Invitalia is the Italian government agency for inward investment promotion and enterprise development dedicated to assist companies in all stages of the investment process, to support new business ventures and to enhance local development. Its threefold business activities spin on: ■Inward Investment: to enhance foreign investments by providing high value-added services to investors ■Enterprise Development: to develop innovation and entrepreneurship in business clusters ■Local Economic Development: to foster location attractiveness and competitive edge to increase overall competitiveness