Matthieu Garaffini Email & Phone Number

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Export Development Canada (EDC) is Canada’s export credit agency. EDC is dedicated to helping Canadian companies of all sizes confidently enter new markets, reduce financial risk, and grow internationally.Working for the Markets and Strategy advisory practice group, a part of the International Business Advisory Service, I provide customized support for SMEs in order to successfully enter new international markets by assessing growth opportunities, capabilities and potential risks. The core areas of expertise our service provides include:• Identifying and Selecting Target Markets• Business Environment Overview• Market/Industry Overview• Competitive Landscape Overview• Identifying Business Partners • Company-Level Intelligence• FDI Strategy Support (including M&A)

Montréal, Québec, Canada

• Participate in company visits, analyze their needs and propose adapted solutions to support their exports.• Carrying out export diagnostics, selecting target markets, market studies, export plans and preparing applications for government funding.• Organize and animate activities related to international trade.• Participate in representation activities and maintain links with the various partners in the export ecosystem. • Support the communication department by creating and publishing content or relaying information related to export.• Contribute to the promotional efforts of the export division.

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Excellence industrielle Saint-Laurent supports projects that promote the growth of the community's collective wealth while supporting the expansion of local businesses. Working for the Export division as a Project Manager, my main responsibilities are:• Advise, support and accompany exporting companies, or those seeking to enter new markets, in the definition and implementation of their export plans.• Assist companies in completing applications for canadian government export funding programs (provincial/federal).• Respond to requests for export-related information.• Coordinating and animating various events/training programs regarding international trade. • Support organizations by identifying potential clients, distributors or partners.

Montreal, Canada Area

Research On Investment (ROI) is an economic development consulting firm focused on lead generation and investment attraction for various economic development organizations and B2B companies. My tasks consisted of: • Conducting primary and secondary market research to identify expansion projects and investment prospects on behalf of clients by leveraging tele-prospecting, email, InMail and other social media tools with the goal of maximizing the volume of qualified leads.• Contributing to business intelligence gathering and ensure accurate information entry into the database (Salesforce).• Preparing company profiles/status reports providing insights and updates to clients.• Taking part in client status meetings and programs.• Demonstrating strong interpersonal skills to build connections between regional governments and growing companies that are seeking to expand their operations in North America and Europe.

Montreal, Canada Area

CIDEP provides lead generation services to the public and private sectors, maximizing their investment prospection and business development efforts.• Coordinated various prospect missions by targeting companies seeking to expand operations into new markets.• Conducted market studies and produced reports for clients.• Carried out an in-depth analysis of the value chains of various targeted companies in order to assess expansion opportunities.• Actively participated in guiding companies in their decision to internationalize in a given territory through the promotion of strategic advantages and incentives provided by economic development agencies.Subject of my supervised master's project : "Economic development consulting firms acting as leverage to attract foreign direct investments : the case of CIDEP."

Qingdao City, China

Internship in an SME located in Qingdao, China, exporting urban furniture. • SEO (Search Engine Optimization) to improve the visibility and referencing of the website on Google in order to increase natural traffic.• Tracked the evolution of SEO campaign using Google Analytics.• Web site edition using Web Manager as well as assisted with translating some of the website to english.• Prospecting for potential new European customers.• Conducted quality control visits with management to ensure product standards are consistently met.

Master'S Degree, International Business/Trade/Commerce

This degree enabled me to gain valuable knowledge regarding the challenges and international business context faced by multinationals.

Bachelor'S Degree, International/Global Studies

This diploma permitted me to develop strong analytical and writing skills. Courses addressed the changing global landscape and took.

Baccalauréat Français, Science Économique Et Sociale, Mention Bien