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Foreign Direct Investment Seminar
The International Location Selection

MAINE TRADE DAY 2010
June 3, 2010
OPPORTUNITIES IN INTERN
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   • Why Pursue International Business
                           Fifth level

   • The Location Selection Process
   • Key Changes




                                                               NATIONAL BUSINESS
   • Opportunities for Maine
   • A Suggested Strategy 




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OVERV
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   Why look to International Business?
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   The Lessons of Zheng He
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   • 1405‐1433:  Zheng He  Fifth level
            leads seven voyages from 
            leads seven voyages from
            China, possibly as far as 
            the Cape of Good Hope
   • Sp rred ne economic
     Spurred new economic 
     and political relationships 
     throughout Indian ocean
   • Hai jin banned ocean‐going 
     exploration and trading.
   • Prevented the rise of any self‐sufficient economies along the coast.  
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     Reversed much of the economic and technological growth of the 
     previous period




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OVERV
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   Corporate Reasons for Going Global
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                                             VIEW
   • New markets for goods, 
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        new customers
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                           Fifth level
   • New markets for labor,
     New markets for labor,
   • Possible improvements to 
     logistics, 
   • Possibility of lower costs,
   • Favorable business 
     environments,
   • Matching regulatory 
     oversight to market 
     opportunity




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OVERV
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   What are the Benefits of International Business? 
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                    Fourth level                        Economic Growth
                           Fifth level
                                                              Better Jobs
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                                                       General Prosperity

                                   International Partnerships and Security

                                                               Innovation




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DYNAMICS
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   How is Global Business Changing?
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               Third level               Economic Globalization:
   Globalization (or 
                    Fourth level         The integration of national 
   globalisation):         Fifth level   economies into the international 
    “An ongoing process by which 
    “A        i          b hi h          economy through: 
    regional economies, societies        • Trade, 
    and cultures have become             • Foreign direct investment, 
                                         • Capital flows, 
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    integrated through globe‐
                                         • Migration, 
    spanning networks of                 • and the spread of Technology. 
    exchange.
    exchange ” 
                                         True Globalization is driven by a 
                                         combination of :
                                         • Economic
                                           Economic, 
                                         • Technological, 
                                         • Socio‐cultural, 
                                         • Political and 
                                         • Biological factors.

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DYNAMICS
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   Old Worldview
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                    Fourth level
                           Fifth level
                                         ME




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                    Fourth level
                           Fifth level




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DYNAMICS
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   New Realities in Global Economic Competition
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   • Corporate, MNC realities 
               Third level                • Do you understand who 
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        (less cost reduction more             your competition is?  
                           Fifth level
            value add)                     Are you Global or are 
                                           you National?  
   • Understanding the nature 
     of business “flow” in the          • What is your future 
     context of investment  
     context of investment                sectoral base? (as
                                                    base? (as 
                                          opposed to current 
   • Partnership rather than 
                                          activity base)
       j               g
     object.  Partnering with 
     your investor‐base                 • What is your true value 
                                          to this base?
   • The relevance of innovation 
     in terms of growth
               f      h




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THE LOCATION STRATEGY PROCESS
INTRO
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   What is Site Selection?
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                                                                            ODUCTION T LOCATION STRATEGY
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    Are we selecting a site,….
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                           Fifth level




                                                                                     TO
     ….Or a home for a business




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                                   How Do Companies (or Consultants) 
                                       Make Location Decisions?
                                       M k L ti D i i ?



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LOCAT PRIOR
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  What are Companies Looking For?
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                                                                                TION
              Third level
  Labor Skills, Talent                             • All play some role
                    Fourth level
                          Fifth level              • Specific importance 
  Labor and Operating Costs
             p      g
                                                     depends on the use
                                                     d      d    th




                                                                                      RITIES
  Partners, Customers and Vendors


  Transportation and Access


  Utilities and Other Infrastructure


  Real Estate and Facilities


  Business Environment, Taxation, and Incentives


  Quality of Life




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                                                                                 TION
              Third level
  Labor Skills, Talent
                    Fourth level
                          Fifth level




                                                                                       RITIES
   •     Financial services
   •     High‐tech
   •     Pharmaceuticals
   •     Aerospace
   •     Automotive
   •     Medical devices
   •     Specialty Chemicals
   •     Global Logistics
         Gl b l L i i



                        Do We Have It?  Can We Get It?  Can We Develop It?




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                                                                                            TION
              Third level
  Labor Skills, Talent
                    Fourth level
                          Fifth level
                                   Do We Have It?  Can We Get It?  Can We Develop It?
                                   Do We Have It? Can We Get It? Can We Develop It?




                                                                                                  RITIES
       • Demographics and age cohorts
       • Educational characteristics
         Educational characteristics
       • Training programs and credits
       • Community College system
       • Universities and specific research programs
       • Quality of Life and Cost of Living


          Talent can drive innovation and be a potent business attractor.  
      Education and recruiting must be in place to develop a sustainable Talent 
                                        Pool.
                                        Pool


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                                                                               TION
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  Labor Skills, Talent
                    Fourth level
                          Fifth level
                                   Entrepreneurial Talent




                                                                                     RITIES
   • Does the community have  the means for attracting ideas as well as 
     people?




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                                                                                   TION
              Third level
  Labor and Operating Costs
                   Fourth level
                          Fifth level
        •        Salaries, benefits, and efficiency for specific occupations
                 Salaries benefits and efficiency for specific occupations




                                                                                         RITIES
        •        Technology and telecommunications costs
        •        Logistics and transportation costs
        •        Utilities costs
                 U ili i
        •        Real estate rent/purchase and operating costs
        •        Currency risk

        •        =TOTAL START‐UP and RUN‐RATE COST




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                                            TION
              Third level
  Partners, Customers and Vendors
                   Fourth level
  • Are the right networks in place?
                          Fifth level




                                                  RITIES
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                                                    TION
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  Transportation and Access
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  • Can we move our people, goods, and ideas?
                          Fifth level




                                                          RITIES
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                                           TION
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  Utilities and Other Infrastructure
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  • Availability Fifth level




                                                 RITIES
   •        Redundancy
   •        Capacity
   •        Resiliency
                l
   •        Cost




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                                                 TION
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  Real Estate and Facilities
                   Fourth level
                          Fifth level
  • Importance depends on industry 




                                                       RITIES
    and use
  • Does the right kind of facility 
    exist in the right place at the 
    exist in the right place at the
    right price?
  • Can I build the right facility in the 
    right place at the right place on 
    schedule?




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LOCAT PRIOR
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                                                                        TION
              Third level
  Business Environment, Taxation, and Incentives
                   Fourth level
                          Fifth level
   • Does the federal, state and local government 




                                                                              RITIES
              understand my business?
     •        Is there a defined process for getting the permits 
              I need?
     •        (Especially if I am from overseas) is there 
              someone who can help step me through the 
              process?
     •        How responsive (or proactive) is the 
              government?
     •        When will I know if I can move forward (or not)?
     •        Is taxation fair for my activities in this 
              jurisdiction?




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                                                                                                      TION
              Third level
  Business Environment, Taxation, and Incentives
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                          Fifth level
                  INCENTIVES CANNOT MAKE A BAD LOCATION INTO A GOOD ONE.
                  INCENTIVES CANNOT MAKE A BAD LOCATION INTO A GOOD ONE




                                                                                                            RITIES
                                   But they can help seal a deal and forge a partnership

              Tax concessions or                              Utility rate reductions
                   exemptions                                  Service fee reduction or 
                  Loans and loan guarantees                      exemptions
                  Employee tax credits                          Infrastructure grants 
                  Wage subsidies                                Enterprise Zones
                  Land subsidies or grants                      Foreign Trade Zones (FTZ)
                  Cash grants                                   Tax Increment Financing (TIF)
                  Employee training grants                      Inventory tax reduction
                  Property tax abatements
                      p y                                        Expedited permitting and 
                                                                    p        p        g
                                                                  approvals

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LOCAT PRIOR
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  What are Companies Looking For?
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                                                         TION
              Third level
  Quality of Life
                   Fourth level
                          Fifth level
• What is Quality of Life?              Culture




                                                               RITIES
• Will my people want to                Amenities
  come here and work here?              Recreation
• Can I recruit new people to 
                          l             Arts
  this location?
                                        Education
                                        Housing
                                        Community




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THE EVALUATION PROCESS
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   A Business‐Based Process
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                                                                                                        E
  The Location Process allows companies to define their business needs and  then narrow the list 
  The Location Process allo s companies to define their b siness needs and then narro the list
               Third level
  of candidates based upon best‐fit.  A business‐based methodology matches companies to 
                    Fourth level
  locations that will meet their needs for the long‐term.  
                           Fifth level




                                                   Field Analysis         Final Location 
                                                                          Final Location




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                                                                          Selection and 
             Business              Location 
                                                                          Incentives 
             Needs                 Screening
                                                                          Negotiations
             Assessment

                                                   Financial 
                                                   Modeling                    Executed 
                                                                                Solution




             NOTE:  Community probably not aware of project until Field Analysis!
             NOTE C       it     b bl    t        f    j t til Fi ld A l i !


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BUSIN NEEDS ASSESSM
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   Understanding the Core Drivers
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                                                                                      NESS
   First: Understand and define the need(s)
   Fi t U d t d d d fi th
               Third level               d( )
                    Fourth level
       • Catalog of operations at each location in the current configuration
                           Fifth level
           •      Proximity to key partners or clients (internal and external)
                  P i it t k           t         li t (i t     l d t        l)




                                                                                            S
           •      Key labor requirements and recruitability
           •      Facility requirements




                                                                                                    MENT
           •      Competitive factors
           •      Market factors                                       Location
           •      Regulatory concerns
                  Regulatory concerns                                    Goals
           •      Infrastructure requirements
           •      Business continuity factors
           •      Transitional or implementation requirements
                  T     iti   l i l         t ti        i      t
           •      Real or perceived barriers to change
           •      Govt’ assistance required (or issues to be avoided)
           •      Other key location criteria

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THE EVALUATION PROCESS
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   Front‐Loading the Process
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               Third level
                    Fourth level
             Challenge:  How can Communities enter the process earlier, 
                           Fifth level
                                 and stay in the running longer?  




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                                                            Field Analysis
                                                                             Final Location 
                                                                             Selection and 
                                   Business     Location 
                                                                             Incentives 
                                   Needs 
                                   Needs        Screening
                                                                             Negotiations
                                   Assessment


                                                            Financial 
                                                            Modeling              Executed 
                                                                                   Solution
                                                                                   S l i




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HOW IS THE WORLD CHANGING?
INNOV
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   The Global Innovation Chain
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                                                                                     VATION
               Third level
                    Fourth level                 Innovation, not Cost
                           Fifth level   • Manage the stream and flow of 
                                           knowledge and research 
                                           k   l d     d        h
                                         • Bring new products to new 
                                           markets
                                         • What is your position in that flow 
                                           of development?
                                         • Strategic, multi‐focused 
                                           approach
                                         • Interfacing Clusters = Mutual 
                                           Innovation 
                                         • Develops sub‐sectors for support 
                                           or spin‐off
                                         • Adding value to industry location
                                           Adding value to industry, location 
                                           and economy at large

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INNOV
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   Using Innovation to your Advantage
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                                                  VATION
               Third level
                    Fourth level
      • How do Innovation Cycles work?
                           Fifth level
        • Wh i
          What is your regional innovation 
                          i   li       i
          cycle?
        • Avoid innovation “trends” versus 
          true “cycles”
        • Use these as unfolding points of 
          contribution for economic 
          contribution for economic
          development (targeted 
          investment)
        • Build on this for business
          Build on this for business 
          attraction/Development




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ENERG
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   The Coming Fuel Crunch
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                                                                                    GY
               Third level
                    Fourth level Relative Increase in Fuel Costs
                                         (Indexed to 1996)
                           Fifth level




                                                                            ?

  SOURCES:  Energy Information Administration, Bureau of Labor Statistics




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ENERG AND SUPPLY CHAIN
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                                                                              GY
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                    Fourth level
                           Fifth level




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               Source: LogicNet Users Symposium 2009, David Simchi Levi




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ENERG AND LO
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                                                  GY
               Third level
        • Will manufacturing 
                    Fourth level
            redistribute?  If so, how?
                           Fifth level




                                                         OCATION IM
            • What impacts will this have 
              on globalization (or re‐
              regionalization)?




                                                                  MPACTS
            • Which green technologies are 
              best prepared to take over?
            • Will your community 
              participate in developing 
              these technologies, applying 
                              g     pp y g
              them smarter, or in adapting 
              your other strengths?



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REGULATORY PR
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   Regulation and the “Home Market”
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               Third level
   • Regulation impacts the ability to 
                    Fourth level
        penetrate a market Fifth level




                                                      RESSURES
    • Access (proximity) to the 
      regulatory agency can help ease 
      the process
    • Additionally, “home market” 
      pressures can favor domestically 
      produced goods
      produced goods




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SUSTA
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   Sustainability Pressures
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                                                                     AINABILITY
   What is sustainability?
   Wh t i Third level
                  t i bilit ?
   • Environmentally sustainable – Ensures that 
                    Fourth level
        degradation and consumption of land use, carbon 
                          Fifth level
     use, energy is net matched by remediation and 
                  i    t    t h db          di ti     d
     reclamation
   • Economically sustainable – Creates an ongoing, self‐
     catalyzing cycle of activity generating positive ROI for 
       t l i        l f ti it           ti        iti ROI f
     the community and business.
   • Culturally sustainable – Preserves the cultural and 
     historical resources of the community while 
     hi t i l               f th           it hil
     accommodating and supporting growth and progress
   • Workforce and talent sustainable – Provides a bi‐
     directional relationship between labor and business 
     di ti      l l ti hi b t           l b       db i
     by which critical talents are supplied to companies 
     to ensure success and where opportunities are 
     created for a broad range of occupations and talent
     created for a broad range of occupations and talent


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WHAT ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MAINE?
OPPORTUNITIES FOR MAIN
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   The Size of the Market
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   • 4,600 businesses made 
               Third level
                    Fourth level
        over $189 billion in capital 
                           Fifth level
            investment in the US 
            between December 2007‐
            September 2009
   • 438 000 new jobs over 22
     438,000 new jobs over 22 




                                                              NE
     months
         g y /       /
   • Roughly 1/5 to 1/4 of these 
     project were led by non‐US 
     companies 




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OPPORTUNITIES FOR MAIN
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   Key Industries
         Second level
   • Educational Services
               Third level
                    Fourth level
   • Energy (coal gasification, 
                           Fifth level
            petroleum refining)
            petroleum refining)
   • Metalworking Machinery
   • Electrical Equipment
     Electrical Equipment




                                                              NE
   • Industrial Machinery
   • R
     Renewable Energy (wind, solar, 
            bl E      ( i d l
     biomass)
   • Semiconductors
     Semiconductors 
   • Life Sciences
   • Food production and
     Food production and 
     manufacturing
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR MAIN
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   Current International Activity
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   • Maine companies already export goods 
               Third level
                    Fourth level
        of at least $100,000 to 99 countries
                           Fifth level
   • Request for trade assistance to MITC
     Request for trade assistance to MITC 
     are up 18%
                    p
   • Most are for exports and new market 




                                                                      NE
     development
   • Existing International corporate base 
     includes:
     i l d
               • Financial Services
               • Composites/Advanced Materials
                 Composites/Advanced Materials
               • Semiconductors
               • Industrial Equipment
                 Industrial Equipment
               • Wood and Related Products
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   Strengths and Weaknesses
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   Strengths   Third level               Weaknesses
                    Fourth level
   • Relatively low‐cost US location
                           Fifth level   • International Air 
                                           connections
   • Regional proximity to large 
     consumption centers in US           • Linkages between 
     and Canada                            transportation modes
                                                p




                                                                                              NE
   • Existing international              • Broadband capacity and 
     companies and relationships           access
   • Outreach activities to key          • Perception as remote
     international markets
                                         • Perceptions of weather and 
   • Talent base
       l    b                              natural risk
                                                 l k




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INVESTOR TARGETING – A PROACTIVE APPROACH
INVESTMENT AT
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   Putting Things Together
         Second level
               Third level
                    Fourth level
                           Fifth level
 How do we match 
 How do we match




                                                     TTRACTION STRATEGY
 community strengths and 
 goals to the needs of 
 business?
 b i      ?




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INVESTMENT AT
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  Reverse Engineering
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              Third level
  Understand the link between community attributes and business needs
                   Fourth level
  Investment 
                          Fifth level
                              Market Analysis Industry Targeting Final Investment 




                                                                                                                                   TTRACTION STRATEGY
    Strategy                                                                               Attraction Plan
    Assessment                     • Collect published 
                                                                • Determine existing        • Complete 
                                     and proprietary data 
    • Determine investor                                          industry base               remediation plan as 
                                     on key criteria
      goals and resources                                       • Understand key              required
                                   • Construct weighting 
    • Determine key                                               dynamics for              • Develop incentive
                                                                                              Develop incentive 
                                     and ranking model 
                                     and ranking model
      stakeholders                                                selected industries         plan if required
                                     to test development 
    • Catalog site                                              • Examine availability      • Develop key 
                                     candidates under 
      characteristics                                             of key inputs               marketing targets and 
                                     prime and 
    • Determine market                                          • Look for key vendors        customized message 
                                     alternative scenarios
      and catalog regional                                        and partners                and tactics for each
                                   • Combine screening    g
      attributes
       tt ib t                                                  • Determine existing
                                                                  Determine existing 




                                                                                                                                                    Y
                                     results with other                                     • Develop deal 
    • Examine existing                                            reality and                 structure(s)
                                     knowledge to 
      regional and local                                          perception of 
                                     understand market 
      economic base                                               benefits and 
                                     dynamics
    • Establish initial                                           obstacles in the site 
                                   • Identify initial target 
      strategic parameters
      strategic parameters                                        and region
                                                                         g
                                     industry candidates
                                     i d           did
                                                                                                Investment 
                                                                                                Attraction Plan




© 2010, CWS Consulting Group LLC
BEST PRACTICES
   Click to edit Master text styles
   First Steps
         Second level
   • Understand Your Communities
               Third level
                    Fourth level
   • Organize and Prepare  Fifth level




                                                                                  S
   • Engage the Current Corporate Base
   • Build Real Connections
   • Build Regional Strength
   • Build Relationships Between Government, Business, Education, 
     and Economic Development
       dE         i D l        t
   • Develop a Coherent External Image Supporting Economic 
     Development
   • Actively Reach Out
   • Be Creative
     Be Creative


© 2010, CWS Consulting Group LLC
Chris Steele
                      Phone: (617) 314-6527
                      Email: chris.steele@cwsgrp.com


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Maine International Trade Presentation

  • 2. OPPORTUNITIES IN INTERN Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level • Why Pursue International Business Fifth level • The Location Selection Process • Key Changes NATIONAL BUSINESS • Opportunities for Maine • A Suggested Strategy  B © 2010, CWS Consulting Group LLC
  • 3. OVERV Click to edit Master text styles Why look to International Business? Second level VIEW The Lessons of Zheng He Third level Fourth level • 1405‐1433:  Zheng He  Fifth level leads seven voyages from  leads seven voyages from China, possibly as far as  the Cape of Good Hope • Sp rred ne economic Spurred new economic  and political relationships  throughout Indian ocean • Hai jin banned ocean‐going  exploration and trading. • Prevented the rise of any self‐sufficient economies along the coast.   y g Reversed much of the economic and technological growth of the  previous period © 2010, CWS Consulting Group LLC
  • 4. OVERV Click to edit Master text styles Corporate Reasons for Going Global Second level VIEW • New markets for goods,  Third level new customers Fourth level Fifth level • New markets for labor, New markets for labor, • Possible improvements to  logistics,  • Possibility of lower costs, • Favorable business  environments, • Matching regulatory  oversight to market  opportunity © 2010, CWS Consulting Group LLC
  • 5. OVERV Click to edit Master text styles What are the Benefits of International Business?  Second level VIEW Third level Fourth level Economic Growth Fifth level Better Jobs B tt J b General Prosperity International Partnerships and Security Innovation © 2010, CWS Consulting Group LLC
  • 6. DYNAMICS Click to edit Master text styles How is Global Business Changing? Second level Third level Economic Globalization: Globalization (or  Fourth level The integration of national  globalisation):  Fifth level economies into the international  “An ongoing process by which  “A i b hi h economy through:  regional economies, societies  • Trade,  and cultures have become  • Foreign direct investment,  • Capital flows,  l fl integrated through globe‐ • Migration,  spanning networks of  • and the spread of Technology.  exchange. exchange ”  True Globalization is driven by a  combination of : • Economic Economic,  • Technological,  • Socio‐cultural,  • Political and  • Biological factors. © 2010, CWS Consulting Group LLC
  • 7. DYNAMICS Click to edit Master text styles Old Worldview Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level ME © 2010, CWS Consulting Group LLC
  • 8. DYNAMICS Click to edit Master text styles New Worldview Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level © 2010, CWS Consulting Group LLC
  • 9. DYNAMICS Click to edit Master text styles New Realities in Global Economic Competition Second level • Corporate, MNC realities  Third level • Do you understand who  Fourth level (less cost reduction more  your competition is?   Fifth level value add) Are you Global or are  you National?   • Understanding the nature  of business “flow” in the  • What is your future  context of investment   context of investment sectoral base? (as base? (as  opposed to current  • Partnership rather than  activity base) j g object.  Partnering with  your investor‐base • What is your true value  to this base? • The relevance of innovation  in terms of growth f h © 2010, CWS Consulting Group LLC
  • 11. INTRO Click to edit Master text styles What is Site Selection? Second level ODUCTION T LOCATION STRATEGY Third level Are we selecting a site,…. Fourth level Fifth level TO ….Or a home for a business E How Do Companies (or Consultants)  Make Location Decisions? M k L ti D i i ? © 2010, CWS Consulting Group LLC
  • 12. LOCAT PRIOR Click to edit Master text styles What are Companies Looking For? Second level TION Third level Labor Skills, Talent • All play some role Fourth level Fifth level • Specific importance  Labor and Operating Costs p g depends on the use d d th RITIES Partners, Customers and Vendors Transportation and Access Utilities and Other Infrastructure Real Estate and Facilities Business Environment, Taxation, and Incentives Quality of Life © 2010, CWS Consulting Group LLC
  • 13. LOCAT PRIOR Click to edit Master text styles What are Companies Looking For? Second level TION Third level Labor Skills, Talent Fourth level Fifth level RITIES • Financial services • High‐tech • Pharmaceuticals • Aerospace • Automotive • Medical devices • Specialty Chemicals • Global Logistics Gl b l L i i Do We Have It?  Can We Get It?  Can We Develop It? © 2010, CWS Consulting Group LLC
  • 14. LOCAT PRIOR Click to edit Master text styles What are Companies Looking For? Second level TION Third level Labor Skills, Talent Fourth level Fifth level Do We Have It?  Can We Get It?  Can We Develop It? Do We Have It? Can We Get It? Can We Develop It? RITIES • Demographics and age cohorts • Educational characteristics Educational characteristics • Training programs and credits • Community College system • Universities and specific research programs • Quality of Life and Cost of Living Talent can drive innovation and be a potent business attractor.   Education and recruiting must be in place to develop a sustainable Talent  Pool. Pool © 2010, CWS Consulting Group LLC
  • 15. LOCAT PRIOR Click to edit Master text styles What are Companies Looking For? Second level TION Third level Labor Skills, Talent Fourth level Fifth level Entrepreneurial Talent RITIES • Does the community have  the means for attracting ideas as well as  people? © 2010, CWS Consulting Group LLC
  • 16. LOCAT PRIOR Click to edit Master text styles What are Companies Looking For? Second level TION Third level Labor and Operating Costs Fourth level Fifth level • Salaries, benefits, and efficiency for specific occupations Salaries benefits and efficiency for specific occupations RITIES • Technology and telecommunications costs • Logistics and transportation costs • Utilities costs U ili i • Real estate rent/purchase and operating costs • Currency risk • =TOTAL START‐UP and RUN‐RATE COST © 2010, CWS Consulting Group LLC
  • 17. LOCAT PRIOR Click to edit Master text styles What are Companies Looking For? Second level TION Third level Partners, Customers and Vendors Fourth level • Are the right networks in place? Fifth level RITIES © 2010, CWS Consulting Group LLC
  • 18. LOCAT PRIOR Click to edit Master text styles What are Companies Looking For? Second level TION Third level Transportation and Access Fourth level • Can we move our people, goods, and ideas? Fifth level RITIES © 2010, CWS Consulting Group LLC
  • 19. LOCAT PRIOR Click to edit Master text styles What are Companies Looking For? Second level TION Third level Utilities and Other Infrastructure Fourth level • Availability Fifth level RITIES • Redundancy • Capacity • Resiliency l • Cost © 2010, CWS Consulting Group LLC
  • 20. LOCAT PRIOR Click to edit Master text styles What are Companies Looking For? Second level TION Third level Real Estate and Facilities Fourth level Fifth level • Importance depends on industry  RITIES and use • Does the right kind of facility  exist in the right place at the  exist in the right place at the right price? • Can I build the right facility in the  right place at the right place on  schedule? © 2010, CWS Consulting Group LLC
  • 21. LOCAT PRIOR Click to edit Master text styles What are Companies Looking For? Second level TION Third level Business Environment, Taxation, and Incentives Fourth level Fifth level • Does the federal, state and local government  RITIES understand my business? • Is there a defined process for getting the permits  I need? • (Especially if I am from overseas) is there  someone who can help step me through the  process? • How responsive (or proactive) is the  government? • When will I know if I can move forward (or not)? • Is taxation fair for my activities in this  jurisdiction? © 2010, CWS Consulting Group LLC
  • 22. LOCAT PRIOR Click to edit Master text styles What are Companies Looking For? Second level TION Third level Business Environment, Taxation, and Incentives Fourth level Fifth level INCENTIVES CANNOT MAKE A BAD LOCATION INTO A GOOD ONE. INCENTIVES CANNOT MAKE A BAD LOCATION INTO A GOOD ONE RITIES But they can help seal a deal and forge a partnership  Tax concessions or   Utility rate reductions exemptions  Service fee reduction or   Loans and loan guarantees exemptions  Employee tax credits  Infrastructure grants   Wage subsidies  Enterprise Zones  Land subsidies or grants  Foreign Trade Zones (FTZ)  Cash grants  Tax Increment Financing (TIF)  Employee training grants  Inventory tax reduction  Property tax abatements p y  Expedited permitting and  p p g approvals © 2010, CWS Consulting Group LLC
  • 23. LOCAT PRIOR Click to edit Master text styles What are Companies Looking For? Second level TION Third level Quality of Life Fourth level Fifth level • What is Quality of Life? Culture RITIES • Will my people want to  Amenities come here and work here? Recreation • Can I recruit new people to  l Arts this location? Education Housing Community © 2010, CWS Consulting Group LLC
  • 24. THE EVALUATION PROCESS Click to edit Master text styles A Business‐Based Process Second level E The Location Process allows companies to define their business needs and  then narrow the list  The Location Process allo s companies to define their b siness needs and then narro the list Third level of candidates based upon best‐fit.  A business‐based methodology matches companies to  Fourth level locations that will meet their needs for the long‐term.   Fifth level Field Analysis Final Location  Final Location S Selection and  Business  Location  Incentives  Needs  Screening Negotiations Assessment Financial  Modeling Executed  Solution NOTE:  Community probably not aware of project until Field Analysis! NOTE C it b bl t f j t til Fi ld A l i ! © 2010, CWS Consulting Group LLC
  • 25. BUSIN NEEDS ASSESSM Click to edit Master text styles Understanding the Core Drivers Second level NESS First: Understand and define the need(s) Fi t U d t d d d fi th Third level d( ) Fourth level • Catalog of operations at each location in the current configuration Fifth level • Proximity to key partners or clients (internal and external) P i it t k t li t (i t l d t l) S • Key labor requirements and recruitability • Facility requirements MENT • Competitive factors • Market factors Location • Regulatory concerns Regulatory concerns Goals • Infrastructure requirements • Business continuity factors • Transitional or implementation requirements T iti l i l t ti i t • Real or perceived barriers to change • Govt’ assistance required (or issues to be avoided) • Other key location criteria © 2010, CWS Consulting Group LLC
  • 26. THE EVALUATION PROCESS Click to edit Master text styles Front‐Loading the Process Second level E Third level Fourth level Challenge:  How can Communities enter the process earlier,  Fifth level and stay in the running longer?   S Field Analysis Final Location  Selection and  Business  Location  Incentives  Needs  Needs Screening Negotiations Assessment Financial  Modeling Executed  Solution S l i © 2010, CWS Consulting Group LLC
  • 28. INNOV Click to edit Master text styles The Global Innovation Chain Second level VATION Third level Fourth level Innovation, not Cost Fifth level • Manage the stream and flow of  knowledge and research  k l d d h • Bring new products to new  markets • What is your position in that flow  of development? • Strategic, multi‐focused  approach • Interfacing Clusters = Mutual  Innovation  • Develops sub‐sectors for support  or spin‐off • Adding value to industry location Adding value to industry, location  and economy at large © 2010, CWS Consulting Group LLC
  • 29. INNOV Click to edit Master text styles Using Innovation to your Advantage Second level VATION Third level Fourth level • How do Innovation Cycles work? Fifth level • Wh i What is your regional innovation  i li i cycle? • Avoid innovation “trends” versus  true “cycles” • Use these as unfolding points of  contribution for economic  contribution for economic development (targeted  investment) • Build on this for business Build on this for business  attraction/Development © 2010, CWS Consulting Group LLC
  • 30. ENERG Click to edit Master text styles The Coming Fuel Crunch Second level GY Third level Fourth level Relative Increase in Fuel Costs (Indexed to 1996) Fifth level ? SOURCES:  Energy Information Administration, Bureau of Labor Statistics © 2010, CWS Consulting Group LLC
  • 31. ENERG AND SUPPLY CHAIN Click to edit Master text styles Implication for Business Location? Second level GY Third level Fourth level Fifth level I Source: LogicNet Users Symposium 2009, David Simchi Levi © 2010, CWS Consulting Group LLC
  • 32. ENERG AND LO Click to edit Master text styles Implication for Business Location? Second level GY Third level • Will manufacturing  Fourth level redistribute?  If so, how? Fifth level OCATION IM • What impacts will this have  on globalization (or re‐ regionalization)? MPACTS • Which green technologies are  best prepared to take over? • Will your community  participate in developing  these technologies, applying  g pp y g them smarter, or in adapting  your other strengths? © 2010, CWS Consulting Group LLC
  • 33. REGULATORY PR Click to edit Master text styles Regulation and the “Home Market” Second level Third level • Regulation impacts the ability to  Fourth level penetrate a market Fifth level RESSURES • Access (proximity) to the  regulatory agency can help ease  the process • Additionally, “home market”  pressures can favor domestically  produced goods produced goods © 2010, CWS Consulting Group LLC
  • 34. SUSTA Click to edit Master text styles Sustainability Pressures Second level AINABILITY What is sustainability? Wh t i Third level t i bilit ? • Environmentally sustainable – Ensures that  Fourth level degradation and consumption of land use, carbon  Fifth level use, energy is net matched by remediation and  i t t h db di ti d reclamation • Economically sustainable – Creates an ongoing, self‐ catalyzing cycle of activity generating positive ROI for  t l i l f ti it ti iti ROI f the community and business. • Culturally sustainable – Preserves the cultural and  historical resources of the community while  hi t i l f th it hil accommodating and supporting growth and progress • Workforce and talent sustainable – Provides a bi‐ directional relationship between labor and business  di ti l l ti hi b t l b db i by which critical talents are supplied to companies  to ensure success and where opportunities are  created for a broad range of occupations and talent created for a broad range of occupations and talent © 2010, CWS Consulting Group LLC
  • 36. OPPORTUNITIES FOR MAIN Click to edit Master text styles The Size of the Market Second level • 4,600 businesses made  Third level Fourth level over $189 billion in capital  Fifth level investment in the US  between December 2007‐ September 2009 • 438 000 new jobs over 22 438,000 new jobs over 22  NE months g y / / • Roughly 1/5 to 1/4 of these  project were led by non‐US  companies  © 2010, CWS Consulting Group LLC
  • 37. OPPORTUNITIES FOR MAIN Click to edit Master text styles Key Industries Second level • Educational Services Third level Fourth level • Energy (coal gasification,  Fifth level petroleum refining) petroleum refining) • Metalworking Machinery • Electrical Equipment Electrical Equipment NE • Industrial Machinery • R Renewable Energy (wind, solar,  bl E ( i d l biomass) • Semiconductors Semiconductors  • Life Sciences • Food production and Food production and  manufacturing © 2010, CWS Consulting Group LLC
  • 38. OPPORTUNITIES FOR MAIN Click to edit Master text styles Current International Activity Second level • Maine companies already export goods  Third level Fourth level of at least $100,000 to 99 countries Fifth level • Request for trade assistance to MITC Request for trade assistance to MITC  are up 18% p • Most are for exports and new market  NE development • Existing International corporate base  includes: i l d • Financial Services • Composites/Advanced Materials Composites/Advanced Materials • Semiconductors • Industrial Equipment Industrial Equipment • Wood and Related Products © 2010, CWS Consulting Group LLC
  • 39. OPPORTUNITIES FOR MAIN Click to edit Master text styles Strengths and Weaknesses Second level Strengths Third level Weaknesses Fourth level • Relatively low‐cost US location Fifth level • International Air  connections • Regional proximity to large  consumption centers in US  • Linkages between  and Canada transportation modes p NE • Existing international  • Broadband capacity and  companies and relationships access • Outreach activities to key  • Perception as remote international markets • Perceptions of weather and  • Talent base l b natural risk l k © 2010, CWS Consulting Group LLC
  • 41. INVESTMENT AT Click to edit Master text styles Putting Things Together Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level How do we match  How do we match TTRACTION STRATEGY community strengths and  goals to the needs of  business? b i ? Y © 2010, CWS Consulting Group LLC
  • 42. INVESTMENT AT Click to edit Master text styles Reverse Engineering Second level Third level Understand the link between community attributes and business needs Fourth level Investment  Fifth level Market Analysis Industry Targeting Final Investment  TTRACTION STRATEGY Strategy  Attraction Plan Assessment • Collect published  • Determine existing  • Complete  and proprietary data  • Determine investor   industry base remediation plan as  on key criteria goals and resources • Understand key  required • Construct weighting  • Determine key  dynamics for  • Develop incentive Develop incentive  and ranking model  and ranking model stakeholders selected industries plan if required to test development  • Catalog site  • Examine availability  • Develop key  candidates under  characteristics of key inputs marketing targets and  prime and  • Determine market  • Look for key vendors  customized message  alternative scenarios and catalog regional  and partners and tactics for each • Combine screening  g attributes tt ib t • Determine existing Determine existing  Y results with other  • Develop deal  • Examine existing  reality and  structure(s) knowledge to  regional and local  perception of  understand market  economic base benefits and  dynamics • Establish initial  obstacles in the site  • Identify initial target  strategic parameters strategic parameters and region g industry candidates i d did Investment  Attraction Plan © 2010, CWS Consulting Group LLC
  • 43. BEST PRACTICES Click to edit Master text styles First Steps Second level • Understand Your Communities Third level Fourth level • Organize and Prepare Fifth level S • Engage the Current Corporate Base • Build Real Connections • Build Regional Strength • Build Relationships Between Government, Business, Education,  and Economic Development dE i D l t • Develop a Coherent External Image Supporting Economic  Development • Actively Reach Out • Be Creative Be Creative © 2010, CWS Consulting Group LLC
  • 44. Chris Steele Phone: (617) 314-6527 Email: chris.steele@cwsgrp.com THANK YOU VERY MUCH