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Gov. Rick Scott is off to Spain this weekend, leading a four-daybusiness development mission that will also include a meeting withKing Juan Carlos and a whiff of Florida's upcoming quincentennial celebrations. Scott will be joined on the trip by first lady Ann Scott, threestaffers from their offices, along with more than 60 officials fromvarious government offices and private businesses on the excursion,focused on increasing opportunities for companies from Spain --Florida s 34th largest trading partner -- to invest, grow andcreate jobs in Florida. Lane Wright, Scott s spokesman, said the governor will be able topersonally address any problems that business leaders in Spain saythey have breaking into or expanding in the Florida marketplace. Whether or not they have any problems that need to be solved,just the fact that the governor of the state of Florida is comingand visiting shows we re serious about creating jobs, saidWright, who will be among the mission passengers that depart Sundayfrom Miami International Airport for the nearly nine-hour AmericanAirlines flight to Madrid. There are already an estimated 400 Spain-based companies working inFlorida, which has one of the largest number of Spanish expatriatesin the United States. Enterprise Florida spokesman Stuart Doyle said the overseasmissions are worthwhile as a means to strengthen business andeconomic ties between Florida companies and the targeted nation. This mission to Spain has a goal of recruiting more foreigndirect investment for Florida, Doyle declared in an email. Withtrade missions, sales for participating companies are factoredin. View the agenda for the trip here . At $793.6 million a year in trade, Spain is wedged between Taiwanand Jamaica on the list of Florida s trading partners. Among the companies and outfits sending people on the mission, are:Florida Power & Light, Enterprise Florida, the EconomicDevelopment Commission of Florida Space Coast, Holland &Knight, Florida Realtors, Dosal Tobacco Corp., Jax USA Partnership,Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance, Florida Humanities Council,Florida Crystals Corp., and Greenberg Traurig. "Florida holds a unique, historical relationship with Spain. On theeve of the 500th anniversary of Juan Ponce de Leon to Florida, TeamFlorida s mission to Spain will allow state business leaders toconnect with the 12th largest economy in the world and one ofFlorida s top 50 trading partners," Edie Ousley, Chamber vicepresident of public affairs, responded in an email. "As the Florida Chamber continues marching toward the goal ofdoubling Florida-origin exports by 2015, the mission to Spain willhelp create economically beneficial business opportunities toincrease foreign direct investments in Florida." Other state officials on the trip hosted by Enterprise Floridainclude: Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos, R-MerrittIsland; Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner; Space FloridaPresident Frank DiBello; and Florida Secretary of TransportationAnanth Prasad. View Team Florida Mission to Spain here . Cost is $1,000 per person to register, plus travel and lodging. Enterprise Florida foots the bill for the Scotts, as the head ofthe delegation, with expenses for Wright, first lady Ann Scott schief of staff Sara Hansford, and Brad Piepenbrink, a specialassistant to Gov. Scott, coming from state travel funds. For Scott, this would be his fifth international mission sincetaking office a year ago. Scott headed four trade-related trips last year, each withEnterprise Florida, visiting Panama in March, Canada in June,Brazil in October and Israel in December. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as Mini Speakers for Mobiles Manufacturer , China Rechargeable Bluetooth Speaker, and more. For more , please visit Vase Speaker today!
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