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What’s your
next market?

Game-changing work. At Marroffino & Partners, we combine rigorous market analysis, financial modeling and on-the-ground execution so that Brazilian and Latin American companies can expand opportunity in the United States on well-founded decisions.

What we do

From strategic decision to a running U.S. operation.

Two integrated practices and one team accountable for results. Most clients start with Strategy & Feasibility and move to Launch & Operations once the evidence confirms the decision.

Decision

Strategy & Feasibility

Should you enter the U.S., where, and how?

  • Feasibility study with a clear recommendation
  • Market analysis and competitive intelligence
  • Customer, pricing and unit-economics validation
  • Entry model, business plan and investment case
  • Go-to-market strategy
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Execution

Launch & Operations

Turnkey setup, then support on the ground.

  • Company setup with legal, tax and immigration partners
  • Operations setup and turnkey start-up
  • Local sourcing, suppliers and logistics
  • Marketing execution and launch
  • Local team support and ongoing advisory
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Our approach

Capital committed only on market evidence.

Expansions rarely fail for lack of ambition. They fail when capital is committed before the critical assumptions are tested. We structure every engagement around decision gates, so that each new commitment is justified by market data.

Exhibit 1 Decision confidence and capital committed, by phase
Confidence in the decision Capital committed
G1 G2 G3 Confidence Capital

Illustrative. G1 to G3 are decision gates where the plan goes ahead, adapts or stops. Actual phasing depends on the company, the category and the entry model.

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StageConfidence in the decisionCapital committed
Decide60%4%
Design82%14%
Build92%50%
Scale97%92%

A decision you can defend

An evidence-based recommendation your leadership can test.

A plan built for the U.S.

Entry model, numbers and sequence matched to the market.

An operation up and running

Company, partners, suppliers and launch in place.

A team on the ground

Ongoing advisory from New York through the growth phase.

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Industries

Specialist sector coverage.

Six sectors where U.S. buyers, channels and rules differ most from home markets.

01

Manufacturing

Export strategy, compliance and U.S. distribution for manufacturers selling finished goods into the U.S.

Manufacturing advisory
02

Consumer Products

Brand, channel and pricing strategy for consumer brands entering U.S. retail and e-commerce.

Consumer products advisory
06

Technology

Go-to-market, pricing and U.S. setup for software and technology companies.

Technology advisory
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Who we are

A New York consultancy dedicated to Latin American companies expanding into the U.S.

We advise small and mid-sized companies, primarily from Brazil and Latin America, that are evaluating or preparing their entry into the U.S. market.

Years in large corporations in the U.S. market
8+
In corporate projects led, in U.S. dollars
$3.5M
Formal decision gates in our method: proceed, adjust or stop before each investment
3
U.S. states covered by our studies and entry projects
50

Track-record figures refer to the founder's corporate experience.

Our point of view

The opportunity in the United States is real, and so is the cost of a wrong first move. Before deciding how to enter, establish on the evidence whether entry is justified.

Portrait of Eduardo Marroffino, Founder and Managing Partner
Eduardo MarroffinoFounder & Managing Partner

Leadership

Corporate rigor, sized for growing companies.

Eduardo Marroffino founded the firm after more than eight years in large corporations in the U.S. market, working in corporate planning, growth strategy, venture capital analysis and M&A.

  • Corporate Planning
  • Corporate Growth Strategy
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Venture Capital Analysis
Eduardo Marroffino's background

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Languages
English, Portuguese and Spanish

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