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Tips and Strategies for Successfully Investing in the United States: Part 2
FDI Insights, News & Media
Conquer US market with 6 proven tips! Boost your expansion success. First-time or continued, we've got you covered!
Tips and Strategies for Successfully Investing in the United States: Part 1
FDI Insights, News & Media
If you are considering a first-time or continued expansion into the United States, here are six main tips and strategies for your success.
Bruce Takefman, appointed Vice-Chairman of the IEDC’s International Advisory Committee
Announcements
Bruce Takefman, appointed Vice-Chairman of the IEDC International Advisory Committee. The IEDC International Advisory Committee provides guidance to the IEDC on a range of international economic development initiatives and strategies.
What you need to know about the USMCA Trade Agreement
FDI Insights, News & Media
If you are doing research on trade agreements you surely would have come across mentions of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
Everything you need to know about Trade Agreements
FDI Insights, News & Media
Trade agreements help reduce barriers to international trade, which encourages and makes international trade easier for the countries involved
What are Mergers and Acquisitions?Â
FDI Insights
Mergers and acquisitions involve the consolidation of companies or major business assets through financial transactions between companies.
How to improve ROI with lead generation
FDI Insights
We've put together a list to help economic development organizations build the top strategies for how lead generation can yield the best ROI.
ResearchFDI assists in securing new FDI projects for the West Midlands
Announcements
ResearchFDI is pleased to announce their assistance in securing a new foreign direct investment project for the West Midlands.
What are Brownfield investments?
FDI Insights
Brownfield investments occur when a company or government entity invests in an existing facility to start its operations in a foreign country.
What are Greenfield Investments?
FDI Insights, News & Media
Greenfield refers to investments where a parent company establishes a subsidiary in a foreign country. Specifically, Greenfield FDI is when companies set up or expand their business operations abroad, creating brand new jobs and/or facilities from the ground up—as opposed to mergers and acquisitions, which occur when one company buys another.
Everything you need to know about Buy Now, Pay Later services
News & Media
By spreading out the cost of purchases, Buy Now Pay Later services enable consumers to continue spending, even if their budget doesn't allow
How does inflation affect FDI?
FDI Insights, News & Media
Inflation levels on the rise, and questions are being asked about what this means for foreign investors – but how does inflation affect FDI?