AVM Partners

OUR PROJECTS

Strategic Initiatives that Turn Experience into Impact

We support organizations, programs, and ecosystems at key moments—such as international expansion, sustainability, tourism, institutional strengthening, market access, and stakeholder coordination—to drive concrete change.

Swiss Confederation/Swiss Embassy in Bolivia

Project: Bolivia-Switzerland Export Bridge

Institution/program: Swiss Embassy in Bolivia 

Country of implementation: Bolivia 

Design, institutional strengthening, and phased implementation of instruments to promote exports to Swiss and European markets. The consultancy combines assessment, value chain prioritization, tool adaptation, strengthening of business support organizations (BSOs), sustainability, traceability, and a modular roadmap to improve export readiness.

Import Promotion Desk (IPD)

Project: Capacity building for colombian business support organizations (BSOs) in sustainable tourism for the european market.

Institution/program: Import Promotion Desk (IPD) / sequa

Country of implementation: Colombia / Germany 

Support for Colombian business support organizations (BSOs) to strengthen their services for the international promotion of sustainable tourism to Europe, including needs assessments, improvements to market-oriented services, preparation for and effective participation in ITB Berlin, strategic follow-up, and the transfer of lessons learned to the tourism sector.

International Trade Centre — ITC

Project: El Salvador Sustainable Exports / Ilamatepec

Institution/program: International Trade Centre — ITC

Country of implementation: El Salvador

Technical support to strengthen inter-institutional coordination in the management of investment and trade opportunities in El Salvador, contributing to an internationalization agenda aimed at generating income, employment, and new opportunities for strategic sectors. The consultancy supports the design of an operational mechanism that defines roles, workflows, monitoring tools, and governance frameworks to facilitate the identification and channeling of trade and investment opportunities, within the framework of the ITC’s “El Salvador – Sustainable Exports” project, funded by the European Union under the Global Gateway Strategy.

SIPPO Colombia

Project: Evaluation of Sippo’s Impact on Colombia’s BSOs

Institution/program: Swiss Import Promotion Programme — SIPPO

Country of implementation: Colombia

Technical support to assess SIPPO’s impact on Colombia’s BSOs, documenting how the program contributed to institutional strengthening, capacity building, and the consolidation of trade promotion services at PROCOLOMBIA, ACOTUR, the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce (CCB), and the Cocoa Network. The consultancy incorporates international tools such as the ITC CUBED Assessment, the OCA Tool, and success stories to identify lessons learned, results, and established capacities within Colombia’s export ecosystem. 

SIPPO Vietnam

Project: Social Network Analysis of Vietnam’s Export Ecosystem

Institution/program: Swiss Import Promotion Programme — SIPPO

Country of implementation: Vietnam

Analysis of institutional networks to understand the dynamics of Vietnam’s export ecosystem in the Natural Ingredients/Processed Foods and Wood sectors. Identifying key actors, mapping relationships among actors, and strengthening coordination among business support organizations, institutions, and actors in the trade promotion system.

SIPPO Peru

Project: TUTTOFOOD Milan

Institution/program: Swiss Import Promotion Programme — SIPPO

Country of implementation: Peru / Italy

Strategic support for SIPPO Peru, the Lima Chamber of Commerce, and four Peruvian companies participating in TUTTOFOOD Milan to transform the trade show into a tool for market intelligence, buyer prospecting, and export preparation. The consulting services included preliminary preparation, analysis of European market trends, analysis of marketplaces and distribution channels, use of specialized information sources, definition of target buyers, a visibility strategy for the trade show, opportunity mapping, business scouting, and recommendations to strengthen post-trade show business follow-up.

SIPPO Global

Project: Consultants Day & Import Forum 2026

Institution/program: Swiss Import Promotion Programme — SIPPO

Country of implementation: Switzerland / Colombia

Methodological design, preparation, and strategic facilitation of the SIPPO Consultants Day 2026, as well as support for the participation of Colombian Business Support Organizations (BSOs) in the Import Forum 2026. The consultancy helped strengthen the exchange among consultants, country teams, and the SIPPO global team through interactive formats, co-creation sessions, documentation of lessons learned, collaboration opportunities, and follow-up recommendations.

CBI

Project: Colombia Coffee Development Project

Institution/program: CBI — Center for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries

Country of implementation: Colombia

Strategic support to CBI to deepen its understanding of the Colombian coffee ecosystem, its key stakeholders, sector dynamics, and capacity-building needs. The consultancy facilitated engagement with cooperatives, SMEs, associations, public institutions, experts, and other relevant stakeholders, providing input to evaluate opportunities for a new project focused on specialty coffee, sustainability, and regenerative farming practices with the potential to access the European market.

PUM Netherlands Senior Experts

Project: PUM Netherlands Senior Experts 

Institution/program: PUM Netherlands Senior Experts 

Country of implementation: Colombia

Support for entrepreneurs and organizations to match their capacity-building needs with international experts, promoting entrepreneurial skills, improved management, access to specialized knowledge, and new growth opportunities. Contact us if you are interested in participating in this Dutch government program and meet the requirements: Together we grow – PUM

Bucaramanga Chamber of Commerce

Project: MICE Tourism Strategy for Santander

Institution/program: Bucaramanga Chamber of Commerce.

Country of implementation: Colombia

Support for strengthening meetings, incentives, conventions, and events (MICE) tourism by linking destination strategy, institutional coordination, regional promotion, and opportunities for the regional tourism ecosystem.

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Whether you’re a government agency exploring trade opportunities, a company navigating compliance, or a territory looking to unlock its potential — we’re here to help you move from strategy to impact.