We are a small consulting company looking for ways to set-up partnerships in the IT area with US based companies, which try to come over to Europe. At the same time we try to establich an ecosystem with partners in Europe. Size is important to be taken serious. What is the best way to approach this or were could we find suitable information or facilitaters?

Regards Michael

-- Michael Baumann (michael.baumann@neos-ag.com), December 06, 2000

Answers

The best way is to approach individual technology companies eg Cisco have a partnership program which they call the New World Ecosystem

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/779/servpro/programs/ecosystem/

There are also specialist agencies set up where you can enquire about the possibility of strategic alliances. Also look out for fairs and trade shows, not only for networking opportunities, but also those that foster trade. I have dug up some links below which you may be interested in looking at:

Partnering with Technology Giants : http://www.gttechlaw.com/eg/technologygiants.html

California IT-Europe Symposium (Event has already taken place, but there is other useful information at the site) : http://www.cal-it.com/site.html

SWISS AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE : http://www.amcham.ch/

This site is also for US companies looking for Swiss contacts : http://www.germany-usa.com

COUNCIL OF AMERICAN STATES IN EUROPE : http://www.case-europe.com/

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