20121119 Csusm Business Br

STEVE SCHEIBE-ALL ABROAD Business in BRAZIL November 15, 2012 Cal State San Marcos

• ALL ABROAD• Export Management • Match Making• Business Consulting - Brazil • Over 50 years of family and professional ties in Brazil

• Primary Sector - Agriculture• Secondary Sector - Industry, Manufacturing• Tertiary Sector - Services, Commerce,

Wholesale, Retail, Finance, RE, etc.

• Combined together 6th GNP• The B in the BRIC

• Focus Brazil - California

• BRAZIL IS THE WORLD’S SIXTH LARGEST ECONOMY (overtakes UK)

• CALIFORNIA IS THE WORLD’S EIGHTH LARGEST ECONOMY

• BOTH ARE DIVERSIFIED WITH OUTPUT OVER 2 TRILLION

• TRADE IS ONLY 4+ BILLION (LOTS OF POTENTIAL)

TRADE BRAZIL-USA & CALIFORNIA• Total Trade (goods only) Brazil - USA over 70 Billion• Total Trade Brazil - California (goods) around 4

Billion• Roughly 2 Billion Imports and 2 Billion Exports

Agricultural Sectors

Aerospace: Aircraft and Parts/ Airports

Electrical Power Systems Environmental Franchising ICT Insurance Medical Equipment Mining Oil and Gas Pharmaceuticals Safety and Security Transportation (Ports / Railways) Travel and Tourism

Leading Sectors for US Exports – Cal. Strength in Blue

Leading Sectors for US Exports – Cal. Strength in Blue

Other Opportunities: REAL ESTATE, RESORT DEVELOPMENT,

HOUSING, ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES

EDUCATION AND EDUCATION TECHNOLOGIES, i.e. online learning

• THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND• PROPER DOCUMENTATION: BRAZILIAN ID & CPF (SSN-

TAX DOC.), CART. PROF. (WORK DOC)• CANNOT OPEN BANK ACCT. WITHOUT ABOVE• CANNOT WORK ON TOURIST VISA• OVERALL CHALLENGES OF DOING BUSINESS (BRAZIL

RANKS 130 IN EASE)

For more information on trade relations between the United States and Brazil• The Brazil-U.S. Business Council• 2011: US trade with Brazil on the Census Bureau Website• The US-Brazil Economic Relationship on the White House Website • A Brookings Institution report of US-Brazil trade relationsTo assist you in your business in Brazil: • The Brazil ian-American Chamber of Commerce• The US Commercial Service in Brazil• The Embassy of the United States in Brasilia• ACEB Brazilian Business Trade Association• Trends of Doing Business in Brazil - (Pocket Guide 2010/11) South African Dept of Communication and Information Website • SEBRAE - A Brazilian government agency that supports business development for small business. Similar to SBA.

• Other Sources:• CIA FACTBOOK• BRAZIL TRADE NET• APEX-BRAZILIAN EXPORT AGENCY• LINKEDIN GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS

• Thank You• Muito Obrigado

If none of these idea are of interest: try NY Times suggestion from my home town, Belo Horizonte: Finally, a Place in Brazil Where Dogs Can Go for Discreet Sex – The Dog Love Motel