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Final chance to register as a Social Economy Organisation

The window to register your organisation as a contributor to the social economy is now closing. If your organisation is based or operates in the HotSW area (Devon, Plymouth, Somerset and Torbay) please register your basic details with  the  Local Enterprise Partnership   by clicking on the link below before the 30 November.

Social Economy Survey

Your organisation contributes to the social organisation if it is:
•  A social enterprise
•  A business with some social objectives
•  A charity or voluntary organisation which trades
•  A co-operative or community benefit society
A broad range of other organisations may also contribute towards the social economy.
The social economy is of strategic importance for the region and the LEP would like to do more to support and promote the sector. But it cannot do this without your help in determining the size and activity of the sector.
Please also circulate the survey link to others so that the full extent of the sector can be represented and the LEP can offer support as widely as possible.
If you would prefer to complete the survey over the telephone please call Paula Gallagher on 01545 571711 or email paula.gallagher@wavehill.com For more information on the survey, please contact Steven Donbavand at Wavehill (steven.donbavand@wavehill.com), who  is administering the survey on behalf of the LEP.

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      David Ralph

      Chief Executive

      David Ralph started as Chief Executive of Heart of South West LEP at the beginning of June 2018. Previously, he had spent 5 years as CEO of the Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (D2N2) LEP from 2013 where he oversaw the development of the D2N2 Strategic Economic Plan and sector strategies, 3 Growth Deals with HM Government to deliver a £1billion capital investment programme, securing and implementing £200m ESIF programme, the Derby and Nottingham Enterprise Zone, the D2N2 Skills Deal and Time for Innovation programme, community fund and led the executive team to develop the HS2 East Midlands hub. He was also closely involved in the proposed North Midlands Devolution Deal and one of the key architects in establishing the Midlands Engine, chairing the officer steering group. Whilst in this role David was a NED of the Nottingham Enterprise Zone, and Marketing NG, the Outer Estates Foundation and a Governor of Nottingham College and on the advisory Board of Nottingham Business School.

      Before the East Midlands, David was CEO of the Have Gateway Partnership working closely with local stakeholders including the ports of Felixstowe, Harwich and Ipswich and BT Adadastral Park across Suffolk and Essex and prior to that was Chief Exec of the Barton Hill New Deal for Communities programme in Bristol and the Nelm Development Trust in Norwich.

      David is a keen sailor, walker and trail runner.