East of England International:

� 80 staff deliver trade &investment services

� Seven offices in the East of England� Supported by EEDA and UK Trade& Investment

� Access to UK Trade & Investment’s2,500 staff worldwide

East of England International is the official Trade and Investmentorganisation for the East of England. EEI works closely withBusiness Partners throughout the region, either as a Network,General orMajor Partner, to ensure that the specific needs ofour clients are met.

East of England International:

� promotes the region globally to win new investment;� works closely with the existing 2,400 overseas-owned businesses in theregion. We recognise that these companies are already responsible for 25%of the value of the regional economy;

� supports regional companies to trade internationally. We have a client baseof over 5,000 companies with international expansion plans.

EEI works in conjunction with a wide range of business and public sectorpartners. These partners help us to promote the region, and provide specialistservices to our client base. As the only regional organisation focused oninternational Trade & Investment we provide a unique opportunity to networkyou into the international agenda of the region, and to help you access ournetwork of contacts worldwide.

We cover the six counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex,Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, and, in these turbulent economic times,as a partner of EEI you will be actively involved in helping with the futuregrowth of the East of England economy.

BeconnectedBecome an EEI Business Partner

Access EEI’sinternationaltrade & investmentexpertise

Support thegrowth of theEast of Englandeconomy

Network withregional companiesinvolved ininternationalbusiness

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Business support funded by theEast of England Development Agency

How we workwith our clients

“EEI were able to advise and accesswhat we needed, includingrecommending local law firms withspecific expertise in negotiatingresearch contracts with universities…”

Frank Wu,Chief Executive,XiangCam TCM(Traditional ChineseMedicine)Research Centre

“EEI has helped us a great deal in termsof… introducing us to more partners.”

Malcolm Wenborn,General Manager,Hitachi SoftwareEngineering (UK) Ltd

“EEI... helped us with networking,making introductions to localorganisations and suppliers.”

Geoff Watts,Managing Director,Davall Gears

“Contacts within the telecommunicationsindustry and introductions to serviceproviders were extremely valuable.”

Guiseppe Venturini,Managing Director,VOIspeed

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EEI Network Partner opportunities� The chance to attend our events and network with prospective clients� A dedicated EEI Account Manager to help you access opportunities� Your own EEI website listing – with your company’s contact andactivity details

� The option to sponsor our events for increased publicity – with thechance to include companies you are targeting as clients on theEEI guest list

EEI’s Network Partner scheme only requires an annual contribution of£900 and is just one level of our private sector Partner Programme.

EEI General Partner andMajor Partner opportunities

If you would prefer to be more involved in the work we do, there are twofurther levels of business partnerships.

General Partnership presents the opportunity to promote your servicesto influential business delegations and to take advantage of an extendedentry on our website.

At Major Partnership level, we can introduce you to our clients on anindividual basis. We also work with you on UK and overseas jointly brandedbespoke programmes, as well as integrate you with ourPR programmes at home and overseas.

EEI’s services

For overseas-owned companies setting up in the UK – assistance withevaluating the region as a location for their global operations; sectoralexpertise through our team of sector specialists; comparative data; helpwith fact-finding visits to the region; introductions to key contacts,networks and services; support with setting up in the UK and a link to keyservice providers through our Partner schemes.

For overseas-owned companies with an East of England base –continued evaluation of the region as a location for additional investment;support and information across a range of issues, from planning andstaffing to regulations and training; networking and engagement withinthe local business community.

For East of England companies looking to export – expert staffdelivering UK Trade & Investment services to help companies accessmarkets worldwide.

EEI is a not-for-profit company

For more information about becoming an EEI Partner, and how wecan work together to grow your business across the East of England,please contact:

Richard Pike, Head of Marketing & CommunicationsEast of England International2 Quayside Cambridge CB5 8ABUnited KingdomT: +44 (0)1223 450 450E: richardpike@eeia.com

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