The AFJ team brings business experience, local contacts, and  policy links to help create new opportunities for companies in international business.  Building on real-world experience, AFJ can help a company take a concept and turn it into a viable business activity, or just help to get over the last hurdle in completing a long-planned business venture.

The AFJ team can:

• Analyze the business environment and identify potential opportunities and risks, business and political.
• Develop business plans.
• Perform feasibility studies.
• Identify alliances, partners, customers and suppliers.
• Manage logistical requirements, from siting to hiring to managing registration and regulatory requirements.
• Organize administrative requirements.
• Develop marketing and promotion strategies.
• Educate partners, staff and members on key trade issues.
• Represent company or industry interests in specific commercial relationships or before governments.
• Provide technical assistance to companies and governments to address regulatory issues.
• Facilitate government import approval decisions for agricultural products.
• Develop and implement social responsibility policies.
• Serve on corporate boards, committees and advisory boards.

Examples of recent AFJ activities include:

• Counsel to executive staff of a major integrated, global agribusiness and food company.
• Monitoring and reporting developments in government policy in areas of client interest.
• Identifying constraints and opportunities for trade in biofuels.
• Developing a strategic plan for enhancing competitiveness of a convenience store chain.
• Connecting businesses with potential customers, suppliers and joint-venture partners.
• Served as intermediary between a government and a foreign company in an investment dispute.