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About the SelectUSA Investment Summit

The SelectUSA Investment Summit is the highest profile event in the United States to facilitate business investment by connecting thousands of investors, companies, economic development organizations (EDOs), and industry experts to make deals happen.

Hosted by the U.S. Department of Commerce, the Investment Summit is a one-stop shop for companies considering expanding to the United States and provides EDOs with the opportunity to meet directly with international companies to facilitate investment deals. Since inception, the SelectUSA Investment Summit has attracted thousands of international companies and economic development representatives, generating over $250 billion in new investment projects supporting more than 125,000 jobs across the United States and its territories. The previous SelectUSA Investment Summit saw record-breaking numbers with more than 5,500 participants, including EDO representatives from 54 U.S. states and territories and over 2,700 business investors from 100+ countries.
 

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SelectUSA Services

For Companies

SelectUSA works with global companies as they evaluate investment locations, making it easier for them to choose to establish and grow their business operations in the U.S. market. We work one-on-one with investors to offer counseling and data; identify relevant federal programs; navigate federal rules and regulations; and link businesses with the right partners and resources.

• Unbiased Data and Counseling: Our global investment specialists provide insight into the U.S. market and actionable information on how to open or expand a business here.
• Connections at the Local Level: Through direct introductions and tailored SelectUSA business events, we offer a variety of ways to help companies engage with state and local representatives from across the U.S.
• Help With Navigating Federal Regulatory System: We work with agencies across the U.S. federal government to help address investor questions and concerns on a wide range of federal programs and regulatory issues.
   

For EDOs

SelectUSA’s team of investment, market, and data experts supports U.S. EDOs as they develop, expand, and implement their location promotion plans by providing credible and unbiased data, analytics, and on-the-ground information from embassies and consulates across more than 70 foreign markets.

• Making Connections: SelectUSA ombudsman service facilitates the resolution of issues involving Federal programs or activities related to pending investments.
• Global Marketing Platform: SelectUSA provides multiple platforms both within the United States and around the world to connect U.S. cities, states, and regions to potential investors. SelectUSA organizes virtual and in-person events, such as Roadshows and Conferences, seminars, single location promotion events, and the annual SelectUSA Investment Summit.
• Assistance Navigating the Federal System: SelectUSA offers guidance and can answer questions about the federal regulatory environment and programs that support investments. This includes identifying the right agencies and contacts to understand an issue and providing information about U.S. regulations and federal resources to support investment.
• High-level Advocacy: U.S. state and local governments often find themselves competing with a foreign location for a project. SelectUSA can coordinate high-level engagement to demonstrate the federal government’s support for foreign direct investment and make the business case for selecting the United States as the best place to do business.
  
   

Style Guide Best Practices

SelectUSA is the federal program charged with promoting and facilitating business investment into the United States. The SelectUSA Investment Summit is the 4-day event that promotes the United States as a premier investment destination, connecting multinational companies with U.S. economic development organizations to facilitate business investment and job creation.

SelectUSA Investment Summit:

• When referencing the “Summit”, always refer to it as “the SelectUSA Investment Summit” in the first instance or when adding a date (such as “2026 SelectUSA Investment Summit), and “the Investment Summit” in subsequent instances.
• It should not be referred to as “the Summit,” “SelectUSA,” or “the SUSA Summit.”
• SelectUSA is the program; the Investment Summit is the event.
• SelectUSA should always be written as one word, as opposed to “Select USA.”

SelectUSA:

• SelectUSA can be referred to as a program or an initiative. For stylistic consistency, refer to SelectUSA as a program.  
• SelectUSA cannot be referred to as an agency. 
• SelectUSA can be referred to as “a government program,” but not “the government-wide program.

 

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