INVESTMENT PROMOTION

Detecting Business Investment Opportunities

• Supporting the implementation of investment projects considering regional innovation hot spots.
• Promoting agreements between foreign and Catalan companies to develop strategic investment projects.
• Identifying potential investing companies.
• Implementing promotional activities that may introduce Catalonia as a first-rate location for investment.

Guidance Service for Foreign Companies

• Introduction to Catalonia: society, economy, culture, talent.
• Knowledge of the business context: basic information about the socio-economic environment and legal framework.
• Industry analysis: industry reports, statistics, new investment opportunities.
• Planning of meetings with foreign companies operating in Catalonia.
• Contact with official institutions and public administration.
• Promotion of collaboration between companies (joint ventures, partnering).

MANAGEMENT OF INVESTMENT PROJECTS

Project Planning

• Compilation of the necessary information to draft the feasibility study.
• Identification of key factors for the success of your project in Catalonia.
• Selection of criteria to determine the most appropriate search of location
• Access to legal and economic information.
• Advice on financial tools.

Development and Implementation

• Optimized project-feasibility studies
• Search and advice on the best location for your project.
• Advice on incentives and financing.
• Support on procedures derived from project implementation (both public and private institutions).
• Search for the most suitable industrial and service suppliers for your investment project.
• Support on spreading the project to the media.

Follow-up activities

• Support with subsequent operating situations.
• Promotion of new business opportunities.
• Advice on investment, reinvestment and company expansion.
• Support in all contacts with the different levels of the public administration.

SPECIALIZED SERVICES

Business Location Service

• Information on available location and conditions of the real estate market.
• Information on Infrastructure: road and rail network, ports, etc.
• Information on Town planning: laws, planning, management, bureaucratic procedures.
• Search and location of land, industrial space, business centres and logistics centres, according to the needs of the project.
• Advisory services and accompanies businesses to chosen sites.
• Mediation with owners, promoters, real-estate agencies, etc.

Advisory Service on Incentives & Financing

• Financing and financial aid for investments in fixed assets that generate stable and quality employment.
• Advice on incentive programmes and financing available in Catalonia suitable for to your project.
• Mediation with different government areas and those in charge of programmes in terms of project presentation, follow-up, awards and settling incidents.

Further information about the main available incentive programs for investments.