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Who can benefit from the NFI services?

4 specific cases:
  • Foreign companies in all sectors looking to expand in Hauts-de-France
  • French companies with no site in Hauts-de-France
  • Hauts-de-France companies with a succession plan
  • Foreign-owned companies in Hauts-de-France with a development project
Our services are not intended for :
  • French or international self-employed entrepreneurs
  • French companies wishing to export
  • International companies seeking distribution networks only

Why as the help of Nord France Invest?

Nord France Invest provides you with completely tailored, free of charge and confidential support. We centralize all the information you need to analyze your project. We facilitate your process to find a site, partners or land. We organize site visits. We accelerate your networking with future regional partners. Find out more about the agency's services on this page.

What type of project can support you in?

The agency supports job-creating investment projects. The nature of projects varies according to 3 main categories:
  • Start-up projects
  • Expansion of existing sites in the region
  • takeovers of regional businesses by international companies.
Nord France Invest's services are not aimed at capital investments.
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A BUSINESS
IN HAUTS-DE-FRANCE

With free, confidential support from Nord France Invest, the region's investment promotion agency

Your expansion in Hauts-de-France, made easy.

Benefit from excellent support to structure your project, anticipate challenges, reduce risks, and secure every decision to ensure the success of your expansion in Hauts-de-France.

  • Analysis of your needs
  • Site selection and visits
  • Permitting, financial aid, and HR
  • Connections with the local ecosystem

Start your location project in Hauts-de-France

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Structure your specifications in this ready-to-use template

Easily structure your requirements and save time in managing your project.

  • Formalize your top criteria
  • Anticipate real estate, logistics, and HR needs
  • Share a clear brief with our teams
  • Get more accurate answers, faster

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From SMEs to large groups, our project managers work free of charge and in complete confidentiality with companies from all nationalities and sectors (except the trades and craftspeople). Find the best solution for setting up your business in Hauts-de-France.

Find out all the details of our support services about setting up, expanding your site, or acquiring a business.

Find the ideal site
for your venture

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of foreign-owned companies in Hauts-de France recommend our region

(source: KPMG study 2022)

Your decision-making tools for setting up your business

Looking to expand into the French market?
We can help you

Do you want to develop your company in Hauts-de-France? Our experts are ready to help you hit the ground running.

  • 01Select the type of venture you want to invest in
  • 02Describe your project
  • 03We will get back to you within 48 hours
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4 steps
to get your venture up and running

Analyze and inform

  • We organize an in-person or video meeting to pinpoint your needs
  • We analyze your company and its challenges, based on your list of requirements
  • We provide you with information about the business environment in Hauts-de-France as well as local and regional insights specific to your sector
Analyze and inform

Identify opportunities

  • Find land and real estate to suit your needs
  • Uncover partnership or acquisition opportunities
  • Host and organize visits to sites you’re interested in
Identify opportunities

Speed up paperwork

  • Identify available government aid and help you apply for it
  • Work with you to obtain necessary permits
  • Interface with public authorities to expedite local, regional, and national formalities
Speed up paperwork

Integrate and support

  • Help you find your place in the local economic fabric through our network
  • Provide ongoing support once you’re up and running
  • Advise you if you want to extend your facilities or acquire an existing business
Integrate and support

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