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Nantes, the gateway for trade in western France

A member of the prestigious World Trade Centers Association (WTCA) network, the World Trade Center Nantes Atlantique is a key player in international development in the Pays de la Loire region.
Managed by the Nantes St-Nazaire Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the WTC Nantes Atlantique helps foreign companies set up in France by offering them a structured and personalised programme tailored to their needs 
To meet your needs at every stage of your project, we have designed a five-part package, combining group and individual approaches.

General or theme-based exploratory mission:
Immerse yourself in the region to discover its economic benefits and assess the suitability of a site to set up your business.
-    Organization of tailor-made Learning Expeditions
-    Visits to strategic sites and key infrastructure
-    Meetings with local economic and institutional players.

Sectoral exploratory mission:
Gain a deeper understanding of your industry by identifying its dynamics, key players and development opportunities.
-    Setting up exploratory missions by sector
-    Targeted meetings with players in this sector
-    Visits to clusters and participation in specialist events.

Individual market test assignment:
Test your market with key players before or after setting up.
-    Arranging feedback meetings with specialists in your market (sector professionals, end customers or partners),
-    Operational support during the assignment,
-    Deliverable: a market brief and programme of meetings.

Individual business setup assignment:
Evaluate the business setup potential and speed up your strategic decision-making process thanks to personalised support and direct contact with the key players in the region.
-    Arranging meetings with partners: HR, legal, accountancy, banking, real estate
-    Direct connection with the local ecosystem: institutions, network heads
-    Help with finding a plot of land

Soft landing offer:
Start your business in complete security with a flexible hosting solution and easy access to the local ecosystem, to reduce risk and maximise your chances of success.
-    Access to flexible, cost-effective accommodation solutions: co-working spaces, meeting rooms and a registered address service to make it easier for you to do business and promote your local presence
-    Personalised support (legal, tax, HR, intercultural)
-    We put you in touch with the local ecosystem (partners, institutions, network heads and export/import companies) to speed up your integration and find more and more business opportunities.

Our areas of excellence and opportunity:
We intervene first and foremost in the following sectors and fields: 
-    Health & Life Sciences, 
-    Energies, 
-    Aeronautics,
-    Electronics, plastics and mechanical engineering, 
-    Food-processing industry
-    Maritime
-    Decarbonization, innovation, Smart Cities and sustainable transport.