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What do LEPs do for Business
Geoff French
Enterprise M3
IOD Hampshire 19th July
What is Enterprise M3?
 Enterprise M3 is the Local Enterprise Partnership
which covers almost all of Hampshire and most of
Surrey
 Our remit is to increase economic growth in the
area.
 By bringing together leaders from across the private and
public sectors to provide a common strategy for economic
development and
 to pool our resources to deliver priority activities which
support economic growth.
Our Structure
Enterprise M3 Board
Strategic direction, priorities
and targets
LEP Project
Director
Implementation Group
Delivery, Overseas priorities
of Action Groups
Action Groups
Sector Groups
Finance, Innovation & Infrastructure
Business Support
Land &
Property
Leisure, Tourism,
Place Shaping,
Inward Investment
Skills &
Employability
Aerospace
IT ?
Rural Economy
& Broadband
Space ?
Enterprise M3 Board Members
Enterprise M3 Board Members
Enterprise M3
The journey so far …
Clear
Prioritised
Actions
for
2012/2013
Growing
Places Fund
Business Plan
and
Priorities
Additional
Government
funding
Establish
Action
Groups
Appoint
Director
Conduct
Research
First Board
Meeting
Launch
Conference
April 2011
July 2011
Dec 2011
March 2012
Our Vision
Enterprise M3 will be:
“One of the premier locations in the country for
enterprise and economic growth, with an
excellent environment and quality of life.”
Delivering the Vision - Our Four Priorities
 Skills
 Enterprise Support
 Infrastructure
 Red tape and planning
How we intervene - a Catalyst for Enterprise
Deliver
Advocate
Inform
Co-ordinate
How we are funded
 Government Funding £25,000 per year
 Growing Enterprise Funding £21m
 Support from Local authorities
The future
 Private Sector Sponsorship?
 European?
A Focus on Skills
Apprenticeships -Making it Easier
• Promotion of apprenticeships
• Making process easier
Creating Entrepreneurial Culture
• Testing out new approaches
• Audit of activity – schools to university
• Preparing to bid for Growth and Innovation Fund
( £250k+)
Retaining Talent
• M3 Job club Basingstoke
• Skills matching Service
A Focus on Enterprise Support
Supporting Business
• Business Support Website
• Business to Business Marketplace
• Programme of events by partners
Supporting High Growth Business
• GrowthAccelerator
Accessing Finance
• Barriers
• Access to Finance Seminars
A Focus on Red Tape
Barriers – Red Tape
• Focus Groups
• Working through business
organisations
Demystifying Planning
• NPPF – what means?
• Working alongside Local
Authorities
A Focus on Infrastructure
Identifying Infrastructure Priorities
Growing Enterprise Fund -£22m
A Commercial Property Market
Demand, Supply and Site
Assessment Study for Enterprise M3
Lobbying for superfast broadband
across Enterprise M3 area
Social Media Information
 Connect With Us
 LinkedIn
 Facebook
 Twitter
 Contact Information
 Contact
 Board Members
 Telephone
 01962 846755
 Email
 [email protected]
 Media
 [email protected]
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