North West Business Development Centre Inc.

Christelle Damiens

Exportia helps Australian ICT, electronic and creative companies to establish their products and services and drive export sales in European markets, particularly France. Providing clients with a hands-on, internal sales manager Exportia helps to get business going in new international markets.

With an insight to French and also German markets, Managing Director Christelle Damiens speaks 5 languages and holds an MBA majoring in International Business and a Graduate Diploma from the Graduate Business School from Le Havre, France.

“In 2006 I had just arrived in Adelaide from Europe and I did not have any business networks in South Australia. It was also the first time that I had started a business and appreciated the support from NWBDC particularly their Young Business Accelerator Program. I made new friends at the time and continue to have access to a mentor and advisers which I still use regularly to help solve business problems and plan future strategies” Christelle Damiens

Being home based and overseas often, Christelle became a virtual tenant of the Todd St Business Chambers incubator and also won the National BEC Home Based Business of the Year.