nwda business plan

Business Plan2010-2011

4th June 2010

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Contents

3 Foreword

4 Review of 2009/10 – Key Achievements

6 Strategic Priorities

10 Key Activities

- Business

- People

- Place

14 Sub-Regional Activity

- Cheshire and Warrington

- Cumbria

- Greater Manchester

- Lancashire

- Liverpool City Region

20 Resources

21 The Board and Executive

22 Publications


ForewordMay 2010

As the region moves into recovery,providing strong and decisive economicleadership continues to be the NorthwestRegional Development Agency’s singlemost important role.

Along with providing clear and well-organised business support, the Agencyhas maintained its focus on ensuringlong-term economic growth, as well ascontinuing to deliver strongly on projectsand programmes. This Business Plan,which sets out the Agency’s strategicpriorities, investment activity andresources for 2010/11, is focused onensuring that the Northwest maintains thismomentum, not only in recovering fromthe economic downturn, but emergingstronger as a result. We will concentrateon growing the size of the private sector inthe region and wealth creation.

Competitiveness is the key to oureconomic success and to remain so wewill continue to invest heavily in theregion’s key growth sectors, where wehave real global strengths. However,against a backdrop of reducing budgetsfor both our public sector partners and theAgency itself, we must work to get moreout of our existing programmes, ensuringthat future initiatives are strongly focusedon driving forward the regional economy.

Central to this will be delivering ourregional leadership role by completing theRS2010 process, in conjunction with 4NW

and other partners. This document, whichwill focus on clear priorities for theNorthwest, will set out a shared vision,objectives and action areas, helping toensure that all public expenditure ispulling in the same direction. Thisdocument will help to highlight the sharedpriorities for the region. During 2010 weexpect that the Agency will have todemonstrate additional financialeffectiveness as part of the government’swider review of public sector spending.This business plan will therefore besubject to continuous review throughoutthe year.

We must also be clear about ourinvestments and work with partners todetermine a consistent and prioritisedprogramme of activities. Through ourapproach to joint investment planning, wewill work with our sub-regional, cityregional and Local Authority partners toagree exactly when and where NWDAinvestment is appropriate. Emerginggovernance structures in each sub-regionand city region will be vital in helpingpartners to determine a consistent andprioritised programme for their investmentand activities.

This year will be challenging for theAgency but we are looking forward tothose challenges and the opportunity tocontinue to work with our partners toachieve our shared vision for the region.

May 2010

Steven BroomheadChief Executive

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Robert HoughChairman


Key Achievements2009/10Throughout the year, the Agency has played akey role in leading the region towardseconomic recovery. Achievements include:

£26minvestment to helpbusinesses succeedIn the past year, the NWDA has invested over £26m inbusiness finance initiatives for SMEs. Schemesincluding the Grant for Business Investment, Grant forResearch & Development and Small Loans forBusiness are providing vital support in helping theregion’s businesses start up, grow and expand.

82,000 tonnes of CO² savedSupporting regional businesses to reduce theircarbon emissions is a major priority in ensuring theregion contributes towards national targets and helpsto mitigate the future effects of climate change.Initiatives include the Grant for Improving YourResource Efficiency, which will save over 82,000tonnes of CO² from the grants offered this year alone.

155%increase in studentnumbers at BlackburnUniversity CentreFollowing Agency investment, Blackburn’s newUniversity Centre is now delivering over 130 degreesand professional qualifications and creating a cutting-edge campus to compete with the very best highereducation institutions across the UK. As a direct resultof the investment, full-time applications have reachedtheir highest ever level with numbers up by 155%.

£100mNorthwest UrbanInvestment FundThis year saw the launch of a joint NWDA/ERDFinitiative to provide loans and investments to kick-start stalled development projects. Managed by theEuropean Investment Bank, the Northwest UrbanInvestment Fund is expected to create and safeguardthousands of jobs, as well as channel returns oninvestment into other development projects.

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97,000business supported Business Link Northwest (BLNW), the NWDA’sinformation and advice service for the region’sbusinesses continues to exceed targets. In 2009/10,the service increased the number of businesses itassisted from 92,600 to over 97,000, and contributed£512m to GVA (up from £431m in 2008/09).

Since March 2009, BLNW’s Access to Financeprogramme has worked with over 700 clients todiagnose their financial needs, helping to secure £55mof finance for SMEs.

179businesses supportedfollowing the CumbriafloodsFollowing the November 2009 floods in Cumbria, theAgency moved swiftly to implement a £1 millionsupport package to help 179 affected businessesclean up and recover. Additional NWDA funds weregranted to Cumbria Tourism to support a nationalmarketing campaign to promote the message thatCumbria was still open for visitors.

2,300 jobs created orsafeguarded through theInternational TradeProgrammeBetween 2007 and 2009, the regional internationaltrade programme has created or safeguarded 2,300jobs, assisted over 10,500 businesses and generated£400 million for the Northwest economy. For every £1the NWDA invested in the programme, almost £21 wasgenerated for the region.

1,000 businesses supportedthrough the innovationvoucher schemeSince the creation of the £4.1 million InnovationVoucher Scheme in 2009/10, over 1,000 businesseshave been encouraged to engage proactively with theNorthwest knowledge base. As a result, every £1invested in the scheme has returned £9.75 to theregional economy.

£41m of private sector leverageinto LiverpoolCommercial District£8.8m NWDA and ERDF investment is bringing forwardthe third phase of St Paul’s Square, Liverpool, whichhas already delivered over 250,000 sq ft of Grade Aoffice space into the city’s commercial district. Theadditional investment will create a further 109,000 sq ft.

£60mgenerated frommajor eventsThe NWDA led on the development of the regionalMajor Events Strategy, which aims to position theNorthwest as a world-leading destination for hostingmajor events. During 2009/10 alone, high profile eventssuch as the BT Paralympic World Cup (Manchester),Ironman (Bolton) and the Great North Swim (Cumbria)netted £60m for the regional economy.

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Strategic Priorities

During 2009, the NWDArevised its Corporate Plan inlight of economic changesand a reduction in RDAbudgets. As part of thisprocess, the Agencyclarified its future investmentpriorities to ensure this istargeted at activity whichplaces the region in thestrongest position foreconomic recovery.

We will therefore focus investment onsupport for business, with a direct or onlyone-step-removed impact, specifically:

• Enterprise support and growth sectors• Innovation and its commercial exploitation• Capturing the benefits of globalisation• Development of enterprise skills and

behaviours – attracting talent and releasing potential

• Creating high value jobs or any jobs in deprived areas

• Creating the conditions for private investment to achieve sustainable economic growth and regeneration

Investment will be targeted towards activitywhich is set within the context of jointinvestment planning and is not the coreresponsibility of other organisations. Activitymust maximise long-term economic socialand environmental returns, as well as have aclear regional impact which achieves theoutcomes outlined in the Agency’sCorporate Plan.

In prioritising investment, the Agency willcontinue to align European RegionalDevelopment Funds with its own funding, aswell as continue economic recovery throughthe delivery of the Northwest Venture CapitalLoan Fund and the Northwest UrbanInvestment Fund.

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Supporting Key Sectors andConditions for BusinessGrowthTo support economic recovery, we will:

• Prioritise investment in key sectors and industries that will generate growth and jobs. These are sectors where the Northwest has a considerable asset base of research institutions, key businesses and supporting infrastructures that providethe region with competitive advantage including: - Advanced Manufacturing - including

aerospace.

- Energy and Environmental Technologies - particularly nuclear where the region has been designated a Low Carbon Economic Area.

- Life Sciences/Biomedical - given that the Northwest is home to major businesses and a key part of the UK super-cluster.

- Digital & Creative - where developments such as MediaCityUK enhance the region’s position as a centre of creative content production.

- Tourism - particularly the attack brands of Manchester, Liverpool, Chester and the Lake District.

• Focus on delivering:

- Business Support This includes enterprise, high-growth and finance products, particularly via Business Link Northwest. We will support access to finance for Northwest growth businesses in key sectors through the delivery of the Northwest Venture Capital Loan Fund.

- Innovation We will maximise opportunities from theregion’s scientific, Higher Education andindustrial expertise and supporting companies through products such as Innovation Vouchers.

- Higher level skills Our key sectors require highly skilled people to be able to grow. The NWDA will seek to influence all skills provision to support key sectors, with a particular focus on developing higher level skills.

- Internationalisation Focusing on continuing to secure Foreign Direct Investment, we will also support Northwest companies to export and be more international in their business aspirations.

- Next Generation Access (NGA)We will ensure development of a region-wide framework to support the development of NGA broadband and pilot activity in the Manchester City Region.

- Conditions for private sectorinvestment

We will ensure delivery of the Northwest Urban Investment Fund to help unlock economic potential, as well as securing significant private sector investment through major developer-led proposals serving key regional sectors and employment sites.

Economic LeadershipA key part of NWDA’s role is in showingeconomic leadership in tackling the majorissues facing the Northwest in the short,medium and longer term. To support this,we will:

• Seek to influence:

- Next Generation Access (NGA) - The NWDA will seek to influence Government policy and private sector investment to bring NGA to the Northwest.

- Transport - We will lobby for investmentin the region’s road, rail, air and port infrastructure, particularly the Northern Hub, and ensure ongoing commitment to rail electrification.

- Utilities - We will work with utilities providers to ensure an adequate infrastructure which supports future sustainable growth. Of critical importance is influencing energy transmission infrastructures in support of the nuclear industry.

- Skills - We will develop a Northwest Skills Strategy and work with partners tostimulate and address the curent and future skills demand in the region.

- Getting people back into work– We will work with partners to tackle health and other issues that are keeping people out of the labour market, and to develop enterprising capabilities to enable them release their full potential.

• Maintain strong partnership working with local, sub-regional, regional and national partners. Specifically we will work closely with sub-regional partners to develop jointinvestment planning across the region.

• Provide economic intelligence about the region’s economy, including maintaining close dialogue with businesses and banks.

• Respond to economic shocks affecting the region.

• Ensure delivery of the revised Northwest Climate Change Action Plan.

• Work in partnership with the three Northern RDAs to deliver the Northern Way programme and maximise the benefits of collaboration for the North.

• Play a key role in exploiting and implementing opportunities from the recently launched Atlantic Gateway Strategy.

• Work to finalise a high level statement of the region’s economic, social and environmental priorities.

In addition to these Strategic Priorities, theAgency will also review its operationalcapacity through:

• Driving efficiency through our organisational capacity and structure to ensure we continue to be flexible enough to deal with changing priorities.

• Encouraging action on better procurementpractice throughout the region.

• Evaluating completed Agency-funded projects and programmes, building these findings into future activity to help determine future investments.

• Ensuring that environmental and equality issues are fully considered as part of NWDA processes and project development.

• Representing the RDA network effectively in our lead role for the Department of Energy and Climate Change and the Department for Education, influencing national policy and delivery to take account of regional priorities.

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Key Activities:BusinessThe Agency’s aim is tocontinue to grow prioritysectors where the regionhas international competitiveadvantage and assets, workto increase levels ofenterprise and innovation,improve our internationalcompetitiveness and helpthe region adapt to climatechange and increaseresource efficiency.

Manufacturing• Ensuring the delivery of the Regional

Manufacturing Strategy and Action Plan and focusing on innovation within the sector.

• Continuing the delivery of the Manufacturing Advisory Service to raise productivity within manufacturing businesses, include the promotion of manufacturing to young people, and improve the image of manufacturing overall.

• Continuing to link to, and ensure benefits are achieved from, key national projects which support manufacturing in the Northwest.

Key activities in 2010/11 will include:

Biomedical• Supporting the development of a

coordinated vision in Liverpool for biomedical innovation, commercialisation of Intellectual Property, incubation and grow-on space, linked to the city’s Research & Development capabilities.

• Developing and supporting closer engagement between the private sector and the NHS.

• Support the delivery of the redevelopmentof the Royal Eye Hospital in Manchester to provide grow-on space for growing biomedical businesses.

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Low Carbon EnvironmentalGoods & Services• Continuing to investigate the potential for

further low carbon energy deployment within the Northwest, such as wind and tidal, and ensuring that businesses can access supply chain opportunities.

• Investigating and potentially investing in innovative products that further enhance the region’s position as a leader in energy and low carbon technology.

• Building on our existing nuclear asset base and commissioning new initiatives that capture economic benefits within the region.

• Building on the potential of the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre and other initiatives, to develop supply chain opportunities for Northwest businesses.

Digital & Creative• Supporting the continued development of

MediaCityUK and maximising the opportunities this presents, including the relocation of BBC Departments and the development of the Media Enterprise Centre (MEC).

• Ensuring that the benefits of MediaCityUK extend across the North through initiativessuch as NorthernNet, the high-speed telecommunications network.

• Working with the private and public sectors in all sub-regions to deliver the Strategy for Next Generation Access (NGA) to bring forward high-speed broadband across the Northwest.

Tourism• Supporting the development of the visitor

economy through the region’s five TouristBoards and helping tourism businesses to improve their performance and productivity.

• Implementing the Visitor Attraction Fundto stimulate and support high quality capital investment in key projects.

• Supporting the development and delivery of the Chester Zoo Masterplan to provide a long term increase in visitor numbers and economic impact of the attraction.

• Undertaking a regional lead role in working with VisitEngland including implementation of the new VisitEngland strategy.

Other• Providing support to key businesses and

other key sectors that employ significant numbers within the region and/or have employment growth potential, for example financial & professional services.

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Key Activities:Business

Enterprise Support • Delivering the Rapid Response Service

to support companies affected by the downturn, protect employment and ensurecontinued training and investment.

• Ensuring the ongoing delivery of Business Link Northwest as the primary access route for business support.

• Improving the availability and Access to Finance for SMEs, and working with banks, professional intermediaries and partners to increase the take-up of Business Finance products and assistance.

• Delivering the Venture Capital Loan Fund, which will be fully operational by Summer 2010.

• Delivering the High Growth Business Support Programme to help new and existing knowledge intensive businesses realise their growth potential.

• Implementing the Northwest Enterprise Strategy, including delivery of the secondphase of the Business Start Up Programme, which will target priority groups and areas that are underperforming in terms of enterprise.

• Supporting the Northwest Enterprise Forum and Enterprise UK to promote and stimulate an enterprise culture in priority groups.

• Supporting Social Enterprise Northwestto help social enterprises achieve their growth potential.

• Supporting the delivery of the Solutions for Business programme to provide businesses with easy access to business support and making public sector business support easier to understand and access.

Innovation• Establishing a Joint Venture Company to

oversee the expansion of Daresbury Science & Innovation Campus.

• Working with partners in Liverpool City Region to support the next phase development of Liverpool Science Park.

• Developing the Manchester Biomedical Research Centre to increase levels of public sector R&D.

• Delivering the Northwest Science Strategy,including key initiatives that increase the interactions of businesses with the knowledge base, especially in key sectors.These include key centres such as the Knowledge Centre for Materials Chemistry, the Northwest Virtual Engineering Centre, North West E-Health, Centre for Nuclear Energy Technology, andthe Composites Certification Facility.

• Delivering a number of innovation projectsthrough The Northern Way, including those supporting Printable Electronics, Offshore Wind, Carbon Capture and NorthernNet.

• Investigating the options for further development at Lancaster Science Parkto help support a long-term increase in levels of public and private sector R&D.

Internationalisation• Working with UK Trade & Investment

(UKTI) to help new and existing exporters,provide an international supply chain programme and enable over 300 R&D companies to develop and implement internationalisation plans.

• Generating new investment leads from established markets in North America, Japan, China, India, Australia and Europe.

• Maximising the benefits from the Shanghai World Expo 2010 through the presence of both Liverpool and the UK.

• Supporting a destination marketing programme through projects at Manchester and Liverpool John LennonAirports to enhance the visitor experience.

Climate Change andSustainable Consumption andProduction• Implementing the region’s first

Sustainable Consumption and Production Action Plan, to support businesses to increase resource efficiencyand eco-innovation.

• Implementing the refreshed Northwest Climate Change Action Plan and continue to support carbon reduction initiatives, including the Carbon Challenge Fund.

• Launching a Low Carbon EnvironmentalGoods and Services Strategy to prioritise areas for future NWDA support, particularly in Solid State Lighting, Tidal Energy and Smart Grids.

• Supporting the Energy Innovation Centre and Envirolink Northwest as wellas the Joule Centre.

• Development of a Nuclear Sector Strategy and Action Plan, building on the Northwest’s designation as the Low Carbon Economic Area (LCEA) for Nuclear.

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Key Activities:PeopleIn order to compete on aglobal scale, it is vital thatthe region’s businesseshave access to a highlyskilled workforce relevant totheir needs. This meansraising aspirations,encouraging people todevelop enterprisecapabilities and ensuringthat people are appropriatelyskilled, especially for thosehigher level skills needed forthe region’s key growthsectors.

Leadership, Management andHigher Level SkillsDevelopment• Delivering three key leadership and

management projects - LEAD, Business Mentoring and Train to Gain.

• Supporting key sectors including Digital & Creative and Low Carbon Environmental Goods & Services through the delivery of a range of programmes, working with the Higher Level Skills Partnership, the National Skills Academy for Nuclear, the Regional STEM Cohesion Group and building on the legacy of the ‘Big Bang’ science event.

• Ensuring support for the skills brokerage service through Business Link Northwest.

• Focusing on developing skills and talent in the region, capitalising on the High Growth programme, entrepreneurship and delivery of specialist training programmes.

• Implementing the Birley Fields Capital programme at Manchester Metropolitan University to ensure greater progression into Higher Education.

• Delivering the University Enterprise Networks programme and continuing support for the National Enterprise Academy, Northwest Hub and Further Enterprise Hubs to nurture enterprising attitudes in the current and future workforce.

• Continuing to ensure that national skills plans are aligned to the economic needs of the region.

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Key Activities:PlaceThe NWDA will continue touse its influence to helpplaces in the region achievetheir potential, throughensuring private sectorconfidence as a place toinvest, work and visit,helping major developmentprojects stay on track,supporting the developmentof key employment sites andpromoting the Northwest asa business and visitordestination.

Creating Conditions forPrivate Sector Investment andWealth Creation

• Ensuring the delivery of urban investment through the new Northwest Urban Investment Fund.

• Working with Urban Regeneration Companies (URCs) and Economic Development Companies (EDCs) to focus resources on interventions that havea regional impact.

• Continuing to support Liverpool and Greater Manchester City Regions, PennineLancashire and Fylde Coast EDCs, Mid Lancashire joint working, Cheshire & Warrington Enterprise Commission and delivery structures in Cumbria.

• Working with partners to develop the Atlantic Gateway and the Energy Coastinitiatives.

• Supporting regeneration in Blackpooland encouraging private sector investment in Preston City Centre, as well as other key centres throughout the region where there is scope for private sector-led development.

Rural Development

• Delivering the Rural Development Programme for England, including the Rural Carbon Challenge Fund, TASTE (which aims to raise the quality of local produce), and Tourism Connect (which aims to raise interior design standards within businesses).

• Delivering a number of key projects in rural areas, including the Enterprise Delivery Hub at Reaseheath College, LakeDistrict National Park Sites Programme and the Merseyside Rural Economy ActionPlan.

• Leading on the establishment of a new vision for the development of rural market towns.

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Employment Sites, Premisesand Growth Locations

• Working with partners to attract private sector investment in growth locations throughout the region particularly Crewe, Chester, Warrington, Lancaster and Carlisle.

• Working with developers and attracting private sector investment in strategic regional sites across the region.

• Completing key strategic land regeneration projects resulting from the Newlands, REMADE and REVIVE programmes.

• Completing the Land Reclamation Review by mid 2010.

• Completing the final stages of the Regional Park Programme including the development of the International Festival Gardens site in Liverpool and the Brand New Brighton project.

Marketing the Region

• Implementing a range of campaigns, events and publications to promote the region as a competitive business location and as a place to visit.

• Delivering the Regional Major Events Programme, including Tatton and Liverpool Biennials, World Lacrosse Championships and World Netball Series.The Agency will also support England’s bids for the 2018 Soccer World Cup and the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.

• Ensuring the region benefits from the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, focusing on attracting Pre Games Training Camps and major events, promoting business opportunities, and maximising the impact of the Torch Relay.

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Sub-regional activity

The Agency is committed tousing its influence andinvestment to support thedevelopment of theNorthwest. We already havea strong working relationshipwith our partners across theregion and over the nextyear we will strengthen anddeepen that relationshipthrough Joint InvestmentPlans that will align partneractivity, make best use ofpublic funds, and improveoutcomes for people,business and places ineach area of the region.

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Sub-regional activityCheshire and Warrington

• Undertaking Joint Investment Planning with Cheshire and Warrington partners and the Homes and Communities Agency(HCA) to align activity and maximise investment.

• Continuing to support the development of Chester Zoo.

• Continuing to support the role of Chester as an ‘attack brand’ of the region and encouraging private sector investment.

• Working with Cheshire East on the continued development of Crewe.

• Supporting the delivery of the Orford Park project and development of proposals for the Central Warrington strategic regional site.

• Establishing how best to enhance digital connections across the sub-region and with adjacent City Regions through regional work on Next Generation Access (NGA).

• Strengthening relationships with the sub-regional Leadership Board and the new Commissions for Enterprise, Learning and Skills, Climate Change & Environment andCulture & Tourism.

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Sub-regional activityCumbria

• Continuing to work with the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) and Cumbrian partners to develop a Joint Investment Plan.

• Implementing the Energy Coast Masterplan to establish Cumbria as a centre of excellence for energy and environmental technologies, including support for the nuclear new build case at Sellafield.

• Continuing to support improvement in Higher and Further Education skills.

• Supporting the development of Carlisle, led by private sector investment.

• Supporting new opportunities emerging from advanced engineering in the FurnessPeninsula.

• Building on the profile of the Lake District as a tourism attack brand for the region.



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Sub-regional activityGreater Manchester

• Supporting the implementation of Manchester's City Region status

• Supporting continued investment in, and coordination of, the city's knowledge and science assets.

• Providing ongoing investment in key regional and sub-regional employment opportunities, including MediaCityUK and Kingsway strategic site, Rochdale.

• Working with Central Salford and New East Manchester URCs to continue to improve the conditions for private sector investment.

• Lobbying for transport improvements that continue to support better connectivity between Manchester and the rest of the North, particularly the Northern Hub.

• Supporting and influencing the implementation of the Greater ManchesterStrategy.



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Sub-regional activityLancashire

• Implementing the Pennine Lancashire Joint Investment Plan.

• Supporting the development of the Advanced Manufacturing and Low CarbonEnvironmental Goods & Services sectors, including the continued development of proposals for BAE Systems’ Samlesbury site and nuclear and environmental technology opportunities.

• Addressing barriers to transport and communications, particularly improving links between Pennine Lancashire and Manchester, and the development of NextGeneration Access (NGA) broadband proposals.

• Supporting the establishment and development of the Fylde Coast EconomicDevelopment Company and a Joint

Investment Plan to help deliver Fylde Coast objectives, including the regeneration of Blackpool.

• Supporting the development of Mid Lancashire joint working, including plans to enhance Preston's role as an economicdriver. Maximise Lancaster's heritage city and knowledge economy opportunities.



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Sub-regional activityLiverpool City Region

• Supporting implementation of the Liverpool City Region, focusing on the foureconomic transformational priorities: SuperPort, Knowledge Economy, Visitor Economy and Low Carbon Economy.

• Working with Liverpool Vision to support the ongoing transformation of Liverpool City Centre and Waterfront.

• Continuing to maximise private investmentin strategic regional sites and sub-regionalemployment sites to create new employment opportunities.

• Continuing to work with partners to stimulate enterprise generation, business growth and innovation.

• Working with partners on programmes to get people back into work and improve access to employment opportunities in the City Region's most disadvantaged communities.

• Supporting the development of projects and programmes that will maximise the benefits of the City Region’s ERDF phasing-in allocation, including the establishment of an Urban Development Fund.

• Working with partners to secure maximumbenefit from the Shanghai World Expo 2010.

• Supporting the preparation of a Liverpool City Region Economic Assessment.



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ResourcesWill be subject to continuous review during the year as a consequence of government’sconsideration of all public sector expenditure.

Expenditure

Programme

Growth Sectors

Enterprise Support

Innovation

Internationalisation

Leadership and Management

Higher Level Skills Development

Size of the Workforce

Employment Sites and Premises

Private Sector Investment

Climate Change and Sustainable Consumption and Production

Marketing the Region

Other

Contribution to Strategic Investment Fund

Total Programme

ERDF Programme

RDPE Programme

Total Business Costs

Total Expenditure

2010/11 (£m)

62.0

56.4

25.9

6.2

7.8

11.8

0.4

18.4

76.5

8.6

7.4

10.4

5.5

297.3

125.6

14.1

37.9

474.9

Funding Sources

Core funding received from Government

Self-Generated Income

Activity-matched Income

ERDF Programme

RDPE Programme

Total funding

2009/10 (£m)

292.1

21.0

22.1

125.6

14.1

474.9


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Board andExecutiveThe Board

Robert Hough - Chairman

Vanda Murray OBE – Deputy Chair

Peter Hensman – Deputy Chair

Peter Allen MBE

John Brooks

Joe Dwek CBE

Dr Clive Elphick

David Goldie

Frank Hont MBE

Councillor Tony McDermott MBE

Councillor John Merry CBE

Anne Selby

Lord Peter Smith

Dr John Stageman

The Board usually meets 10 times a yearand has 11 formal committees and sub-committees.

The Executive

Steven BroomheadChief Executive

Ian HaythornthwaiteDeputy Chief Executive (Resources)

Mark HughesDeputy Chief Executive (Economic Development)

Nigel DoveDirector of Marketing & Communications

Simon NokesExecutive Director of Policy & Planning

Nick Brooks-SykesDirector of Tourism

Diane SummersExecutive Director of Corporate & Employment Services

Dr Lis SmithDirector of Skills & Employment

Dr George BaxterDirector of Science & Innovation

Annual Public MeetingThe Agency’s annual conference and AGM will be heldon 13 October 2010 at Manchester Central. The AGMwill provide an opportunity to review our performanceand contribution to the region in 2009/10. TheAgency’s Annual Report and Accounts will also bepublished at this time.


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Publications

Making Big Things HappenA summary of the economic impact of the NWDA 1999-2009

Support for Northwest BusinessOutlining the range of initiatives available to help the region's businesses grow

Financial Support for your BusinessHighlighting the flexible financial support on offer - including loans, grants and equity finance -to assist businesses unable to access support from commercial sources

Energy and Waste Support for your BusinessA guide outlining the support available to help businesses improve their resource efficiency

Leadership and Mentoring Support for your BusinessDetailing the support available to help owner managers develop their leadership potential


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