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<p>My Department works actively with UK Trade and Investment, BIS sector leads as
well as local partners to promote opportunities in Enterprise Zones to businesses
across the UK and overseas. UK Trade and Investment encourages and supports overseas
companies to consider Enterprise Zones as a good place to set up or expand their businesses.
They do this by working to support the marketing efforts on Zones and publicising
opportunities for businesses within their international networks.</p><p> </p><p>This
collective approach is working. By the end of 2014, more than 450 businesses had come
to Enterprise Zones. Alongside this, there has been significant investment in infrastructure,
including around £200 million of commitments from the Local Growth Fund. This will
help to attract more businesses to Enterprise Zones in future.</p>
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