International Business Intelligence
Convert economic, business, trade and investment information into practical guidance for international growth.
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U.S.–LATAM Business Intelligence
Transforming Intelligence into Opportunity
We help companies, business associations and economic development organizations identify where to grow, why opportunities matter and how to act across the Americas.
30+years across trade, investment and international markets
THE SALA91 DIFFERENCE
Intelligence built around decisions—not dashboards.
Information is abundant. What organizations need is clarity: which signals matter, where opportunity is emerging and what action should follow. Sala91 combines authoritative sources, cross-border context and executive judgment to answer those questions.
CORE CAPABILITIES
What Sala91 helps organizations understand and decide
Economic Opportunity Analysis
Identify the regions, sectors, clusters and market signals that point to emerging commercial opportunity.
U.S. State Competitiveness
Compare states through the factors that shape real expansion decisions: industry, labor, costs, incentives and logistics.
Trade Mission Intelligence
Prepare participants with market context, target organizations, decision questions and actionable post-mission follow-up.
Market Entry Decision Support
Clarify where to enter, why a market fits, which pathway to use and what evidence should guide the decision.
Investment & Partnership Intelligence
Map incentives, institutions, strategic partners and public–private relationships that can accelerate an initiative.
INTELLIGENCE SOLUTIONS
Flexible formats for institutional and executive decisions
Rigorous intelligence. Independent judgment. Practical action.
Executive Intelligence Briefs
Focused answers to specific expansion, investment and market-selection questions.
Opportunity Radar
Recurring monitoring of investments, incentives, clusters, policies and opportunity signals.
Trade Mission Playbooks
Pre-mission intelligence, meeting priorities, strategic questions and post-mission activation.
Industry Opportunity Maps
Sector, value-chain and geographic intelligence that makes opportunities visible.
Institutional Intelligence Partnerships
Repeatable intelligence capabilities designed with chambers, agencies and business organizations.
THE SALA91 METHOD
From information to action
Every engagement follows a disciplined sequence. The work is complete only when intelligence improves a real decision.
01Data
02Intelligence
03Insight
04Opportunity
05Action
WHO WE SUPPORT
Built for organizations working across borders
Business associations
Chambers and industry organizations strengthening member internationalization.
Trade & investment agencies
Public and private institutions promoting exports, investment and economic development.
Expanding companies
Mid-sized and established companies evaluating U.S. or Latin American growth opportunities.
Economic development organizations
U.S. states, regional agencies and clusters seeking stronger LATAM engagement.
Jaime MeléndezFounder & U.S.–LATAM Business Intelligence Advisor
FOUNDER
Cross-border experience from every side of the decision
Jaime Meléndez brings more than 30 years at the intersection of international markets, economic intelligence, trade, investment, business development and public–private collaboration.
- Former Trade Commissioner of Chile in Chicago
- Former Senior Consultant, Euromonitor International
- MBA, Loyola University Chicago · Industrial Engineer, PUC Chile
- U.S. entrepreneur recognized by the U.S. Department of Commerce MBDA
SELECTED INTELLIGENCE
Ideas designed to improve the next decision
SAMPLE REPORT
SAMPLE REPORT
Mining Solutions in Nevada
Sample opportunity intelligence report for mining suppliers evaluating the U.S. marketOPENINTELLIGENCE REPORT
INTELLIGENCE REPORT
U.S. Market Entry Opportunity Screen
Eight-state sector momentum, scale and operating-cost signals for LATAM expansion decisionsOPENSTRATEGY DECK
STRATEGY DECK
U.S. Market Entry Intelligence
State, sector and cost-advantage pathways for companies evaluating U.S. expansionOPENPILOT
PILOT
USA Navigator Pilot
A working proof of concept for U.S. expansion decision supportOPENSTART A CONVERSATION
What international decision are you trying to make?
Tell us the market, sector or opportunity you are evaluating. We will help frame the intelligence question and determine the most useful next step.
DIRECT CONTACT
Emailjmelendez@sala91.com
REGIONChile · United States · The Americas
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