The dynamic consulting company with German-Italian roots

SBS systems for business solutions Soc. Coop. is a private enterprise, specialized in consulting and international project management. SBS applies cross-cultural thinking, and custom-made solutions that overcome intercultural borders to find the right partners in the most emerging and attractive markets. We have got our head office in Rome, Italy and an office in Berlin, Germany, both offices equipped by multilingual personnel, project managers as well as marketing collaborators. In 2015 we founded the SBS systems for business solutions GmbH in Munich, Germany to give support to German companies.

International Project Management

With our strong strategic position with our offices in Berlin and Rome since 1999 SBS is successfully developing, planning and realizing international projects, workshops, events and B2B-meetings as well as individual strategies for market entries and coordinating international teams.

We are intercultural

We are a team of highly-skilled project managers with multinational backgrounds. Professionalism and a sensible approach and familiarity with cultural diversity, experience in handling and communicating within different cultures are important elements of our company philosophy.

Experience

Since 2006 we did project management for more than 30 projects on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, the Israeli Ministry for Industry, Trade and Labor as well as the “German-French Initiative for Cross-border Construction”, mainly for SMEs.

Networking and Innovation

SBS has built up a network of companies, associations and political representations which developed through years of cooperative work of different kinds and fastened and expand thanks to continuous efforts and activity.

Operative work

Addressing the right contacts via direct marketing our marketing operators get in touch with decision makers. Year by year our data base grows and currently counts to of more than 25,000 companies.

Consulting

We offer professional consulting regarding all business levels meeting the needs of our clients in finding adequate business partners in the target markets.

Our Team

Stefano Candia

CEO & Founder

Stefano Candia

CEO & Founder

Mr. Candia founded SBS in 1999 and has been Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company ever since. He is responsible for the global management and coordination of all the projects carried out by SBS. Thanks to his long years of practical experience, he successfully advises German and Italian companies on how to enter foreign markets.

Dr. Marcos M. Maillmann

CFO & founder

Dr. Marcos M. Maillmann

CFO & founder

Dr. Maillmann is one of the managing directors of SBS. He operates as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and is responsible for the personnel management of the company. He is specialised in international tax law with a focus on intra-Community taxation and is fluent in German, English and Italian.

Thomas Nytsch

Senior Project Manager and Partner, Berlin

Thomas Nytsch

Senior Project Manager and Partner, Berlin

Mr. Nytsch has been working for SBS since 2007. He is primarily responsible for the partner relationship management and for the public relations activities of SBS. He is head of the Berlin office, in which he conducts projects carried out on behalf of the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi).

Miriam Achenbach

Senior Project Manager and Partner, Rome

Miriam Achenbach

Senior Project Manager and Partner, Rome

Ms. Achenbach joined SBS in 2005 and is responsible for the projects carried out on behalf of the BMWi as well as for applications to national and international tenders. Ms. Achenbach is also responsible for the coordination and execution of international funding projects for the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL).

Raphael Kroll

Project Manager, Berlin

Raphael Kroll

Project Manager, Berlin

Mr. Kroll has worked at SBS since 2015 and is primarily responsible for the cooperation with specialist partners and multipliers. He is one of the key account managers and Mr. Nytsch's deputy in the Berlin office. Within the scope of the BMWi export promotion projects, Mr. Kroll is especially responsible for the South American market.

Kim Hohdorf

Junior Project Manager, Rome

Kim Hohdorf

Junior Project Manager, Rome

Ms Hohdorf is responsible at SBS for the organisation and implementation of export promotion projects on behalf of both BMWi and BMEL. As communications scientist, she is also responsible for corporate and project communications as well as social media activities at SBS.

Alessandra Baldoni

Employee International Marketing, Rome

Alessandra Baldoni

Employee International Marketing, Rome

Ms Baldoni works for SBS as an international marketing employee. Born in Italy, she has lived in Germany for many years. At SBS, she focuses on advising and supporting German SMEs interested in export promotion projects carried out on behalf of BMWi, as well as assisting Italian companies interested in the D-A-CH market.

Salvatore Romano

Trainee Project Management & International Marketing, Rome

Salvatore Romano

Trainee Project Management & International Marketing, Rome

Mr. Romano is completing a master program in International Business Development and works as a trainee at SBS. He is involved in the daily activities of the export promotion projects on behalf of both BMWi and BMEL. In addition, he supports the members of Italian business associations with the acquisition of suitable business contacts on the German market.

Stefano Noto

Graphic designer & webmaster, Rome

Stefano Noto

Graphic designer & webmaster, Rome

Mr. Noto is responsible for all graphic work at SBS and, as a webmaster, for the creation, management and maintenance of the company websites. Further work areas under his responsibility include technical maintenance of the databases and the creation of individual websites, brochures, logos and illustrations according to our clients’ needs.