Luring French businesses to Dover district?

• Andrew Stevens

  • Location: Deal, Kent
  15 December 2008     16:4510984
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  Dear all,
  
  See the link below...Very interesting proposition. Do our council and/or chamber of horrors, sorry, commerce and business leaders do enough to court the euros of our Gallic chums?
  
  With the economic climate as it is, perhaps now's the time to heavily woo businesses from the Nord Pas de Calais?
  
  Ooh la flaming la!
  
  Andy
  
  http://www.yourdover.co.uk/kent-news/Falling-pound-to-tempt-French-companies-to-Kent-newsinkent18891.aspx?news=local
• Guest 655

  • Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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  15 December 2008     17:2110986
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  A totally unjustified dig at the Chamber of Commerce, Andrew. Perhaps you dont understand the role played by the Chamber locally. It is not a marketing machine for the District, it simply does not have the resources for that type of activity and has never had such a role. Now if someone wants to come up with some finance (a lot of it to be worthwhile) I am sure the Chamber would be willing to consider such an activity!
• Andrew Stevens

  • Location: Deal, Kent
  15 December 2008     17:5410989
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  It was just a fairly weak joke nestled within a perfectly valid and positive suggestion, Barry. Sorry if I offended any delicate sensibilities.
• Guest 653

  • Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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  15 December 2008     19:2410996
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  I have posted this suggestion on another thread - but who would do it ?
  
  I have some ideas, but no authority and following the Dover Loyalty Scheme's demise, I know that a single person cannot achieve any (real) measure of real success.
  
  
  
  
  Roger
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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  15 December 2008     20:0811005
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  we have many french people that live, work and/or run small concerns in kent.
  
  from what i understand, french business(as a general rule) is not interested on relocating here, despite the more relaxed labour laws and taxation this side of the channel.
  
  i think that they are as insular as us in some things.
• Guest 653

  • Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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  16 December 2008     07:3511022
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  I was thinking more of the tourism side Howard, sadly, most of our historic sites and attractions are closed this time of year, but the shops, pubs, restaurants and cafe's could capitalise on it.
  
  
  
  
  Roger