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ACG Presentation at the International Tea & Coffee Conference in Vienna
In April 2010, ACG Managing Director, Alexander Aginsky, delivered a presentation at the 14th Annual Tea & Coffee World Cup Symposium in Vienna, Austria (www.tcworldcup.com). The three-day conference and exhibition was attended by experts from every part of the tea supply chain from over one hundred countries and included global giants in tea production, distribution, processing, equipment, and retail. This is the leading and most attended industry event of its kind in the world. Mr. Aginsky’s presentation focused on strategic entry into new emerging markets, particularly those of Russia and Eastern Europe. The presentation described the global outlook for tea, the potential for tea companies in the Russian market (the largest market for tea in the world), and the costs and benefits of different market entry strategies. The presentation also covered some of the latest innovations in the tea industry, including self-heating and self-cooling technologies, as well as case studies from our experience. For more details on ACG’s work with the international tea market, please write to info@aginskyconsulting.com. The presentation is available for download in English here.
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"From a Local Shop to a Large Conglomerate" Article Series
Our firm is regularly trying to find ways to give back to the community that has helped to make us successful for many years – the Russian-speaking entrepreneurs in the United States and all over the globe. Our latest effort in this realm is a pro-bono publication targeted at the immigrant population of business owners from the former Soviet Union currently residing in the United States. The publication is called “From a Local Shop to a Large Conglomerate” and addresses various aspects of starting and growing your small business and offers advice on numerous business-related topics.
The first issue of the publication hit newsstands all over the United States in July of 2005. The series of articles will continue to be syndicated in the editorial columns of nearly a dozen major Russian-language magazines and newspapers in the U.S. (e.g. Argumenti i Fakti, Novoye Russkoe Slovo, Kontinent, Fakt Magazine, Russkiy Mir, Gorizont, and etc.) on a monthly basis.
The published articles in the series are currently available for view on our website in either English or Russian, with the Ukrainian versions soon to follow. Please select to view the articles from the language options below:
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ACG provides its expertise to the U.S. Department of Commerce
In the summer of 2007, the U.S. Department of Commerce division called BISNIS (Business Information Service for Newly Independent States) selected our firm as an expert on the topic of capital fundraising in the West for Eurasian companies and approached ACG with a proposal to write an article for their quarterly publication. In our firm’s ever growing efforts to encourage international business and support further Eurasian-American business relationships, we gladly accepted that challenge.
The article “Opening the Door in the East to Western Capital” addresses more than just the different sources of capital available to Eurasian companies, but it also describes the different types of relationships that Eurasian companies may and should potentially explore with American businesses. Furthermore, the article lists the necessary steps that a company needs to take in order to successfully attract U.S. investment. This article was printed in the September 2007 issue of the BISNIS publication. It is also available for view on our website in both English and Russian below.
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“Expanding Your Business Globally” ACG presents at OTBC
In September 2007, Mr. Silvio Pitter, Associate Consultant with Aginsky Consulting Group, gave a presentation entitled “Expanding Your Business Globally” at Oregon’s Technology Business Incubator (OTBC). OTBC is a non-profit corporation that helps startup companies succeed by providing various professional services that help them develop through their initial lifecycle stages and become strong competitors in the market.
The presentation provided a number of reasons that businesses should consider for going global and the many benefits they can obtain by doing so. Aside from developing new sales channels and taking advantage of global labor arbitrage opportunities, the presentation showed how competing in international markets can often be the best way for companies to grow.
The amount of options a business owner faces in developing his or her company has expanded exponentially due to global opportunities offered by emerging economies. Based on each company’s capabilities, going global is not just an option but should be considered as the key for continuous success and expansion.
Mr. Silvio Pitter is an Associate at ACG where he specializes in strategic market entry and global business development for clients interested in the emerging markets of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Silvio’s successful career includes business analyst positions with prestigious organizations such as the European Union, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Trade, and the Nixon Center. Silvio holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Affairs from the University of Trieste and a M.A. in European and Russian Studies from the Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Before receiving his post-graduate degree, he studied at La Sorbonne (Paris, France), the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration (Vienna, Austria), MGIMO and MGU (Moscow, Russia).
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