Transcript Surrey Connects

Mark Pearson
Chief Executive
SURREY CONNECTS
Enterprise Partnership
Introducing
SURREY CONNECTS
- how it can work
for Surrey businesses
Factors Shaping Surrey
 strong and dynamic economy
 proximity to London – a major global capital
 two international airports
 three world–class universities
 access to the strategic road and rail networks
Factors Shaping Surrey
 diverse core business base
 knowledge, enterprise, innovation and
creative culture
 wealth earned outside boundaries
 high quality environment
 premier business location
Surrey Key Facts
 population of over 1.1 m across area of 1,670 sq km
 annual Gross Value Added output over £28bn
 net contributor to the UK Exchequer of £6bn
 250 international corporate companies
 60,000 successful SMEs
 40% educated to degree level or above
a great place to live and work
Surrey Response To Drive Growth
SURREY CONNECTS
Enterprise Partnership
- forward through smart economic growth
Vision
To position Surrey as a world class economy and
to double its Gross Value Added to £52bn
by 2030
Mission
Surrey Connects is a business-led enterprise
partnership, acting as the catalyst and leader for
Smart Economic Growth for Surrey
What is Smart Economic
Growth?
Smart Economic Growth is
our strategy to drive
sustainable economic
growth through knowledge,
innovation and creativity, so
we can all benefit from a
prosperous economy and
high quality of life
Smart Economic Growth
Global
Competitiveness
Driving
Enterprise
Knowledge
Economy
Eight Key Actions
Outcomes
Innovation
Culture
Secure Surrey as a world class
business location
Stimulate international trade
and exporting activity
Create a business incubation
network with a comprehensive
business support service
Lobby for investment in key
business critical infrastructure
Ensure young people can
succeed in the workplace
Establish Surrey as a venture
capital hub
Establish a world class business
school
Promote Surrey as leaders of
the digital age
Surrey Growth Sectors
So what does success look like?
Surrey Connects will know it is succeeding in its mission of ensuring
a Smart Growth Economy when it has…..
• secured the necessary levels of investment in economic infrastructure
• maintained and improved its above trend economic growth levels
• nurtured businesses that are innovative and creative so they can:
- invest in raising skill levels
- work together to increase the opportunities, number, quality of jobs
- reduce their environmental footprint
- aspire to having a good quality of life for all
• encouraged new economic models to engage business and communities
to build positive and sustainable futures
• catalysed, facilitated, and provided the leadership
to achieve Smart Economic Growth for Surrey
Website:
www.surreyconnects.com
Email:
[email protected]
Twitter:
@surreyconnects
LinkedIn:
Surrey Connects
Telephone: 01483 685230