How to Italy

Gain valuable business experience in Italy and work along an Italian senior manager

Do you want to be mentored by an Italian business manager in Italy?

Do you want to work side-by-side this Italian business manager?

Do you want to have real business experience in a range of different companies in Italy and find out what working here is really like?

Do you want to have a networking dinner with Italian professionals held in your honour?

And finally, do you want to fastrack your move to Italy?

Why, I might have just the thing for you :-)

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Details of our new workshop finally unveiled

Get the music on, the fanfare going and the drums banging, because I'm about to bring you some really exciting news.

Yes, that's right, we've finally finished putting together all the details for our latest workshop and you can see the results in just a minute.

Now before you do, I want to tell you why I'm really excited about this:

a) How to Italy is growing. It's amazing just where a seed of an idea can take you. So have faith, believe in your dreams and do everything you can to turn them into reality. It works.

b) I know how much participants will get out of this workshop. When I moved to Milan when I was 25, I was desperate for this kind of information. It just wasn't there.

c) It's fun, too. What could be better than combining an intensive workshop with pampering sessions at the spa, chilling out on the beach, dining out in different restaurants each night and boat trips?

d) Participants will be able to learn directly from Mario - and believe me, he really knows his stuff.

But anyway, enough of me telling you why it's so good. Find out for yourselves here:

Another Howtoitaly testimonial

Oooh. I got a lovely 'update email' yesterday from our client Jon Smart who's now in Italy.

We did a consultation with him back in January. He made the move from London from to Novara a month later. He had several job offers and is now teaching English with Berlitz.

Anyway, this is part of his lovely email that he's letting me share with you.

"Would just like to say once again, thanks for the service you provided. I know I paid for it, but I thought it was excellent value for money and would recommend it to anyone else thinking of making the move! It certainly gave me the reassurance I needed and a lot of ideas I may not have thought of myself. I would like to stay in touch and if ever I am in Sardinia or you are in Milan maybe we should hook up for a cappuccio!!!"

Now, I don't know about you but I hate paying out money for a service that I'm not sure I'm going to get value from or I'm not sure what the outcome will be. I like to have some kind of guarantee.

Starting a Business in Italy - amazing book reviews

I've just realised I haven't ever posted the reviews of our book Starting a Business in Italy: how to set up and run a successful business in the Bel Paese on here. So, excuse me for a while, but I'm just going to blow our own trumpet for a bit:

Last week I decided to buy your book. What can I say...?? I can't put it down!! I wish I would have had it a couple of years ago when I began some business projects...which at the end never really worked out. I don't know you, but reading your book is like having a friend talk to me about the real situation here in Italy...it's fantastic. At the moment I'm not working, but your book is helping me clear my mind of what I would like to do in the near future. - Martina Criscaut, Grado, IT

It is estimated that 1,000 new businesses are launched in Italy every day: but be warned it is also estimated that at least all new businesses fold within a year. This book will provide a good starting point to ensure that you are not one of the casualties. In this essential reference book for all budding Italian entrepreneurs, the authors offer clear, honest and practical advice with lots of personal experience detailed as well as a plethora of real life case studies. This is a well-written, well-structured guide to the subject.- Italy Magazine

And there's more. Find out what everyone else is saying.

Workshop on interning in Italy

Things are hotting up. And not just temperature-wise.

In June, we'll be running a lively one-day workshop in Florence for foreign interns. We'll be revealing the tricks of the trade, a crash course in Italian business etiquette and the low down for impressing your Italian boss.

We're running the course on behalf of Global Experiences, a company which specialises in international internships.

We really can't wait to meet those of you signed up for the Global Experiences' internship. I'll be talking to you from the expat point of view and sharing my horror stories (and I've got a fair few) so that you don't make the same mistakes.

Why not Make The bed...Before running the B&B?

Because here at How to Italy... we'd never run a Bed & Breakfast... without first making the beds.

How often do you get a trial run on your dream job? We believe in following your dreams - especially when it means following them all the way to Italy. Being your own boss and running a B&B in the Bel Paese sounds perfect, doesn't it?  But it's not as easy as it sounds. Most people get so caught up in the romance of moving abroad, they ignore the practicalities. Wouldn't it be better to try out your dream risk-free first?

Life Changing Holidays - Be Your Own Boss in the Bel Paese

Imagine taking more than 5 minutes out of a busy week to focus on your dreams...

Imagine finding a way to make money living life in Italy the way you want to... and imagine staying in a luxury hotel in one of the most beautiful corners of the world.

Now stop imagining and start planning because that is exactly what happens on Be Your Own Boss in the Bel Paese.

HowToItaly Online Courses

We currently offer 2 online courses for people who want to relocate to Italy.  Whether you are looking for a job in Italy or would like to start your own business here, these courses will help you get clear and provide you with a comprehensive action plan moving forwards:

• Be Your Own Boss in Italy
• Land a Job in Italy

Click through the above links to discover more about these courses.

Online course - Be your own Boss in Italy

We love running a business in Italy. We have a work-life balance. And we won’t ever go back to being employed. Now we want to show you how easy it is to be your own boss in Italy.

Granted, it’s not for the faint-hearted. You need guts. And courage. But if you take the leap, you’re in for a rollercoaster ride of emotions.

Week by week you will explore ideas and build the skills you need to launch your own business in Italy.

In this eight-week course, you will:

• What being your own boss in Italy really means.
• Discover what really makes you tick and what you would be happiest doing
• Find out how to incorporate your values and what you stand for into a business idea
• Explore business ideas
• Start networking and making contacts who can help you develop your business in Italy
• Establish where you want to start your business in Italy and learn about the opportunities that you can exploit
• Find out what’s holding you back so that you can move forward
• Upload your documents and your thoughts so that we and your course mates can offer feedback and further ideas
• You will commit to reading your course mates ideas and offer feedback
• Begin market research
• Write a business plan

There will be a live Skype messenging chat every week with your course mates. You will also have the chance to leave group messages for all the group to read at any time.

Cost: Eur90

Next start date: March 4 2008. Places limited to 8 individuals.

Email the address at the top of the page to book your place.

Online course: Land a Job in Italy

With its high unemployment levels and high number of SMEs, Italy is not the easiest place in the world to find a job. Competition is high so you need to make yourself stand out from the rest. You can’t just expect to wing it or to be hired from abroad. It just doesn’t work like that. To have success, you need to make sure you know all there is to know about business etiquettte, cvs/resumes and covering letters. And you need to know how to impress a future boss in an interview.

This course gets rid of the frills and deals with the nitty gritty.  It will get you focussed on what really matters when it comes to finding a job in Italy.  Week by week you will build the skills you need to compete and win in the job marketplace, identifying opportunities, planning your strategy and giving yourself the best possible chance of landing the prize.

In this five-week course, you will:

• Create a great cv/resume and covering letter
• Find out how to turn your status as foreigner into an advantage
• Learn how to impress an Italian boss at interview
• Discover how to start networking right now
• Learn how to refine your job search in Italy