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      Comprised of business leaders from across our key sectors, the LEP Board oversees the programme of infrastructure, business support and skills projects being delivered by 2025.
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      Responsible for the day to day running of the LEP, the core team supports the Board in delivering the LEP strategy.
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Growing Our Economy
- - - Plan to Build Back Better
      The LEP’s Plan to Build Back Better sets out the transformational opportunities in the Heart of the South West area that will unlock investment, create more and better jobs and delivery prosperity and resilience through clean and inclusive growth. The plan is rooted in the ambitious vision of our Local Industrial Strategy.
      Find out more about our Plan to Build Back Better >
  - - Local Industrial Strategy
      Clean and Inclusive growth are the overarching themes of the Local Industrial Strategy.
      LIS and LIS Evidence Base >
      Scale-up Research >
      Inclusive Growth >
    - Our Investments
      We manage a portfolio of over three-quarters of a billion pounds that we’re investing into over 80 infrastructure, business support and skills packages.
      The latest on our projects can be found here >
  - - Investing to grow the economy
      The 2014-2020 European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) Growth Programme for England brings together three funds:
      European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) >
      European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) >
      European Social Fund (ESF) >
      ERDF inward investment grant scheme >
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      Blueprint for Clean Growth >
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- - - Inward investment
      Are you a Business entrepreneur or thinking of relocating your business?
      Click here to find out why companies are coming to the Heart of the South West >
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  - - Skills and Training
      Skills Launchpad can help you find information about skills, careers, training and jobs in Devon, Plymouth, Somerset and Torbay.
      Click here to visit the Skills Launchpad >
  - - Business support
      If you are a local business owner seeking advice and support for your business, the Growth Hub can help.
      Free at the point of access, questions can be about anything a business may want to ask.
      Click here to visit the Growth Hub >
About our area
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      Marine >
      Microelectronics and Photonics >
      Nuclear >
      Aerospace >
      Science and Innovation >
      Defence >
      Tourism >
      Digital >
    - The Rural Economy
      View Rural Economy documents >
  - - Business Bulletins
      Our Business Bulletins provide a comprehensive summary of business sentiment across the Heart of the South West, along with national and regional business intelligence.
      View all business bulletins >
    - Working in Partnership
      Businesses thrive in the Heart of the South West with its excellent value, quality development sites and premises, skilled workforce and business support. Our strong private, public, education and third sector partnerships are driving the economy forward in this destination of choice.
      Partnership Database >
      Business Groups and Networks >
  - - Productivity Strategy Evidence Base
      Raising productivity is the key to delivering better wages, better jobs, stronger businesses, better public services and a fantastic place for people and businesses to live and work.
      View the Productivity Strategy and supporting documents >
  - - About our area
      We commission research to inform and shape the development of our economic strategy.
      In this section you can access the reports which underpin our Local Industrial Strategy (LIS) as well as a range of information illustrating the varied landscape of our regional economy.
      Facts and Figures >
      Further research undertaken by our local authority partners can be accessed here:
      Devonomics >
      Somerset Trends >
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Latest News

New flagship cultural venue, East Quay opens in Watchet, Somerset

Social enterprise Onion Collective CIC is excited to announce the opening of East Quay in Watchet. ...

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22 SEP

Consortium submits plan to confirm South West’s status as a global leader in ocean technology innovation

A consortium of industry, research and local government bodies has submitted a plan to Government th ...

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16 SEP

Maritime UK South West September Newsletter 2021

...

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06 SEP

Expansion of mobile boost programme across rural parts of Devon and Somerset

A scheme to improve mobile phone coverage in rural parts of Devon and Somerset is being expanded. Co ...

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06 SEP

Ampaire brings Hybrid Electric Flight to South West England

Ampaire, a pioneer in hybrid electric aircraft technology, launches demonstration flights between Ex ...

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24 AUG

Latest News | July 2021

Welcome to our July newsletter. After many months, we have finally completed step 4 of the Governme ...

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30 JUL

Exeter Science Park builds back greener with space for 100 new jobs

The development of the latest and greenest new building on Exeter Science Park has reached a major m ...

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29 JUL

LEP awarded further £750k for digital Skills Bootcamps

The Heart of the South West LEP has secured £750,000 of funding from the Department for Education� ...

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27 JUL

New Northam Burrows Visitor Centre at Westward Ho officially opened

An invited gathering of people met on Friday to take part in the official opening of the new Northam ...

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27 JUL

LEP awarded further £1.8m for technical Skills Bootcamps

The Heart of the South West LEP has secured £1.8 million of funding from the Department for Educati ...

Read more >

23 JUL

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Who we are
- - - Our Board
      Comprised of business leaders from across our key sectors, the LEP Board oversees the programme of infrastructure, business support and skills projects being delivered by 2025.
      Find out more about our board >
      LEP board meetings & documents >
    - Our Team
      Responsible for the day to day running of the LEP, the core team supports the Board in delivering the LEP strategy.
      Find out more about our team >
  - - Sub boards and committees
      How we are organised
      Leadership Groups >
      Skills Advisory Panel >
      Digital Skills Partnership >
      Careers Hub >
      Local Transport Board >
      Strategic Investment Panel >
      Heart of the South West Joint Committee >
      Finances & Resources Committee >
  - - Governance, decision-making and finance
      Policies and Procedures >
      Workplan 2021/22 >
      Annual Report 2019/20 >
      Annual Impact Report 2019/20 >
      Declarations of Interest
      Financial Information >
    - LEP Events
      Find out more about LEP Events >
Growing Our Economy
- - - Plan to Build Back Better
      The LEP’s Plan to Build Back Better sets out the transformational opportunities in the Heart of the South West area that will unlock investment, create more and better jobs and delivery prosperity and resilience through clean and inclusive growth. The plan is rooted in the ambitious vision of our Local Industrial Strategy.
      Find out more about our Plan to Build Back Better >
  - - Local Industrial Strategy
      Clean and Inclusive growth are the overarching themes of the Local Industrial Strategy.
      LIS and LIS Evidence Base >
      Scale-up Research >
      Inclusive Growth >
    - Our Investments
      We manage a portfolio of over three-quarters of a billion pounds that we’re investing into over 80 infrastructure, business support and skills packages.
      The latest on our projects can be found here >
  - - Investing to grow the economy
      The 2014-2020 European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) Growth Programme for England brings together three funds:
      European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) >
      European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) >
      European Social Fund (ESF) >
      ERDF inward investment grant scheme >
  - - Clean Growth
      Blueprint for Clean Growth >
      Investing in Natural Capital >
    - Employment, Skills and Training
      Digital Skills Partnership >
      Careers Hub >
      Industry Placements and T levels >
    - Great South West
      Find out more
      about the Great South West >
Advice and support
- - - Inward investment
      Are you a Business entrepreneur or thinking of relocating your business?
      Click here to find out why companies are coming to the Heart of the South West >
  - - Growing Places Fund
      Apply to Growing Places Fund >
  - - Skills and Training
      Skills Launchpad can help you find information about skills, careers, training and jobs in Devon, Plymouth, Somerset and Torbay.
      Click here to visit the Skills Launchpad >
  - - Business support
      If you are a local business owner seeking advice and support for your business, the Growth Hub can help.
      Free at the point of access, questions can be about anything a business may want to ask.
      Click here to visit the Growth Hub >
About our area
- - - Key sectors
      Marine >
      Microelectronics and Photonics >
      Nuclear >
      Aerospace >
      Science and Innovation >
      Defence >
      Tourism >
      Digital >
    - The Rural Economy
      View Rural Economy documents >
  - - Business Bulletins
      Our Business Bulletins provide a comprehensive summary of business sentiment across the Heart of the South West, along with national and regional business intelligence.
      View all business bulletins >
    - Working in Partnership
      Businesses thrive in the Heart of the South West with its excellent value, quality development sites and premises, skilled workforce and business support. Our strong private, public, education and third sector partnerships are driving the economy forward in this destination of choice.
      Partnership Database >
      Business Groups and Networks >
  - - Productivity Strategy Evidence Base
      Raising productivity is the key to delivering better wages, better jobs, stronger businesses, better public services and a fantastic place for people and businesses to live and work.
      View the Productivity Strategy and supporting documents >
  - - About our area
      We commission research to inform and shape the development of our economic strategy.
      In this section you can access the reports which underpin our Local Industrial Strategy (LIS) as well as a range of information illustrating the varied landscape of our regional economy.
      Facts and Figures >
      Further research undertaken by our local authority partners can be accessed here:
      Devonomics >
      Somerset Trends >
News
Contact

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About our area

New flagship cultural venue, East Quay opens in Watchet, Somerset

Consortium submits plan to confirm South West’s status as a global leader in ocean technology innovation

Maritime UK South West September Newsletter 2021

Expansion of mobile boost programme across rural parts of Devon and Somerset

Ampaire brings Hybrid Electric Flight to South West England

Latest News | July 2021

Exeter Science Park builds back greener with space for 100 new jobs

LEP awarded further £750k for digital Skills Bootcamps

New Northam Burrows Visitor Centre at Westward Ho officially opened

LEP awarded further £1.8m for technical Skills Bootcamps

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Great South West

Inward investment

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Business support

Key sectors

The Rural Economy

Business Bulletins

Working in Partnership

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