Miami
Why Miami is the business capital of Latin America
Decision makers, capital, logistics and lifestyle meet in one city. For a company entering the Americas, that combination is the point, not the scenery.
Four things in one place
Cities compete on one or two advantages. Miami has four that matter for business development, and they reinforce each other.
Decision makers
For decades the headquarters of Latin American operations for multinationals sat here, and the executives who run the region still come through Miami every month. Meetings that would take four flights happen in one week.
Capital
Banks, funds and family offices from the whole hemisphere are represented. It has earned the nickname of Wall Street South, and the arrival of firms from New York and Silicon Valley has only deepened it.
Logistics
PortMiami and Miami International Airport form the cargo gateway of the Americas. Add a bonded warehouse and the city becomes a redistribution point: hold goods in bond, release into the U.S. when it makes sense, re-export to Latin America without U.S. duty.
Lifestyle
High-net-worth individuals move here, and where they live, they invest and do business. That is the bridge between commerce and the luxury economy that most cities never build.
Why it matters for you
Being on the ground in Miami is, in itself, a decisive advantage. It is why BIZ & STYLE has been headquartered here since 2017, and why every capability we offer starts from this address.
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Born in Italy, Dario Picardi has spent more than fifteen years in beauty, consumer goods, real estate and international business, building and scaling premium brands and entering the U.S. and Latin American markets. He founded BIZ & STYLE in Miami in 2017.
Questions
Do we need to be in Miami to reach Mexico or Brazil?
No, but it helps. Regional decision makers travel through Miami constantly, the bonded hub serves the whole region, and a Miami base is credible in every Latin American capital.
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