MILAN (AIMnews.it) - "In light of the acquisitions made and the growth path already underway, we expect to reach 21.2 million euros in turnover this year, with a margin of ebitda around 23 percent. And the data for the first months of the year are confirming our forecasts: + 73% on 2017 and + 17% compared to our own forecasts contained in the business plan". This was expressed by Alessandro Firpo, Prisma's strategic development manager. How do you plan to move now? The expected growth is important and derives from a part of the full consolidation of the acquisitions that we have made last year and that will raise about 1-1.5 million this year, and on the other hand, for the strong growth that is due from strengthening of the sales network. We are completing our turnaround and we believe that our strategic positioning with respect to competitors is a real plus: with a widespread sales network of 150 agents, which at the end of the year will probably be even stronger, we are able to grasp our true mission which is to make Italian SMEs digital, of which half are even without sites. We are among the very few companies in the sector to be present throughout the Italian territory and therefore have the real potential to seize these opportunities. And what do you propose? In the first instance, we offer SMEs entry into the digital world. And to those of them who are able to grow dimensionally we also present ourselves as real partners in the path of an increasingly advanced digital transformation, offering them high-end services, from SEO, to e-commerce, to digital marketing, to technologies. Furthermore, to rationalise production processes, we are quickly walking on the path of artificial intelligence. The subsidiary Wellnet will launch the first SEO platform based on machine learning. On this issue we believe we have an important competitive advantage over our competitors; in addition, artificial intelligence will serve to maintain the advantage on the SEO that we already have and also to keep all processes continuously updated. And in this we are really the innovator. The capital increase that has just ended will allow us to look around for opportunities ... The market has important growth rates, which are not seen much because it is a very fragmented market. However, we believe that a consolidation process is imminent. And the resources that will not be used for the implementation of the industrial plan will be useful for this. Where is it? We are present in Italy and in Switzerland, but we look for opportunities in Italy. The offer is remarkable, we need to find the ones that best fit our needs. The surveys we have done have only given us positive feedback. So we would already be ready to look at dossiers. Predators but also the prey ... I would say yes. Today only this can be the law of markets with a high rate of innovation. The main shareholder has about 12% of the capital, so we are a real public company. What is your relationship with AIM now? AIM has been an important trampoline for us. Very positive both for visibility and working as interlocutors with new partners that we are dealing with. It is an opportunity, but at the base it is necessary that there is a strong, capable and confident company also. Listing is a financial plus, but the substance must always remain industrial.