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International Business Management
Double O going International
Instructor
Dr. Paris Argouslidis
Group Members
Boula Alexandra
Chatziorfanou Georgia
Danoglidou Ioanna
Tsolis Angelos
Vidali Eirini
Greek SME Company
Originates from Heraklion
Sunglasses are Made of 100% Natural wOOd from
Crete
Love for Nature, Simplicity, Handmade Products, Crafts,
Tools and Recycling
Brief History
DOUBLE O sunglasses
High Quality
One-of-a-kind piece
“Unique products with high quality”
After sales service
The European Commission defines an SME as an enterprise of any entity
engaged in an economic activity, irrespective of its legal form.
Company
category
Staff
headcount
Turnover or Balance
sheet total
Medium-
sized
< 250 ≤ € 50 m ≤ € 43 m
Small < 50 ≤ € 10 m ≤ € 10 m
Micro < 10 ≤ € 2 m ≤ € 2 m
Double O Sunglasses
 Counts 10 people in its
workforce
 Turnover approximately up to
70.000 €
 An independent business
 Managed in a personalized way
 Small share of the market
 Not large enough to have
access to the capital market
Why SME?
Why not International?
Small Market Share in Domestic Market
Limited Knowledge
Only Few Distribution Channels
Low Brand Awareness
Lack of Human & Financial Resources
Participate in
Exhibitions
Create
Advertising
Campaigns
New
Distribution
Channels
Market
Research
New
Distribution
Channels
Participate
in
Exhibitions
Create
Advertising
Campaigns
NEW
MARKET
Entering a New Market
SME Internationalization Barriers
Human Resources
Financial Resources
Information
Low competitiveness
and Productivity
I N T E R N A L
Home Country
Procedural
Foreign Country
E X T E R N A L
SME Internationalization Opportunities
Growth Motives Knowledge – Related Motives
Business Growth
Profit Growth
Stronger Market
Position
Reduce Dependence on
Single Market
R&D Investment
Innovation
Capabilities
Unique Product
Obtain Missing
Know - How
Double O Internationalization
Unique Selling Proposition – U.S.P
Independence from Domestic Market
Traditionally Handmade Sunglasses from Cretan wOOd
Source: Statista 2015
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