THE TIME IS RIPE...

We assisted our first client – a Silicon Valley-based electronics firm – in setting up their European operations in 1982. Within five years, Europe had become their most important market in terms of sales and contribution to the bottom line.

Back in 1992, when ‘Single Europe’ legislation came into effect, the ABLE™ team were advising our clients that fears of a "Fortress Europe" were misplaced. Providing their operations and partnerships were established with care, they would benefit from beating their competition to the huge European market and consolidating their Europe-wide presence.

Since 1997, the ‘Schengen’ area, removing border checkpoints and controls, has included 15 EU and non-EU countries. Eleven more countries are due to join Schengen by 2007. Twelve EU countries have been using a single currency since the beginning of 2002.

Ten more countries joined the European Union in 2004, confirming Europe’s status as the greatest world market.

Never before has the time been more ripe for companies which have not yet begun fully exploiting the value of the European market to take a fresh look or to make their first move.

...and we're AT YOUR SERVICE

Smaller companies are often faced with a ‘catch-22’ situation in their efforts to make the most of their European business. They’re confident that a lucrative market exists; yet they’re constrained by an apparent or real deficiency of finance and/or expertise.

The services of the ABLE™ team are geared specifically towards providing assistance to small and medium-sized companies in this respect. Our services can be provided in a variety of packages, geared to our clients' precise needs and within an agreed budget. An individualized market report can be provided within days. Within weeks we can establish your office prior to your move, ready for you to arrive and start your business from day one. A long-term consultation can be provided over a number of months involving personal meetings, negotiations with potential banking relations, preselection of sites and staff, discussions with government agencies, etc.

ABLE™ clients draw on our 20 years’ experience in establishing and managing successful European operations for US companies, pan-European marketing, distribution, project management and new product development. Once they’ve arrived in Europe, the ABLE™ team remains on hand to provide assistance as required, whenever it’s needed.

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