FDI Best Practices Resources

Federal Resources & Programs:

U.S. embassies http://www.usembassy.gov
International Trade Administration http://trade.gov/
United States Trade and Development Agency http://www.ustda.gov/
Government assistance to U.S. companies who want to export http://www.export.gov
Federal programs and services related to business investment (SelectUSA) http://www.selectusa.gov
U.S. Export Assistance Centers http://www.sba.gov/content/us-export-assistance-centers
Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) http://www.fas.usda.gov/trade.asp
Export-Import Bank of the United States http://www.exim.gov/
SBA Office of International Trade http://www.sba.gov/about-offices-content/1/2889
SBA Import-Export Program http://www.sba.gov/category/navigation-structure/starting-managing-business/managing-business/exporting-importing
NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership http://www.nist.gov/mep/
US Department of Commerce, Commercial Service http://www.trade.gov/cs/
Federal EB-5 program http://www.uscis.gov/eb-5-investor
U.S. State Department http://www.state.gov/e/eb/cba/
Federal programs and services related to business investment http://www.selectusa.gov
University-Industry Demonstration Partnership http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/uidp/index.htm
Government-University-Industry Roundtable http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/guirr/index.htm
Resources for foreign businesses doing business in the United States http://www.usa.gov/Business/Foreign-Business.shtml

Associations:

National Business Incubation Association – Soft Landings http://www.nbia.org/member_services/soft_landings/
National Council for Public Private Partnerships http://www.ncppp.org/
University Economic Development Association http://universityeda.org/
Association of University Research Parks http://www.aurp.net/
Association of University Technology Managers http://www.autm.net/Home.htm
International Economic Development Council http://www.iedconline.org

Private/Non-Profit Resources:

Non-profit organizations http://www.kauffman.org/entrepreneurship/born-global.aspx
Private-sector training, resources, webinars, and papers http://www.ocoglobal.com/webinars-papers