A Helping Hand from FocoAmerica

Access to internationalization for small and medium-sized entrepreneurs has been prohibitive due to the high costs involved. FocoAmerica has come to offer an alternative that was previously nonexistent in the market, becoming the bridge for Brazilian entrepreneurs to access the American market. The platform was born in 2017 with the aim of providing guidance to individuals interested in living, investing, or starting businesses safely in America. Consequently, highly qualified professionals with extensive knowledge of both markets, from various regions of the country and of different ethnicities, joined the project to generate content.

However, that wasn't enough. Small and medium-sized entrepreneurs needed concrete help to start their activities in the country at a low cost. Although nonprofit, the platform began to introduce consultants who could meet this need, thus avoiding the unnecessary high costs of large firms. Content creators do so voluntarily. FocoAmerica does not publish paid content or accept advertising. However, it does provide contacts for service provision, with or without intermediation. As a result, FocoAmerica has proven to be the most effective international consulting channel for small and medium-sized entrepreneurs.

Areas of Support

  • Business Plans and Market Research

  • Selection and Hiring of Personnel for Startups

  • Identification of Potential Commercial Partners (partnerships)

  • Recommendation of Professionals in Various Fields

  • Marketing and Sales Materials

  • Commercialization Strategies

  • Redesign of Existing Brochures and Manuals

  • Franchise Counseling

Introducing: Competent Professionals

During the implementation of your project, and even after its launch, the advice of competent professionals is essential. Where to find them? With over 30 years of residency in the country, we are equipped to introduce accountants, lawyers, photographers, importers, distributors, producers, in short, absolutely everything that is necessary. After evaluation, the client decides whom to hire and can choose between direct contact with these professionals or the convenience of our intermediation.

Marketing & Sales Support

Concept: Eduardo Schneider. Production: Preview Media Group Team. Animation: Studio Alfavaca. Client: Mundial Smartknives.

Every company needs promotional material: videos, catalogs, sales materials, training materials, social media posts, among many others. Institutional videos showcase your products and services with great impact. FocoAmerica recommends specialists in these areas and provides support from the script to the final product. The client can use, edit, or publish it as they wish, turning it into high-value promotional material. The institutional video can remain indefinitely on your website and attract great business opportunities, whether in Brazil or the United States.

Work Method, Cost, and Payment System

In summary, our consultancy is flexible and cost-effective, adaptable to any budget, designed to cater to both small and large projects, as we have been doing for over 30 years. The clauses of our agreements are simple and straightforward. Our operational costs are lean. This confidence and peace of mind for the client are due to the fact that we only work with high-level professionals of proven integrity. There are no complicated contracts, no fixed installments. There is no obligation of any kind; the client pays only for the hours actually worked at a predetermined and pre-approved rate, with no surprises. No other consultancy offers this level of security and peace of mind.

Key Clauses: Simplicity and Trust

  • The Consultant agrees to provide consulting services to the Client as requested in writing and accepted by the Consultant, within those activities listed above in the paragraph "Area of Support"

  • For the commencement of the contracted services, the Client agrees to deposit in advance into the bank account indicated by the Consultant the number of initial working hours at the agreed-upon hourly rate between the parties.

  • The Consultant is an independent contractor and is not an employee or agent of the Client, and is not responsible for actions taken by the Client. The Client, on the other hand, has no labor or any other obligations except those of consultancy.

  • The Consultant is responsible for all taxes and insurances incurred in their name. The Client is responsible for all taxes and insurances incurred in the name of the company or in the name of directors or partners.

  • This Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue until terminated by either party upon 30 days' prior written notice.

  • Either party may terminate this Agreement immediately for cause, including but not limited to, material breach of the terms contained herein.

  • Both parties agree to maintain the confidentiality of any information disclosed during the provision of consulting services.

Costs

When hiring our consultancy, our clients only pay for the hours actually worked, with no surprises. In the case of purchasing services or products not provided by us, an estimate will be presented in advance for approval.

  • To commence our service, the Client agrees to make an advance deposit into the account provided by the Consultant equivalent to the number of contracted hours, at the agreed-upon hourly rate between the parties.

  • We will send a detailed report of the hours worked monthly and deduct this amount from the available balance.

  • When the available balance is reduced to 10% of the initially contracted hours, the Client must make a new deposit to continue the services.

    Hourly rate: US$100

Note: Costs of services provided by third parties, such as taxes, rentals, storage costs, transportation, professional fees, or products necessary for project execution, will be charged separately upon Client's pre-approval. The balance of hours has no expiration date. The client may, occasionally, transfer their balance to other projects.