Life after the Regional Development Agencies ....
Marine South East is leading an initiative to create a business-led steering board to help support the new Local Enterprise Partnerships or LEP's which are being set up by the Government. This would make available to the LEPs a wealth of maritime expertise and business influence, and ensure that the importance of maritime sectors to the local economy is fully reflected.
Ministers announced the first wave of successful partnerships last week as part of the new plan for local economic growth, which sets out the Government’s role in empowering locally driven growth, encouraging business investment and promoting economic development.
Among the South East LEP's which received the Government green light last week were the Solent LEP, Coast to Capital a West Sussex LEP and the Kent, Greater Essex and East Sussex LEP.
Marine South East is also hosting a ministerial visit to the Solent next February which will present progress on business engagement with the LEP and highlight the importance of the marine sector in future economic development.
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