Develop foreign markets on-site

Delegation and business trips take you to where market opportunities become concrete: to companies, industry experts, institutions, and potential business partners in the respective target country.

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A market shows its true face on-site

Market data provides orientation. However, how decisions are actually made, what requirements customers have, and how reliable a contact is, often only becomes clear through personal exchange.
 
An organized business trip bundles market briefings, company visits, networking appointments, and – depending on the program – prepared B2B meetings. This gives you a more detailed picture of the market in a short time than an individual trip usually allows.
You are not just traveling to a destination. You return with concrete impressions, new contacts, and a clearer assessment of your business opportunities.

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Advantages of a business trip

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Understand market reality

You experience industry structures, decision-making processes, and business culture directly on-site.

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Build contacts

You meet companies, institutions, networks, and potential business partners.

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Evaluate opportunities

You test how your offer is perceived in the target market and which adjustments are relevant.

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Utilize access

Organized programs open doors to contacts who are often difficult to reach individually.

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Gain visibility

Your company appears as part of an Austrian or Styrian business delegation.

Share experiences

The exchange within the delegation brings additional industry and market perspectives.

Contacts that continue to have an impact after the trip

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Would you like to participate in a business trip?

Please contact our office or the respective expert for the event.

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Frequently asked questions

A delegation or business trip is an organized program for companies in an international target market. Depending on the trip, it includes market briefings, company visits, networking appointments, specialist events, and prepared business meetings.

The terms are not used uniformly everywhere. The target group and program are decisive. Some trips serve more for market exploration, others for concrete business matchmaking or the exchange on technologies and trends.

They are suitable for companies that want to evaluate a specific target market, build new contacts, or deepen existing activities. Industry focus and participation requirements are described on the respective trip page.

No. B2B matchmaking is only a component if it is specified in the concrete program. Other trips focus more on briefings, company visits, networking events, or specialist appointments.

Costs, included services, and possible subsidies differ per trip. Only the information on the respective detail page and in the terms and conditions of participation is binding.

Clarify your contact goal, prepare a short international company profile, and define questions for the market and conversation partners. Depending on the trip, ICS provides support with preparation and classification.