PAS programme
How to join
Access to the PAS begins with a conversation, not with an application. The Chamber needs to understand the company's context before saying whether the pathway makes sense and, if it does, in what format.
This page is about the PAS. For the Chamber's other services, such as the Market Check or the Incentives Check, there is no admission process: just ask for information through the contact form. See how to commission a service.
The admission steps
- Requesting a meeting
The company shares its context through the form. The team reviews the profile and gets in touch within 2 working days. - First executive conversation
Preceded by the signing of a mutual confidentiality agreement, protecting the information exchanged in both directions throughout the pathway. - Sending the profile and the project
The company sends its company profile and a description of the export or market-entry project, indicating the product or service the pathway will focus on. Without these, the market analysis cannot be produced with the specificity the pathway requires. - Proposal
The Chamber presents a proposal built on the profile received, with the format, Self-paced or Assisted, the PAS Qualification option if the company wants it, the schedule and the corresponding deliverables. - Opening meeting
Once the proposal is accepted, an opening meeting confirms the calendar, gathers the information for the market analysis and starts the pathway.
Important: the form is neither an application nor a candidacy. It is a way of requesting a meeting. In that meeting the Chamber comes to understand what the company needs and assesses whether the PAS is the right route.
Who takes part
The PAS is designed for Brazilian companies with a proven product and established revenue at home, which are attracting commercial interest in Europe and need to turn that interest into a consistent operating presence. We recommend the main decision-maker take part, along with up to three team members involved in the internationalisation strategy.
The company chooses between two formats, Self-paced and Assisted; the Assisted format also includes a final negotiation simulation. In both, the PAS Qualification is available as an option, and both include 12 months as a member of the Chamber. For Italian companies that want to enter Brazil, there is the PAS Brazil.
Is the PAS the right route for your company in Italy?
Ask for an initial meeting: we will look at your context and whether the programme makes sense.