Today we said goodbye to Milan and left for Verona. The bus ride was about 2.5 hours and it went fairly quickly because we had a view of the Alps for most of the ride. I loved seeing the snow covered tips and the sharpness of the mountains. Once we got to Verona, we unfortunately…
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Three Visits One Girl
With three company visits on our line up, day 12 was jam packed. First, we went to Gruppo Sinergia, a company that performs several functions for its clients, including distribution and warehousing. They look to make logistical improvements in the shipping process. In their ten years of operation, they have never lost a client, which…
Day 12: Company Visit Road Trip!
Today, we roadtripped to Milan from Verona, stopping at three different companies along the way. Our first stop was Grupo Sinergia, a group that oversees logistics for their clients. These logistics can range from only managing the interface of a customer’s website to actually fulfilling shipping orders and warehousing merchandise. While some of their clients…
Last Visits and Last Blog Post
Today we travelled back to Milan for the last leg of our trip. However, not before three site visits to three companies, all operating outside of Verona. We began at Grupo Sinergia, a shipping company that houses, packages, and ships various products for various different companies. We received a lecture that described the company’s mission…
Day 12: Thursday’s Are For Designers (& a Farewell)
Hello again, Italy! I write one last time, as tomorrow is our last day here and it’s mostly for us to explore Milan on our own. Today, we checked out of our Verona hotel and hit the road early to visit three companies on the way back to Milan. Our first tour was with Gruppo…
Day 11: Made in Italy
Today we learned all about the Verona Consortium, which was founded in 2000. It was created by the companies themselves, because they knew that to succeed they would have to work together. There are currently 48 members of the consortium all clothing or accessory producers. They also have a network of over 400 other companies…
Turned out to be a Beautiful Day in Verona
Today was an amazing day! It started with breakfast in the hotel, and then we went to visit the company Consorzio Della Moda. This is a company that is made up of over 400 companies, and its goal is to provide these small companies with strength in numbers. When these competing companies work together towards…
Verona Views
We started off the morning with a rainy walk to a big building for a lecture on the Verona Consortium. The Verona Consortium was founded in 2000 by the member companies. It is composed of 48 companies. The speakers explained that many of the companies were founded by an entrepreneur with a good idea after…
Day 11: Discovering the Verona Vale
I can’t believe Plus 3 is almost over! Our third last day in this magical country started out with a panel from employees of the Consorzio della Moda, which is the Verona Consortium. This company brings together 48 membering small business clothing producers to give them an international network they would otherwise not have access…
Made in Italy: Day 11
Ciao again! Today is our last day in Venice and we mainly had a free day besides our visit to the Fashion Consortium. The Consorzio Della Moda is an Italian only, private organization of around 48 smaller scale fashion industry members. Although the Consortium itself may seem insignificant compared to large scale companies, these companies…
Day 11:
Buongiorno amiche! Today was a short but information-filled day. We had only one company visit and then were set off on our own to appreciate our last day in Verona. Our company visit for today was Verona Vale, a fashion guild in Verona composed of around 400 companies. These companies include anything from the production…
Il Giorno Undici: Ritorno del Consorzio
Buongiorno tutti.! Il nostro giorno a Verona started with a hearty breakfast of croissants, mozzarella e pomodori, and several glasses of succo di arancia. After breakfast, we walked from our hotel to our first and last scheduled activity of the day, a visit to the Fashion Consortium of Verona. At the Consorzio della Moda, we…
Day 11: Arrivederci, Castle Vecchio!
Today, we got to meet with the Verona Fashion Consortium’s director to learn more about this unique organization. The consortium consists of forty eight permanent companies, small businesses who base their company and production in Italy (Mero & More is one of these companies!) The consortium was founded for the purpose of allowing Veneto companies…
The Windy City… or Venice?
Today was a day I have been excited about the whole trip – VENICE DAY TRIP! We took the 9 am train from Verona and the ride took only an hour. The train ride was SO cool. The seats were comfortable and spacious, the ride was short, and the views were amazing!!! Seeing the Italian…
Last Day in Verona!
Today we visited Verona’s fashion consortium to receive a lecture on what it does and how it helps the city and region. However, the lecture evolved into much more. The gloomy morning rain made the 30-minute walk to the consortium unpleasant to say the least, but we arrived and settled in to our seats by…
Day 10: A Day in Venice
Day 10 here in Italy was a day trip to Venice! Venice is a super unique city that was man made. There are no cars and few bikes; instead, people either walk or ride on boats through the canals. It’s kind of crazy to think that the residents of Venice still live that way while…
Day 11: Still Not Sick of Spaghetti
Hello again, Verona! After yesterday’s whirlwind of activity, I was excited for a day in a more slower-paced area. Our only sanctioned activity for today was a visit to the Verona Fashion Consortium. I was particularly excited for this visit, because I had previously researched information about the consortium and their role in the Veronese…
A Conversation with a Consortium
Today was a short day and a nice rest between busy days. We visited the Consorzio Della Moda (Fashion consortium) and learned about their origins and purpose as an institution. Once the original entrepreneurs of small family businesses started retiring and their family heirs took over without much managerial training at the same time that…
Day 10: A VeNICE Day
After today, I can finally scratch a few items off of my bucket list. Our day began with a train ride to the one and only Venice, Italy. The train was surprisingly my favorite mode of transportation so far, and the views were incredibly scenic and lush. Once we arrived, we took a water taxi…
Day #10 – Venice
On Day 10 of Plus3 Italy, we took a little break from Verona and journeyed to the famously beautiful and unique city of Venice! Although the weather was a little colder than I was expecting, I was still in awe of this city and wanting to move there by the end. The first moment I…