About Us

INVEST Essex - Essex's Inward Investment Team

Essex is already home to over 55,000 businesses providing a vast range of job opportunities for our local population and is a major economic driver in the East of England. The county is home to a wide array of internationally renowned companies, many of which are highly R&D (research and development) intensive, such as e2v technologies, BAE Systems, Ford, Glaxo SmithKline, Nortel, Raytheon, Keymed, etc.

Essex is a growing county with a thriving business community offering great opportunities to local, national and international businesses.

What We do
We promote Essex as an outstanding business destination. This includes marketing inward investment opportunities to high value businesses in sectors that employ medium/high skills, handling investment enquiries, providing aftercare, and working to retain existing businesses in Essex.

INVEST Essex is Essex County Council’s countywide inward investment programme.