Julie Kapsalis - Board Member, Coast to Capital - Vice Principal, Chichester College - Mother to Hektor & Felix WOMEN IN BUSINESS
WHAT IS A LEP? ▪ Local Enterprise Partnerships are partnerships between local authorities and businesses ▪ Set up in 2011 by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to help determine local economic priorities and lead economic growth and job creationDepartment for Business, Innovation and Skills ▪ They decide what the priorities should be for investment in roads, buildings and facilities in the area ▪ 39 LEPs covering England
COAST TO CAPITAL REGION
FACTS AND FIGURES
CREATING THE RIGHT CONDITIONS FOR GROWTH One 25 year goal 100,000 additional private sector jobs Enterprise & International Trade
Advanced Engineering Creative, Digital, IT Environmental Technologies Financial & Business Services Healthcare, Medical Technologies & Life Sciences KEY SECTORS
INTERNATIONAL
ENTERPRISE
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