North American Development Agency  
On behalf of a North American development agency Trenarthan provided assistance in locating qualified partnering opportunities in the midwest region for a trade delegation of companies attending BIO 2004-- the Biotechnology Industry Association Annual Congress. The agency sought opportunities for companies in the area of medical devices, clinical testing and trials, pharmaceutical products, genetic testing and research. On a compressed timeframe, Trenarthan reviewed, organized and prioritized the technological opportunities and assessed potential business opportunities. Using its knowledge of these industries and its contacts in large and emerging companies, Trenarthan located meeting prospects, arranged appointments and provided senior level introductions..
Pacific Rim Regional Economic Development Agency
On behalf of a Pacific Rim regional economic development agency, Trenarthan assisted with an assessment of opportunities to provide call centers for North American companies. On behalf of the agency, Trenarthan selected strategic conferences and meetings with available prospects and intermediaries; developed a market approach to those prospects including targeted presentations to qualified prospects. Trenarthan also provided the agency with a strategic assessment and plan for winning call center investment. As part of its assignment, Trenarthan provided leads to target companies and advice to position the agency to win investments in call centers in its region.
United Kingdom Regional Development Agency  
On behalf of a United Kingdom regional development agency seeking to diversify international investment into areas other than manufacturing, Trenarthan provided Midwest U.S. representation on an ongoing basis. This included promoting the region with targeted market segments; developing and assessing leads; preparing proposals and making presentations on behalf of the agency to secure investments. As part of the agency’s team, Trenarthan also participated in strategic and tactical planning, quarterly and annual reviews and budgeting.  
     
  MedLogic Global Corporation  
 

MedLogic Global Corporation is a prime example of what visits to the region can produce, when a representative has the ability to put key partners together, including Ken Martin of DCDI and Trenarthan International, Ltd. MedLogic had been trying to enter the European market for 5 years. Once Trenarthan International had chosen DCDI for this project, Ken Martin helped secure ISO 9000 clean rooms, preserve jobs in the Plymouth and RSA grants of several million dollars in less that 6 months.

Doing this successfully requires the resources of an organization such as DCDI and other government agencies in support of investments. It is also important to have someone close to companies that are making these decisions. In order to effectively influence these companies it is important to have local representation.