26th Oct 2010
As the East of England Development Agency slowly winds down, and the new South Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership prepares to fill the void in the Bedford and Milton Keynes area, businesses have the opportunity to have their say at the Cranfield Business and Enterprise Summit on 17 November.
The Government's Spending Review has revealed that the Regional Growth Fund, supporting investment in infrastructure that underpins economic growth, is to be extended to three years and is increased in size to �1.4 billion. Allocations following the first round of bids will be announced before the end of 2010-11. Bids for funding will be made by the private sector and Local Enterprise Partnerships and will "play a pivotal role in helping rebalance the economy towards the private sector."
A Business and Enterprise Summit at Cranfield Innovation Centre on Wednesday 17 November will give businesses an important chance to have their say on Regional Growth Fund priorities for South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership and other actions to support enterprise, innovation and inward investment.
Further details of the programme and venue will be available shortly at (www.southeastmidlands.org.uk).
In the meantime if you would like to register your attendance for free, please contact 020 7492 5000 or email semlep@lsnlearning.org.uk
FREE exhibition space for small businesses
If you run a small business and would like a free exhibition space at the South East Midlands Business and Enterprise Summit, please email semlep@lsnlearning.org.uk for further details or call LSN on 020 7492 5000. Space is limited, so please hurry to avoid disappointment!
