Stateside Solutions is accepting applications for the role of Senior Market Advisor. Our client is an International Trade Board with offices throughout the US. The successful candidate will be based in New York and work extensively with the North American Team supporting companies in the Financial Services, Government and Security Markets sectors (FSGS) who wish to grow their business in the US.
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Senior Market Advisor – New York
Stateside Solutions CEO meets Minister Richard Bruton in New York
Mary Rodgers, CEO of Stateside Solutions, along with a small number of other Enterprise Ireland clients, met with Minister Richard Bruton on his recent trip to New York.
The round table discussions were held in order to come together and share experiences of entering the US Marketplace. It was an opportunity for Minister Bruton to hear first-hand about the successes and challenges facing Irish companies as they enter and expand in the US. The meeting was a fantastic opportunity to showcase the success of Irish SME’s which have recently expanded into the US market.
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Mary Rodgers speaks at Enterprise Ireland Start up Showcase
Mary Rodgers, CEO Stateside Solutions will be part of a panel discussion at Enterprise Ireland’s High Potential Start up (HPSU) event in the Mansion House, Dublin today. Richard Bruton, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, along with Hugh Cooney, Chairman of Enterprise Ireland will host the showcase event entitled ‘The Start-up Class of 2011’. The event sets out to commend HPSU companies who received investments from Enterprise Ireland last year. It also aims to profile and promote entrepreneurs and companies supported by Enterprise Ireland across a range of manufacturing, international services and technology sectors. The panel discussion will be advising entrepreneurs on ‘Smart Ways to Recruit’.
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Bootcamp for US Market Entry
Stateside Solutions Bootcamp for US Market Entry
Know what you don’t know: Speak to a company who has already sold in the U.S. market, learn from their mistakes.Know your sales cycle and manage your expectations: Prepare a realistic budget for your market entry. Treat your initial U.S. sales cycle as you did your first sales in Ireland and manage expectations accordingly.
Understand your international value proposition: Identify what makes your product or service unique in the U.S. market as it will generally differ from your domestic USP. By conducting research on your target market, it will give clues as to what your USP will be in the U.S. market. The USP can go beyond the product itself i.e. how your product is delivered, speed to market, personal service or easy installation.
