have started to sell through marketplaces and would like to improve your presence in them? Take advantage of digital channels to generate new international sales and opportunities and don’t lose custom to other companies that are already doing so!

International eTrade is the boost your company needs to transform its DNA and leverage the new digital channels you have at your fingertips. This Digital Internationalization service will provide you with sessions of awareness, training, lines of grants, individual counselling and support in implementing your international online strategy in new markets.

If you wish to start exporting digitally or to sell to new markets, take advantage of the International eTrade initiative and activate new online channels to expand your international sales.

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International eTrade: Services for international sales on digital channels

Help lines

ACCIÓ provides you with help lines to improve your international online strategy. ACCIÓ International eTrade Coupons, in terms of counselling, and the International promotion grants for the implementation of new digital internationalization projects.
Marketplace Access Service

ACCIÓ’s Marketplace Access Service provides you with the necessary support in introducing your products in the Virtual Expo, a set of B2B web marketplaces that connect buyers and suppliers around the world.
eTrade Upgrade - Training

Training is the key to start selling to the world online. ACCIÓ offers free training to learn about new methods and tools to design an internationalization plan through digital channels.
Support from our International Offices

Through the support of our ACCIÓ International Offices you can validate your strategy in the target market and connect with the most suitable suppliers to launch it. To which market do you want access? We can help you, request the service!
Open sessions

Throughout the year, you have the opportunity to participate in open sessions and workshops in order to find out about the best strategies to expand your international online sales to the world through the expertise of digital channels specialists. Find out about upcoming sessions!

International promotion grants: improving your company's digital presence in the world

Are you interested in promoting your company's international presence? Do you want to improve the visibility of your products on digital media? Are you looking for a push to make it happen? International promotion grants allows you to develop new initiatives to help your company grow in new countries, either digitally or by participating in face-to-face promotional events.

No matter if you need to hire an agency to implement the actions of your digital marketing plan or you want to participate in trade fairs, congresses or international events, these supports are the push you need.

The 2024 call is open. Apply for the international promotion grants.

Apply for the international promotion grants

Until November 6th at 2:00 p.m.

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What do they offer?

International promotion grants has the purpose of encouraging international promotion actions in the digital and face-to-face sphere with the aim of increasing your sales abroad. A financial grant of up to 20,000 euros to make the following projects a reality:

Web development ore-commerce and creation of international content.
Development of digital marketing actions and creation of international advertising campaigns.
Electronic marketplace participation and presence in international digital directories.
Attendance at international promotional events (trade fairs, congresses, exhibitions, tastings, etc.).
Costs linked to the certification, homologation and brand registration process for its commercialization.

The 2024 call is open. Apply for the international promotion grants.

Marketplace Access Service: Tap into the large international web markets

Would you like to exhibit your products in specialized marketplaces visited by millions of buyers around the world? ACCIÓ’s Marketplace Access Service provides you with the necessary support in introducing your products in the Virtual Expo, a set of B2B web marketplaces that connect buyers and suppliers around the world.

With this specialized service, you can access the marketplace and show your products in online exhibitions for the industrial sector or medtech. In addition, you will receive all the necessary knowledge and be able to use promotional tools, direct more traffic to your website or attract distributors to expand your commercial network.

Whether you’re just testing the waters or want to improve your bottom line, request access and gain international visibility!

Do you want to tap into international marketplaces?

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How does the service work?

The Marketplace Access Service lasts 7 months and includes the following four stages:

Training and getting ready: Through a group workshop and one individual session you will be able to learn how to use this type of platform, prepare your access strategy and assemble your content and key images. This service also has the expert support of ACCIÓ’s International Offices to adapt your profile to the target markets.
Post your products in Virtual Expo. Create and post your company page in one of these Virtual Expo marketplaces: Direct Industry or Medical Expo. You will see your page and product information translated into nine languages and have access to the management and analysis of the potential customers who visit your page.
Promote your space. During the seven-month program, each participating company will have the opportunity to advertise through banners on the search page and advertisements in one of the Virtual Expo newsletters.
Assistance and operational support. In addition to Virtual Expo support and assistance to understand the performance of your space, the International Offices will help you track the leads gained with the aim of validating contacts and assessing interest in your products in order to organize follow-up meetings.

Take advantage of this service if you belong to the industrial or medtech sector

What are the requirements?

The Marketplace Access Service is aimed at companies in industrial and medtech sectors which:

Have a minimum turnover of 2 million euros.
Have exported for at least two years with more than one international customer.
Have their own brand and website in English with the products to market.

The cost of this service to the company of 522 euros, thanks to the co-financing by ACCIÓ. The actual value of the service is 2,300 euros.

What is Virtual Expo?

Virtual Expo Group is a set of six B2B marketplaces that aims to connect buyers and suppliers around the world.

This digital market is specialized in sectors related to industry, medtech, aeronautics, agriculture and livestock, architecture and design, and nautical.

Meet Virtual Expo

The six B2B marketplaces that connect buyers and suppliers around the world.

eTrade Upgrade: training to make the leap towards international online sales

The digital environment is one of the main exponents of fast and constant evolution. In such a context, in order to sell online anywhere in the world, you need to master its tools and define the best strategies to make it possible to increase international sales.

Thus, ACCIÓ organizes free training courses* for a selection of professionals to learn new methods and facilitate the internationalization of their companies in digital channels.

International digital marketing and communication

Do you want to improve your knowledge in digital marketing and communication? Would you like to create a new international digital strategy for your company? The International eTrade training course, devoted to International Digital Marketing and Communication, will allow you to create your own strategic online marketing and communication plan for your company and chart the path to international success.

In this 44-hour training, led by top professionals, students will analyze their company’s current situation, define the best strategy for each international market, and discover the best tools and actions to make it possible.

Would you like to participate and improve your company's international strategy? Sign up and make concepts like inbound marketing, SEM, digital advertising or content marketing your daily routine to grow internationally.

2024 edition International eTrade training course, devoted to International Digital Marketing and Communication:

Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4PM-6PM from September 26th to December 12th 2024
Virtual course

The training course is closed.

This training is co-funded through the European project Enterprise Europe Network and ACCIÓ.

*Registration does not guarantee participation in this course, which has a limited capacity of 30 places that will be allocated based on the following criteria: commitment to attend the grouped sessions, last year's turnover, percentage of export on last year's turnover.

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Digital internationalization in the energy sector

International expansion through digital channels is also possible for companies in the energy sector. If you are a marketer, engineer or equipment manufacturer in the energy field and want to acquire knowledge and tools to create your digital internationalization strategy, this is your course!

With this training you get:

Tools to define an international digital strategy adapted to your sector.
Knowledge of the operation of B2B networks for internationalization and customer acquisition.
The keys to managing your digital brand internationally.
Everything you need to manage the digital tools and technologies your business needs.

The course consists of 5 sessions distributed as follows:

4 online sessions on Tuesdays 11/06, 18/06, 25/06 and 2/07, from 4pm to 6pm.
1 face-to-face discussion at ACCIÓ main office on Thursday, July 4 from 10am to 11:30am.

The course is aimed at general managers, export managers and teams, and marketing and communication managers and teams who handle foreign markets for companies in the energy sector.

The training course is closed.

*This training is co-financed through the European project Enterprise Europe Network and ACCIÓ.

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Support from our International Offices

The International eTrade initiative provides the chance to validate your digital strategy in the world’s most important eCommerce markets. To enable this, ACCIÓ provides you with the specialized local knowledge of its International Offices to corroborate the feasibility of your product or look for the most suitable suppliers.

Through the International Offices, the company will receive full support in implementing its international online strategy in several key areas:

Market validation. Analysis of the consumption of the product online, consumer profile, the competition and the search for the most suitable marketplaces.
Legal analysis and barriers. Analysis or accompaniment to records offices and with the necessary procedures that affect the product, the incorporation of the company, the need for personnel or the analysis of barriers (customs tariffs, language, trademark registration or payment methods).
Product adaptation. Support in the process of adapting the product, pricing or communications strategy.

This implementation service has a duration of between two and six months for companies and is co-funded by ACCIÓ. Request the International eTrade service!

Do you wish to implement an international online strategy?

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Open Sessions

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Friday, 04 October 2024

Presentació de l’ajut per actuacions de promoció internacional 2024

Tuesday, 17 September 2024

Reptes i oportunitats del comerç digital a Mèxic

International eTrade: experiences and publications

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