Thank you for your interest in business
opportunities in the U.S. Territories and
Freely Associated States!
We
invite you to take a few minutes to explore
the many resources available on this site.
This effort is part of an ongoing initiative
of the U.S. Department of the Interior's
Office of Insular Affairs, supporting economic
development in the insular areas.This website is being developed as a tool, to support both global investors and island partners in the development of win-win business opportunities
in all the islands. On this site you will
find reports on each island, compiled by
OIA's Island Fellows Program. You will find
links to government agencies that support
business development, and to other organizations
in the islands and in the fifty states.
DOI is proud to report that its 2005 Business Opportunities Missions have been quite successful.
Thirty-five companies, ranging from industry
leaders like Starwood Hotels and Resorts
and the Stanford Financial Group to smaller,
specialized technology, logistics, and tourism
companies, have participated in three separate
Missions, to Guam, Saipan, Palau, the U.S.
Virgin Islands, and American Samoa. But as OIA’s Deputy Assistant Secretary has pointed out during past conferences, this does not represent the culmination of this effort; rather, it is only the beginning.
The Conference and Missions were designed
to provide an opportunity for island businesses and potential global partners/investors to meet, network, and forge new partnerships
to make the most of win-win business opportunities.
Virtually every one of these organizations
is pursuing at least one new business venture
in one of the jurisdictions that they visited,
and our follow-up is ongoing. We hope to see some of these connections produce positive results. The purpose of this website is to be used as a tool to assist your efforts.
This
effort is a work-in-progress. We are always
interested in your comments on these tools
and our other efforts, and would welcome
any suggestions you may have. The Department
of Interior cannot endorse any organization,
project, or opportunity; our role in this
effort is as facilitators. We encourage
you to perform your own research and due
diligence before entering into any partnership.
Please send any and all inquiries to info@islandbusinessopportunities.com.
Thank you again for your interest. We look
forward to continuing to work with you to
help you find win-win opportunities in the
islands. |