FDI Training
Take your expertise
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You’re looking to attract investment in order to promote economic development for your region. But how? We offer one the most comprehensive, tried-and-tested, flexible suite of investment attraction, FDI and economic development training courses and seminars.
We train you to develop targeted prospect lists based on their fit and their likelihood to expand in your region.
We help you create clear and systematic frameworks for approaching foreign multinationals and teach you how to navigate the impact of different cultural values.
We offer tools to improve communication and strategic intelligence gathering.
Contact us to learn more about our Corporate Investment Prospector Certification Program.
Type of Programs
Examples of Course Curriculum
Investment Prospecting: Attracting Foreign Direct Investment
Principles and follow-up practices of investment prospecting
Best practices in FDI lead generation
Best practices in FDI lead nurturing
Fundamentals of Place Marketing
Business Retention and Expansion (BR&E)
Creating a Lead Generation Strategy
As an extension of your team, we offer you a direct path to exceeding your department’s objectives! Get in touch today!


ROI exceeded our expectations with the quality of all deliverables and the highest level of customer service.
Radi Simeonova, Business Development Manager
Washington State Department of Commerce


Beyond great service, they provide a product, and we’ve never had anything but successful recruitment prospecting efforts with them. Our team, from myself up to the governor can attest to the quality of leads we’ve gotten from ROI.
Brandon Marshall, Assistant Director, Business Development
Wyoming Business Council


The ROI team was very attentive and capable, so much so that I considered them an extension of my own staff. I don’t plan on hiring my own in-house team, because they provide an affordable, turnkey option for my economic development prospecting needs.
Mike Harvey, CEO
Northwest Arkansas Council


It has been a pleasure collaborating with the ROI team. Their professionalism and partnering skill have been pivotal in identifying strategic projects. In fact, we have recently had an investment project in the audiovisual production sector!
Marina Ribeyrolles Chargée d'Ingénierie Implantation Des Entreprises
Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole


The ROI team listens very well during the preparation phases and during follow ups. They are perfect!
Christian Emeriau, Project Manager
L'Agence Régionale, Pays de la Loire


ROI introduced Invest in Finland to Ormuco during a trip to Montreal, which has led to a successful expansion into Finland!
Alpo Akujärvi, Sr. Director, Business Development
Invest in Finland Invest


ROI recently supported our mission trip to Ireland and exceeded all expectations. Greater Richmond Partnership was extremely impressed with the quality of meetings scheduled. We have many exciting new prospects, one of which visited the region within two months of the initial meeting scheduled by ROI.
Greater Richmond partnership


ROI provides quality well-vetted economic development leads.
Curry Roberts, President
Fredericksburg Regional Alliance


The ROI team is extremely client-focused and collaborative. They really listen to the brief and respect deadlines. We are very satisfied with the information generated by their work and research. These high-caliber results will have a very positive impact on our food FDI work in the Americas.
Kelly Spillane, Sr. Vice-President
Enterprise Ireland


The ROI team is highly professional, results-oriented and efficient. I would gladly work with them again in the future.
Vanessa Severin, Head of Reinvestment & Aftercare Services
Investchile


Grow Licking County is so impressed with ROI’s client-focused approach and responsiveness to our organization’s evolving needs. ROI has become our FDI strategy partner.
Nathan Strum, Executive Director
Licking County


ROI has generated a number of high-quality leads for the City of Scottsdale. General Assembly was a quick turn-around from our first engagement to an announced project, and we are very thankful to the work of the ROI team!
Mark Paratore, Economic Development Program Manager
City of Scottsdale


We hired ROI to help us with our lead generation efforts, and they delivered. The entire ROI team went above and beyond. We look forward to continuing our relationship with ROI and exploring additional programs and services.
Jeremy Sowders, Economic Development Coordinator
Hoosier Energy


I am blown away by Gazelle.ai and ROI. Gazelle.ai is an amazing product and the lead generation has been top-notch.
Nathan Tafoya, Executive Director
Mount Pleasant Economic Development Corp.


I am impressed with the methodology and responsiveness of the ROI team. They supported our recent mission trips and I look forward to developing the great contacts I made with their help.
Jeanine Duncliffe, Director of International Economic Development
Louisville Forward


Despite the COVID situation, we’ve really benefited from the virtual meetings that ROI has set up for us. It’s been very successful.
Alex Taylor, Sr. Business Development Manager
Arlington Economic Development


ROI was tasked with a very difficult mandate and delivered on expectations. I am very pleased with the end results.
Luke Kellett, Director, Business Development
Heath Newark Port Authority


Our experience with ROI has been top-notch! Through their target industry analysis and value proposition work, our team now has a deeper knowledge of our business climate, target industry markets, and community strengths. We look forward to continuing our relationship as we start our lead generation program.
Lauren Branham, SCCED Marketing Manager
Kershaw County Economic Development


Despite COVID, the ROI team has been able to deliver great leads and have worked with us as one cohesive team. They did a great job in connecting us with companies considering expansion to Italy.
Dario Valoncini, Head of FDI Department
Italian Trade Agency


ROI has generated a number of high-quality leads for the City of Scottsdale. General Assembly was a quick turn-around from our first engagement to an announced project, and we are very thankful for the work of the ROI team into an investment project for us!
Phyllis Gogue, VP of Economic Development
Greater Killeen Chamber Of Commerce


The ROI team is highly professional, and their leads are top quality. One of them already turned into a investment project for us!
Katrina Friel, Manager, Department of Economic Opportunity
Flagler County, Florida