Extending full support of her state to the investors, Governor of South Carolina (USA), Nikki Haley on Friday invited the industry from Chandigarh and Punjab region to collaborate, invest, partner and build business ties with their counterparts in South Carolina.
“Come, invest and set up a business in South Carolina and we at the Government level will service you as an added employee as well. We will assign a specific project manager to you who will handhold you right from the beginning concerning all aspects like land, labour, financing, source of raw material, marketing, legal formalities, transportation facilities among other things, said Haley at an interaction on “Doing Business with South Carolina” organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), here on Friday.
Haley, who is the also the first Indian and female Governor of any State of USA led a delegation from South Carolina to the City Beautiful to showcase its various strengths and showcase it as an ideal investment destination for Indian companies.
Elaborating about her policies, she said, “I believe if businesses are doing well in a state, all else like education, jobs, economy, health will fall perfectly in place and take care of them. Hence the first thing I did after taking over was to do away with the regulations, bureaucracy and labour unions hurting the business.”
“I have set up a committee on Business promotion with all industry members on the board. Being pro industry and focused on industry, now ours is the third best State in USA to do business in with lowest cost of business and living”, she added.
About strengthening ties with India, she said, “India is my second home. So investing here and inviting investors for South Carolina is my personal desire.”
Urging the investors to collaborate with South Carolina, Haley said, “The key sectors where you can excel in South Carolina include Automobile, Aerospace, IT, Pharmaceuticals, rubber, textiles, etc. Boeing’s leading manufacturing plant is in our state and soon BMW’s South Carolina Plant would also be their leading plant, so is the case of various top tyre manufacturers of the world like Michelin, Bridgestone, continental etc. It is so easy to do business in South Carolina that 60 percent of the new investments in South Carolina are from the existing businesses in the form of expansion,” she added.
Emphasising on skill development, Haley said, “We are so grateful to the investors in South Carolina that we even fulfil all the skill
requirements of the businesses set up there. We would work hand in hand with you. Just let us know your skill requirements and we would provide you with the relevant skilled and trained staff not just on work basis but also on culture basis.”