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| Chair's Blog |
The LEP Network's response to the Budget and Heseltine news
The confirmation by the Chancellor in his Budget last week, that a single growth pot is to be created, caps a remarkable 5 month period for LEPs. Since the publications of Lord Heseltine's repor...
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Cross party consensus as Parliamentarians back Heseltine's proposals on growth
With pre-Budget battle lines drawn and firmly occupied in the run-up to 20 March, a group of cross-party Parliamentarians have put aside political differences and given their firm support for Lo... |
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Defra release online video for SMEs
The video is a short film in which small businesses talk about their experience and success in using broadband to help grow their business, in order to encourage other small businesses to foll... |
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Changes to the State Pensionable Age to have significant employment and economic growth
The UK Government's proposed changes to the State Pensionable Age (SPA) will have hugely significant implications for employment and economic growth across the country over the next 20... |
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BIS seeks LEP volunteers for EU Stakeholder Group
The Department of Business, Innovation and Skills is looking at how best to invest future EU funds for research and innovation. The department recognises the value of working on an... |
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LEP Network Annual Conference 2013
The LEP Network will be holding it's Annual Conference on the 18th April at One Great George Street in London. The conference will bring together senior figures from government, civ... |
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HOTSW seek expressions of interest in an event around supporting Social Enterprise
Tim Jones, Chair of the Heart of the South West LEP and Vaughan Lindsay Social Enterprise representative on the Heart of the South West LEP are interested to hear how LEPs are supporting socia... |
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Barclays supporting local growth
There is no shortage of entrepreneurialism in the UK. At Barclays, we see ambitious businesses in every town and area of the country, all working to deliver growth and jobs. But it is clear that... | |
| LEP Life - news from around the Network |
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Coventry & Warwickshire launch small loan fund
A new �500,000 scheme to help set-up and grow small businesses across Coventry and Warwickshire has been launched. The Coventry and Warwickshire Small Business Loans Scheme aims to lead to... |
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Digital Business First - local campaign results in national action
A campaign launched by Buckinghamshire Business First and Oxfordshire Business First to bring better broadband to the counties last September has now become a national initiative, following its l... |
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Cheshire and Warrington LEP launch the Apprenticeship Hub
The sixth annual National Apprenticeship Week will take place from 11-15 March 2013 and looks set to be the biggest and best yet, with hundreds of events expected to take place across England. Loc... |
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Marches LEPs �750,000 boost for precision project
A precision farming and engineering centre has received �750,000 from the Marches LEP, becoming the first project to benefit from an �8.1 million fund set up to create economic growth... |
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New Anglia launches powerful portal to help SME's grow
The New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is launching a newly re-designed website to help entrepreneurs and small businesses access the help and information they need to set up and grow ... |
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RGF "Growing the Humber scheme" generating great interest
Businesses across the Humber will have until midnight on Friday 15 March to submit their expressions of interest to meet the first of the "Growing the Humber" Regional Growth Fund (RGF) deadl... |
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�19million fund available for Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain
Liverpool City Region LEP, alongside the Midland based LEPs (Black Country, Coventry and Warwickshire and Greater Birmingham and Solihull), have launched a further round of the sub regional... |
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Worcestershire has eyes on the world
Worcestershire is developing a major push to boost exports, a conference has heard. Gary Woodman, Executive Director of the county's Local Enterprise Partnership, said the aim in particul... |
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Aerohub to host Bloodhound SSC tests for land speed record
Aerohub @ Newquay Cornwall Airport will play host to The BLOODHOUND Project for the UK testing phase of their World Land Speed Record car, the Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partner... |
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Leicester and Leicestershire open for business
Leicester and Leicestershire's presence at MIPIM this year has generated unprecidented excitement and enthusiasm for economic growth. The strong political support and leadership from the Cit... |
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Swindon and Wiltshire just one of the LEPs welcoming Government's response to Heseltine report The Swindon and Wiltshire LEP has welcomed the Government's response to the Heseltine review...
Other welcoming LEPs included; Thames Valley Berkshire, Dorset, SEMLEP, Greater Lincolnshire (see the news section of the website for all stories)... |
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Heart of the South West welcomes budget announcement
Today's announcement by the Chancellor in his budget, outlining how recommendations from the Heseltine report will be implemented...
Other LEPs have commented including; Enterprise M3, Worcestershire, New Anglia (see the news section of the website for all comments)... | |
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| Community: Events |
LEP Network Annual Conference 2013
The LEP Network will be holding its Annual Conference on the 18th April at One Great George Street in London. The conference will bring together senior figures from government, civil servants, as...
Launch of the Enterprise M3 Commercial Property Market Study
Enterprise M3 is pleased to invite you to the launch of its new Commercial Property Market Study on 26 April 2013 at the Aviator Hotel, Farnborough. This study, which has been develope... |
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