webmaster@biz4you.com.br (Luiz Mattos) http://www.talk2brazil.com talk2brazil - First Live Radio Talk Show Business in Brazil - Campinas - SP - Brazil en-us http://www.talk2brazil.com/Content.asp?cod_conteudo=154 The Brazil Jacksonville Alliance of Northeast Florida was established to stimulate commerce between North Florida and Brazil. Our current goal is to develop trade relationships with the southern region of Brazil. In doing so we are working with the City of Jacksonville as well as the City of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil to develop a Sister Cities relationship. The Jacksonville Sister Cities Association has adopted our notion, and is also assisting in our efforts to finalize this relationship. We also aim to united local professionals and businesses that have interests in Brazil. We are involved with educational development of language and business relations of local students as well as business professionals. As of the fall of 2008, we are proud to announce that Portuguese, the official language of Brazil, is now being offered as a language course through the Duval County Public School system for the first time.Through our international efforts we hope to simulate local economic development by introducing the City of Jacksonville new markets. We have monthly general meetings, and periodically we have events to help unite and create business opportunities for local professionals. The MISSION of the Brazil Jacksonville Alliance of Northeast Florida is to advance Brazil as a leading business partner by fostering trade and investment between Southern Brazil and the greater Jacksonville region. By promoting commerce between the two regions, we will expand economic development and job creation, and increase the volumes of imports and exports through the Northeast Florida region. The VISION of the Brazil Jacksonville Alliance of Northeast Florida is to become the premier resource organization for trade, culture, and educational opportunities between Southern Brazil and the greater Jacksonville region. Our SUCCESS will be measured by the relationships and business opportunities that we help develop, as well as to create direct trade lanes to/from our regions. http://www.talk2brazil.com/Content.asp?cod_conteudo=154 http://www.talk2brazil.com/Content.asp?cod_conteudo=151 http://www.talk2brazil.com/Content.asp?cod_conteudo=151 http://www.talk2brazil.com/Content.asp?cod_conteudo=152 Martin Gower-Smith International Trade Adviser (Brazil Champion) UK Trade Investment South East Martin joined UKTI South East as International Trade Adviser four years ago. He is the regions champion for Brazil, Sports and Leisure Infrastructure and website internationalisation. He spent 11 years in the financial sector in the city of London working for international banks, before living and working in Spain and the UK, working the leisure sector specialising in sales and marketing. He studied marketing at night school and later joined the Southampton Institute (now Solent University) as a mature student studying IT Systems Engineering. On graduation he started his own computer company offering training, database, software and website development to clients in the UK and abroad. On joining UKTI, he spent time in Brazil researching the emerging markets opportunities, since then he has visited the market regularly and taken several Market Visits. His current role allows him to use the skills acquired whilst working for large corporations and running an SME, to assist companies of all sizes. More about: UK Trade Investment Team South East is a government organisation dedicated to helping companies in the South East achieve their full international business potential. We combine the expertise of our local International Trade Advisers with the national resources of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's (FCO) global network of Trade Development Officers to help you win business overseas. Our Passport to Export initiative brings together many of our services in a cost-effective package designed both for new and less experienced exporters. It provides all the relevant tools to help develop an export strategy and assistance to access any training you might need, be it in administration, documentation or cultural awareness. Passport provides help before a visit to an overseas market and will evaluate the findings on your return. We provide bespoke research into the potential markets for your goods and services. This is carried out by the Commercial Officer on the ground in your target market. You'll be in direct contact with our teams via the web and together we will work out a plan for breaking into that market. We can help set up meetings with potential customers, agents or distributors. We will even help you find a reliable interpreter and give you advice on the local business culture. And there are other advantages to using UK Trade Investment Team South East. You can network with key market contacts in the impressive surroundings of UK Embassies, High Commissions and Consulates, attend major international trade shows or take part in the many British Trade Missions that visit overseas markets each year. We'll be there to assist you every step of the way. Our service is government subsidised, with some elements even free of charge. Further Information To find out more, contact UK Trade Investment Team South East: Tel: 08452 789 600 Email: info@uktisoutheast.com http://www.talk2brazil.com/Content.asp?cod_conteudo=152 http://www.talk2brazil.com/Content.asp?cod_conteudo=153 http://www.talk2brazil.com/Content.asp?cod_conteudo=153 http://www.talk2brazil.com/Content.asp?cod_conteudo=150 Diego Remus, the current editor-in-chief for Startupi.com.br, is known as the freemium networkaholic wikinomist sociographer. He is a communications professional now focused on social business strategy and tech innovation - having participated in judge boards at web fest Campus Party and PulsoSocial Challenge of the best latin startup. He has worked for some startups and social media projects and in the corporate world - in marketing, information science, content management, change management, web consulting and games. Diego had spoken at universities such as ESPM and PucMinas, events as iMasters Intercon and Inovatec. Recently, he co-organized the Brazilian chapter of Social Media Week, which happened simultaneously in the US, Canada, UK and Germany. You can engage with him on Twitter.com/DiegoRemus. http://www.talk2brazil.com/Content.asp?cod_conteudo=150 http://www.talk2brazil.com/Content.asp?cod_conteudo=149 Mayara Plentz Fagundes Ms. Mayara Plentz Fagundes is the executive producer of the Brazil Means Business Symposium, that will take place in March 29, 2010 in Amsterdam. In 2008 she managed the preparation and presentation of a multimedia communication proposal to the Brazilian federal government to hire a public relations firm to promote Brazil as an investment destination. That research led her to develop this event to discuss Brazil, from macroeconomic issues to business opportunities, and to explore the work of government agencies that support international ventures. In her previous role as Director of Communications and Public Relations for the College of Engineering at Florida International University, one of the largest research universities in the US, Ms. Fagundes managed a media relations campaign that generated news coverage in the national and international news media on issues of cultural diversity in the sciences and academia, global warming, green building, and water management. Ms. Plentz Fagundes managed media relations campaigns that brought new funding for research. At the UN in New York City she produced digital content to drive key initiatives in public relations and broadcasting for the United Nations, Department of Public Information, in New York City, reporting on international trade, high-technology, and sustainable development issues, covering international UN conferences, such as the World Summit on Sustainable Development, and the World Summit on the Information Society. Before joining the UN she produced music concerts, conferences, and workshops at venues in the UK, USA, France, and Switzerland, being responsible for donor relations and sponsorship management. Among her clients and partners was the French Embassy/Office of Cultural Affairs in Brazil, the Canadian Film Board, the Canadian Embassy in Brazil, the Department of Culture and Education of Brazil, Maison des Arts du Grutli in Geneva, Merce Cunningham Foundation/Film and Video Distribution in New York City, and other arts organisations in Europe and the USA. A former modern dancer, she was in charge of publicity and fundraising throughout her performing career for the workshops, dance, music concerts, and plays she produced. After retiring from her performing career she turned her writing talent, high-energy, and editorial insights to news production. At Bloomberg Television and at UN Radio in New York she was a producer, news editor, and narrator for the daily newscasts geared to Brazilian audiences. http://www.talk2brazil.com/Content.asp?cod_conteudo=149 http://www.talk2brazil.com/Content.asp?cod_conteudo=145 Dan Schawbel is the leading personal branding expert for Gen-Y. He is the bestselling author of Me 2.0, as well as the publisher of both the award winning Personal Branding Blog and Personal Branding Magazine http://www.talk2brazil.com/Content.asp?cod_conteudo=145 http://www.talk2brazil.com/Content.asp?cod_conteudo=148 Tom Reaoch is proud to be part of the LA Talk Radio team of Hosts and part of the cutting edge in internet radio. Sam Hasson Thursday is February 4, 2010. Exactly two years ago, LA Talk Radio went on the air for the first time and, in hindsight, none of us really knew what we were doing. None of us had been in radio before. Fortunately, we had the essential passion to build our radio shows into something that people will want to listen to. Id like to take this occasion to thank the hosts that came on board on day one, believing in what I had put together in a little executive suite in downtown Los Angeles. http://www.talk2brazil.com/Content.asp?cod_conteudo=148 http://www.talk2brazil.com/Content.asp?cod_conteudo=143 Sylvia Wachsner Director of Sociedade Nacional de Agricultura , the National Agriculture Society, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Sylvia is in charge of development of extension and in-company courses in fields linked to agriculture and business. Responsible for program development and coordination of SNAs yearly Agribusiness Congress, as well as development of creative entrepreneurial workshops being offered during the year. Member of various local councils dealing with agriculture, entrepreneurship and organic farming. http://www.talk2brazil.com/Content.asp?cod_conteudo=143 http://www.talk2brazil.com/Content.asp?cod_conteudo=142 Melissa Burch Brandao, CEO, Founder at Ambiente Motors. Experienced and enthusiastic entrepreneur, new market missionary in both the clean tech and tech spaces. Green tech/clean tech business, guerrilla market strategist, international business maven. Will talk about the start up in Brazil Ambiente Motors, an electric vehicle company. http://www.talk2brazil.com/Content.asp?cod_conteudo=142