2. !WHAT WE DO!
Barcelona International Network helps all members of
the international community of Barcelona with their
setting up and integration process, whether for
business or personal issues.!
We know what the needs of that community are and we
know the way to best serve them. !
3. !EMOTIONAL TRIP!
The process of moving to a new place like Barcelona is overall an emotional trip.!
Career enhancement!
Excitement! Adaptation! Integration!
anxiety!
Anxiety! Cultural shock ! Frustration! Loss of energy/ time/ money !
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Solving
legal
Solving
tax
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accountacy
issues
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Finding
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place
Insurance
to
live
Issues
Finding
schools
for
children
Solving
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financial
issues
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advice
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culture
(bank
loans,
specific
rules
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public
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gap
regula>ons
Personal
Administra>ve
issues
Social
and
business
Helping
your
networking
foreign
staff
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Hiring
local
with
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with
local
staff
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your
ins>tu>ons
company
Learning
Spanish
or
Catalan
7. !OUR NETWORK OF COLLABORATORS!
Banks, tax specialists,
labour lawyers,
accountants, real estate
agents, business
In order to secure the best consultants, business
service to our clients we have angels, grant advisors,
fostered an extense network recruitment firms,
of collaborators that can help language academies,
us provide the best international and local
professional services for an schools, insurance
brokers, life management
international audience.!
firms, coaching experts,
local and international
clubs and associations,
etc!
8. HOW WE DO IT!
Step 1! Step 2! Step 3!
Step 4!
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We follow up
analyze
the client’s
map of
services
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the whole
process, and
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responsible
identify an action the best
for the result!
needs ! plan! supplier!
9. OUR ASSETS AND ADDED VALUE!
OUR ASSETS :!
• We know our client’s needs!
• Our deep local contacts (both in the private and public sectors) !
• Our extense network !
• Our “Been there Done that” team!
BCNIN GIVES ADDED VALUE :!
STRUCTURING! ORIENTATION! COST EFFECTIVENESS!
10. !THERE IS MORE: WE ARE A REAL NETWORK!!
We are building the 1st online network that !
includes all members of the international !
community of Barcelona. !
No matter what nationality you are, what role !
you play within the community or what sector !
you work in. !
Everyone is welcome.!
11. WHO IS BEHIND BCNIN!
Founders!
! !!
Karen Reith is the founder of the international business club GILD and !
has herself experienced her own integration process.!
Miquel Barceló has led many important academic and business projects in Barcelona.
He has been the director of the Catalan Institute for Technology and the 22@ project.
!
Nick Leon is the Director of Design London and adviser to the Barcelona city council
on the area of innovation and communication technologies. !
The BcnIn team!
We are a young and multilanguage team (more than 10 languages spoken fluently) !
devoted to achieving an excellence in service and attention to detail. We have a !
deep knowledge of the local system, which combined with an open and international !
approach, make us the ideal consultants for your professional and personal !
integration process.!