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HERTFORDSHIRE LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP

HERTFORDSHIRE LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP Update on the LEP: priorities for 2012/13 and approach to levering in external funding Alan Corbett External Funding Officer. ‘ To accelerate business-led economic growth in Hertfordshire’. LEP Mission. Key Roles. LEP Priorities.

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HERTFORDSHIRE LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP

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  1. HERTFORDSHIRE LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP Update on the LEP: priorities for 2012/13 and approach to levering in external funding Alan Corbett External Funding Officer

  2. ‘To accelerate business-led economic growth in Hertfordshire’ LEPMission

  3. Key Roles

  4. LEP Priorities Encourage enterprise and business growth, building on our innovation assets Maintain and improve the skills and employment prospects of residents Identify and prioritise the strategic infrastructure required for economic growth Secure greater investment from business and government in Herts by improved promotion and advocacy activity

  5. Programme Board Action plans Investment & Advocacy • ‘open for business’ awareness campaign • Establishing inward investment offer and support package • Reviewing the current tourism offer • Securing greater funding from UK & EU Government Innovation & Enterprise • Develop a Mid Size Business Growth programme • Provide targeted opportunities to help SMEs unlock private and public sourcesof support • Facilitating networking & securing R&D investment Skills & Employment • Establishing more employer led skills provision – sectors/locations • Developing a Hertfordshire Apprenticeships strategy • Tackling youth unemployment Strategic Infrastructure • Refreshing the Infrastructure Plan & exploring new financing options • Supporting key transport investment priorities • Kick starting infrastructure schemes via GPF • Superfast Broadband roll out across business locations

  6. Bid & lobby for more funding Significantly raise our profile Engage more with businesses Secure independent funding for executive Operational Priorities 2012/13 • LEP plan for economic growth • Clarify our role in infrastructure • Finalise our governance • Start delivering: • Growing Places • Broadband • Inward Investment

  7. Appointed a dedicated External Funding Officer Strong emphasis on levering in European funding to help deliver Programme Board action plans Raise the profile of Hertfordshire through promotion and advocacy External Funding

  8. There is still EU money available Use it or lose it!! Public budgets are tight Good spend bodes well for future opportunity European funding – why?

  9. Involvement in funding networks Advice, support and guidance on EU funds one to one support organisational support Thematic seminars Identifying transnational partners European funding – how?

  10. Thank you for listening. Any Questions?

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