Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Scotland 

Scottish Enterprise is Scotland's main economic development agency, funded by the Scottish Executive.

More information on locating in Scotland is available on the Scottish Enterprise website:

http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/sedotcom_home/services_to_business_
international/lis.htm

Wales

The Welsh Development Agency, a sponsored body of the Welsh Assembly Government, is the Economic Development Agency for Wales.

http://www.wda.co.uk

http://www.locate-in-wales.com

North East Wales Profile download (PDF)

North West Wales Profile download (PDF)

Northern Ireland

Invest Northern Ireland was formed in April 2002 by the Northern Ireland Government as the main economic development organisation.
Key objectives are:

• To promote Innovation in all its aspects, stimulate higher levels of R&D, design and improve knowledge transfer
• To achieve higher levles of growth by indigenous and externally-owned businesses
• To promote a more enterprising culture in Northern Ireland so as the raise overall level and quality of business starts
• To attract high quality, knowledge-based investement from outside of Northern Ireland

As well as companies and individuals, Invest NI work with universities, FE colleges, local councils and other public sector organisations to achieve these objectives.

More information about locating in Northern Ireland is available on the Invest NI Website:

http://www.investni.com/index/locate.htm

For more information specifically on public sector relocation to Northern Ireland please visit:

http://www.investni.com/index/locate/lc-publications/publicsectorrelocation-2.htm