Thriving Enterprise Programme - Goal 1

The Regeneration Zone has potential for business development and growth in the service, creative, media, hi-tech and environmental market sectors where the Zone location is favourable to development. This will mean expansion of services, knowledge-based industries and light industrial companies.

Goal 1 is delivered in Partnership with Business Link

Principal Actions

• Supporting businesses, particularly micro-businesses and start-ups
• Supporting SME’s to improve their competitiveness and public sector organisations to improve their service delivery
• Stimulating enterprise in under represented groups and in deprived areas
• Supporting business incubation and grow-on business , particularly (but not exclusively) to hi-tech, higher added value and creative industries
• Supporting the retention of existing Regeneration Zone businesses and attracting new businesses to the Regeneration Zone; Promoting business ICT and e-trading
• Growing social enterprise