Start date 1.5.2008
Broader Deeper Information, Diagnostic and Brokerage (Serco Regional Services Ltd)
The purpose of this investment is to provide additional business support (information, diagnosis and brokerage services) to ambitious small and medium enterprises in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Accessed through Business Link, this in depth specialist service aims to provide expert support to over 2700 small to medium businesses over the next 2 years.
What?
Businesses and social enterprises will be given a flexible package of support, tailored specifically to their needs. Increasing productivity and competitiveness on a national and international level are the primary objectives with the ultimate aim of helping to increase the economic prosperity of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
The service will specifically target businesses which have a high GVA (Gross Value Added) per head, or the potential for high GVA per head.
Who?
Serco Regional Services Ltd are the applicant for this investment and Business Link will run the service, working in partnership with a number of key organisations throughout Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
How much?
£4,606,766 from the ERDF Convergence Programme will be invested.
"Our ambition is to trigger a real step change in creating higher value in the Cornish economy through the ERDF Convergence Programme. Our investments will create the opportunity for more productive higher value businesses which can offer more quality better paid jobs. This new advisory service will particularly focus on those businesses whose activities add value through knowledge and innovation." Carleen Kelemen, Director of the Convergence Partnership Office for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
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