SMART Internationalization Oy (SMART Int.) and Argent Business Services Oy (Argent) have launched a concrete, sales result focused service to fast track Small and Medium-sized Enterprises looking for prospective partners in Finland and India. The new Partner Business Matchmaking approach aims to achieve fast and concrete sales results in demanding cross cultural business environment.

SMART Int. and Argent will act as truly experienced trusted advisors and matchmakers. We are offering cross cultural sales intelligence, sales result focused business advisory consulting and already existing personal contact network of prospective sales partners in both countries. We will walk thru Finnish and Indian customers, step-by-step, all the business critical stages of the required Partner Business planning phases in order to secure the expected outcomes.

SMART Internationalization® and Argent Business Services will help Finnish and Indian companies build the required cross cultural sales and organizational competencies. Our experience based advisory, training and market specific consulting services provide critical support for executive officers and operational sales teams to develop the relevant market understanding and competencies for the needed sales structures, pricing, processes and tools that help sales teams learn and cultivate best practices for long term co-operation between the parties. Engaging with one means a seamless extension to the other country and a trusted partner all along.

Argent provides strategy, marketing consulting, entry and expansion in reciprocal markets – Europe and India.
Our objective is to bring together partners that are capable of creating synergies. The operational principal is to create a win-win situation for the parties involved. We believe in what we propose and therefore, are more than willing to go a step further with our clients in implementing the proposed strategies.

• Market entry strategy and expansion – Argent resolves the dilemma of how, with whom, when and where for companies seeking international growth in India and Europe. This includes creating the plans and exploring the financing options such as minority/majority stakes, targets for buyouts and venture funding.
• Market research – Argent helps companies contemplating to enter a new market make informed decisions based on market maturity, time to market, existing players, pricing strategy and so on.
• Outsourcing and global resource optimization – Argent helps the European companies find the right outsourcing partner from the Indian players by evaluating the need on one hand and the size, niche and creditworthiness on the other hand.
• Field trips and culture trainings – Argent organizes field trips based on the defined objectives of the visit from the client, making sure that those objectives are met. This includes selecting the companies, organizations, institutes, government ministries that would be relevant for the client’s purpose. Business culture training can also be arranged as per client’s needs.

About SMART Internationalization®

SMART Internationalization® was established in response to a clear need for specialized sales development advisory services for growth in external markets. We help internationalizing companies build strategic sales and organizational competencies for sustainable business growth and expansion. Our advisory, coaching, training and consulting services provide critical support for executive officers and operational sales teams to develop the relevant sales structures, processes and tools that help sales teams learn and cultivate best practices for international growth.

More information about Argent Business Services
http://www.argbzs.com/internet/index.htm