This reaches you from Birmingham on the day that Lord Heseltine launched his Growth Review - "No stone unturned". It is quite clear from both the report and his speech, that LEPs are being placed... The report is available here: http://www.bis.gov.uk/heseltine-review
National/Policy News
Visitor Economy Briefings for LEPs
The visitor economy has been highlighted by a number of LEPs as a key opportunity for economic and employment growth. Improvements that create wealth and better places to live and work will...
GOV.UK new tools
New services are available via gov.uk and include an event finder plus a business link telephone service...
Regulatory Pathfinder Success LEPS were urged to change the way regulation is delivered locally and to make it easier for businesses to trade by GBSLEP and LLEP -two regulatory pathfinders- at the: Regulating for Growth...
LEP Life - news from around the Network
Dorset to sail and fly on the back of overseas tourism market
Key players from across Dorset�s tourism businesses have joined forces with the County�s ports and airport to look at new opportunities to market Dorset as a destination and attract...
Thames Valley Berkshire LEP urges businesses to take advantage of recent changes to the apprenticeship grant for employers
The Thames Valley Berkshire Local Enterprise Partnership (TVB LEP), in partnership with National Apprenticeship Service, today announced that recent changes to the Apprenticeship Grant for Employer...
Business Catalyst Fund - second call for proposals - Cornwall LEP
Businesses have another opportunity to take advantage of investment support as the Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) announces a second call for proposals for the...
Businesses can bid for their slice of a �26 million Growing Places Fund to re-start stalled projects
The Leeds City Region Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has had a great response from companies interested in a loan of between �250,000 and �5 million from the second round of its...
Gloucestershire LEP lobbies about transport issues in the county
Gloucestershire Local Enterprise Partnership has written to the Highways Agency to lobby them about key transport issues in the county. The LEP and Worcestershire LEP have been working together to...
Businesses must have their say on Greater Lincolnshire LEP
Businesses have been urged to give their feedback on a three-year plan to grow the Greater Lincolnshire economy launched at a major business summit. Ursula Lidbetter MBE, Chair of the Greater...
LEP promotes Sheffield City Region to international investors in USA
Local Enterprise Partnership Investment Manager Rachel Clark is on a mission in the USA to promote the Sheffield City Region to potential investors. From Sunday October 7th, Rachel is attending the...
Black Country's social enterprise work nationally recognised
Outstanding work carried out in the Black Country to develop social enterprises to help kick-start the economy and create jobs has been recognised nationally. Walsall and the Black Country has...
Black country LEP highlighting new fast track business support scheme
The Black Country Local Enterprise Partnership is highlighting the new SME Fast Track scheme which is being provided by Marketing Birmingham. Available to businesses across the Black Country and
Marches LEP wins European funding to support business
Businesses across the Marches are to benefit from nearly �373,800 of support following a successful bid for European funding from the region's Local Enterprise Partnership. The Marches LEP
South East and New Anglia LEPs new construction apprenticeship agency is open for business
Hundreds of construction industry apprenticeships could be created across the South East and East Anglia thanks to the setting up of an innovative agency. The Training and Apprenticeships in...
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LEP Community: Forum
Have your say! Top discussion topics this month...
FUNDING:
Growing Places Fund: interest rate on repayments
PLANNING: Making the planning process work better
FUNDING:
Using Growing Places Funds in Enterprise Zones
LEP Events
Be a part of the inaugural 'meet the LEP's' at Advanced Engineering UK 2012
This year's Advanced Engineering UK group of events, held at Birmingham's NEC on 7th and 8th November, will host for the first time a number of LEPs keen to showcase their current programmes and philosophies supporting advanced engineering and manufacturing in their respective regions.
Smart specialisation workshop 16th November
The draft regulations now being negotiated in Brussels will require us to show our strategies and planned investments fit within the emerging concept of SMART Specialisation..
The UK infrastructure conference and expo 2012
When? 5th and 6th of December 2012 Where? One Great George Street, Home of The Institution of Civil Engineers About the organisation: UKICE is the only infrastructure event focused on delivering...
