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| Advantages for International Businesses |
- More than 140 foreign affiliated firms have more than 170 facilities in Greater Richmond.
- Washington Dulles International Airport provides direct service to 40 foreign cities and nonstop service daily to 87 U.S. cities. Dulles is 50 minutes by air or two hours by car from Greater Richmond.
- All business support services are available with multilingual staff capabilities, including accounting, financial, and legal service providers with international experience.
- International business centers offer short to mid-term leases for offices and suites and access to an experienced network of service providers and organizations.
- Washington, D.C., the nation's capital and the location of embassies, consulates, and international organizations, is only 100 miles (160 kilometers) away.
- Henrico County established a special bilingual German-English International program. All public school systems teach foreign languages and English as a second language.
- The International Baccalaureate program is available in public and private schools.
- The regional Governor's School for Government and International Studies is available for gifted students.
- Special weekend and evening schools offering classes in language and culture have been created by the local German, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean communities.
- Cultural and business support groups include the Virginia Asian Chamber of Commerce, German American Business Stammtisch, International Club, Richmond Export-Import Club and World Affairs Council of Greater Richmond.
- Additional information for international companies is included in U.S. Start-Up Model for International Firms, which compares startup costs in Greater Richmond and eight other cities. Directory of Foreign Affiliated Firms provides contact and product information for the metro area's foreign affiliated firms.
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