Free webinar shows North-American companies how to do business in Europe

Online, December 2, 2009 (Newswire.com) - A unique webinar is taking place on 15th December at 1:00 PM EST at www.englandeastmidlands.org, which is designed to show North American companies how they can take advantage of the UK and European markets.

The webinar, entitled 'England's East Midlands: Gateway to Europe', is aimed at companies in the USA and Canada looking to develop their operations in the United Kingdom.

The webinar will explain the various steps involved in setting up an operation in the UK. It will take companies on a step by step journey to explain why the East Midlands region of the UK is the best location in Europe to invest, set up and run a business, due to factors such as its cost competitive central location, diverse economy, flexible workforce and acclaimed research universities. A number of North-American businesses will also explain why they have chosen to locate in the East Midlands
and how they have benefitted from a free package of support to enable them to set up in the UK.

The seminar is being organised by East Midlands Development Agency (emda). Nicola Kidd, Head of International at the Agency, said: "This webinar will show why England's East Midlands is the perfect location for North-American businesses to set up a European base. It is the ideal way for companies to find out how to establish an operation in Europe and how they can develop and grow their business in the UK and take advantage of the European market."

The webinar takes place on 15th December at 1pm EST. To register for it, please visit www.englandeastmidlands.org, or contact Alessandro Masi at [email protected].

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For more information about this press release, please contact Alessandro Masi at [email protected] or 514-495-5232.

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About emda

East Midlands Development Agency (emda) is one of nine Regional Development Agencies in England, set up in 1999 to bring a regional focus to economic development.

Ten years on, independent evaluation shows emda has:
• Had a significant impact on the region's economy
• Generated economic benefits that substantially outweigh its overall costs
• Put back over £9 of economic output (or GVA) into the regional economy for every £1 it spends
• Produced more than £1 billion in economic benefits per year
• A wider impact on people, places and businesses in the East Midlands that cannot be captured by figures alone.

emda is committed to supporting the region through the current downturn and has put in place a range of measures to provide real help during these challenging times.

Over the long term, emda's aim is to deliver the 2006 Regional Economic Strategy (RES) by working in partnership with public, private and voluntary organisations. The RES highlights the themes of productivity, sustainability and equality and sets out key priorities until 2020 to ensure the vision for 'a flourishing region' can be achieved.