Investor search and hosting
Canvassing activities outside the local area, in order to identify businesses that may be interested in relocating to the region.
Participation in trade fairs and events.
Hosting of interested businesses and project follow-up.

Business start-up and support
Business development strategy.
Legal and financial engineering.
Preparation of financial aid applications.

Innovation support - Research
Detection within businesses
Innovation funding tools
Réseau Innovation Charente (Charente Innovation Network)

Promotion of the Department’s economic image
Promotional activities, such as: participation in trade fairs, organisation of conferences.
Design and production of brochures and studies,
Websites to showcase the Departement's advantages.

Local economic development projects and support for inter-commune cooperation
Leadership of inter-commune local networks.
   (Presidents and development agents of communities of communities and regions).
Optimisation of legal and fiscal engineering.
Preparation of financial aid applications.
Leadership of general development procedures.
Support for business park contractors.

Leadership and structuring of divisions and sectors
Emergence of new sectors and divisions.
Definition of collective development projects.
Leadership of working groups and creativity groups.

Design of new services
Involvement of public and private partners (ex: SCIC)

Agency meetings
Economic sectors
Infrastructures generating development.