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Double-O-Final-1
1. International Business Management
Double O going International
Instructor
Dr. Paris Argouslidis
Group Members
Boula Alexandra
Chatziorfanou Georgia
Danoglidou Ioanna
Tsolis Angelos
Vidali Eirini
2. 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
3. DOUBLE O sunglasses
High Quality
One-of-a-kind piece
“Unique products with high quality”
After sales service
4. 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?
5. Why not International?
Small Market Share in Domestic Market
Limited Knowledge
Only Few Distribution Channels
Low Brand Awareness
Lack of Human & Financial Resources
7. 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
8. 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
9. Double O Internationalization
Unique Selling Proposition – U.S.P
Independence from Domestic Market
Traditionally Handmade Sunglasses from Cretan wOOd
Source: Statista 2015