Greentech South Launch Friday 2 nd October 2015 Anna Parry Greentech South Cluster Manager

Greentech South Support to Business £4 Million grant scheme to assist companies in commercialising ideas Find new markets for export and international deployment / relocation Facilitate 200 Greentech apprenticeships with SMEs within 2 years

Greentech South Growth Achieve Gold level Cluster accreditation by 2019 Build a strong network of active companies with clear areas of special interest

Inspiring Responsible Economic Prosperity There is no contradiction between being resource efficient and fostering economic growth.

Delivered to Date Total of £1.1 million awarded as grants to 14 businesses allowing them to create low carbon innovations and efficiencies. Supporting the creation of 147 jobs (average salary £30k per annum) Attraction of £5.3m in private investment £30m total inward investment 63 companies intensively supported

Company Profiles Total of £400k awarded in Grants 22 new jobs created

Stronger Together

Greentech Cluster Explained Bringing together organisations in a geographical area who are developing and delivering new clean technologies and innovations

Credentials and Recognition On 19 th May, Greentech South became the first UK Cluster within the Energy and Environment Sector to achieve the ESCA Bronze status.

Peer Learning

Launching

Potential Member Benefits Access to a quality network of similar businesses Online community being established Collaborative working Access to funding streams Access to university resources Access to new market opportunities Mentoring and bid writing support Shared experiences and support Events and publicity Business start-up support and incubation Preferential terms with partner organisations and HC Bank Assistance finding new partners and export opportunities …….and more to follow……………

What is Needed Here?

Importance of Greentech South

Make it work best for you

Your Chance to Shape the Cluster Two questions for you to consider now Further discussion opportunity this afternoon

Question 1 We have ambitious goals for Greentech South. Are they the right goals for us to focus on? What else should we be focusing on? How can we best work with the business community to achieve these goals?

Question 2 When seeking to enhance your business opportunities, what challenges do you encounter? What support would assist in overcoming such challenges? Please populate the table provided and if possible rank challenges in order of importance. RankChallengeBrief DescriptionPotential solutions (if known) Resource/support needed to overcome challenge

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Specialist Interest Groups Finance Renewable Energies Low Carbon Circular Economy Bluetech Environmental Innovation Skills and Education SME Development and Trade

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