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Small businesses across Coventry and Warwickshire are being given the chance to access new ‘vouchers’ to help them grow.

Six Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) in the West Midlands have agreed to join together to create a major investment fund worth at least £125m, expected to create or safeguard 9,000 jobs and help 400 new businesses to start up.

The ACE programme is offering ICT companies in the UK the opportunity to access new European markets.

ACE has organised a free competition - you can present your internationalisation needs and gain support to realise your internationalisation plans.

Coventry and Warwickshire LEP is developing a Strategic Economic Plan to stimulate economic development and job creation.

COVENTRY & WARWICKSHIRE SKILLS AND EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS GROUP

Thursday  23rd January 2014 10.00 – 12.00

MEETING MINUTES

Warwick and Leamington MP Chris White praised the role of the Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership (CWLEP) in ensuring positive steps have been taken in the first 12 months of the Social Value Act.

Strongly pro-city, as you would expect, the report states that UK cities produce 15% more output for every worker than non-city areas, whilst producing 32% fewer carbon dioxide emissions.  To maximise the contribution that cities make to UK economic prosperity, the report argues that cities

HM Revenue & Customs has designed a variety of e-learning products for business owners to work through at their own pace to provide information, help and support to assist in running their company.

It includes sections on:

The Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership (CWLEP) has appointed a new board member from the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Catherine Mallyon has joined the CWLEP’s 16-strong board which is made-up of representatives from the private and public sector.

The Sustainable Building Futures project is a unique venture that engages with eligible small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the collaborati