SelectUSA U.S. Government services for foreign investors About - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
SelectUSA U.S. Government services for foreign investors About - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
SelectUSA U.S. Government services for foreign investors About SelectUSA SelectUSAs mission is to promote and facilitate business investment in the United States. Established by Executive Order, we are the single point of contact at the
About SelectUSA
SelectUSA’s mission is to promote and facilitate business investment in the United States. Established by Executive Order, we are the single point of
contact at the national level for international and domestic companies to invest in the United States. Our Clients:
- Companies (investors)
- U.S. States, Regions, and Cities
Our Network U.S. Department of Commerce – International Trade Administration
- SelectUSA HQ
- U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service
Inter-Agency Investment Working Group
- U.S. State Department, Embassy & consulate Personnel
SelectUSA Services for Firms
Information Assistance: SelectUSA provides information to investors to help them understand the U.S. market and the benefits of establishing operations in the United States. Ombudsman Services: SelectUSA helps investors navigate the federal regulatory environment and coordinates across federal agencies to address investor questions and issues. Investment Advocacy: SelectUSA works with senior U.S. government officials to advocate on behalf of U.S. economic development organizations to attract investment to the United States. Promotional Platform: SelectUSA hosts high-profile events, international Road Shows, and missions to trade fairs, while also
- ffering tailored on-the-ground assistance globally.
Cluster MappingClusterMapping.us
- Interactive database with over 50
million open data records on industry clusters and sub-clusters.
- Comparable at the State,
Economic Area, MSA or county
- level. Also includes the cluster
registry.
- http://www.clustermapping.us/
Info Tools: Statebook
- More than 20,000 data
points on U.S. communities, with a powerful map and ability to compare locations.
- https://statebook.com/
StateBook
“The Working Group shall coordinate activities to promote business investment and respond to specific issues that affect business investment decisions”
Over 20 IIWG participating Agencies, including: Department of State Department of Homeland Security SBA Ex-Im Bank USTR Department of Energy Department of Defense
Interagency Investment Working Group
The Federal Interagency Investment Working Group
SelectUSA Investment Summit
- what happened in 2016?
- 2500 participants, including 500 EDO
participants from 50 states and U.S. territories
- Investors and officials from 70+ countries
- Speakers included senior business leaders,
subject-matter experts, governors, President Obama, and six members of the Cabinet
- Hundreds of matchmaking sessions and
networking on the tradeshow floor. Investors met EDOs face-to-face, and were able to meet federal officials at the SelectUSA Help Desk.
SelectUSA.gov
Promotion Events – 2016 Summit
SelectUSA.gov
Vidar Keyn Head of the Commercial Section Vidar.Keyn@trade.gov Marianne Brodal Ruud Senior Commercial Specialist Marianne.Ruud@trade.gov