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CHALLENGE NORTH EAST LAUNCHES TO FUND SOLUTIONS TO SOLVE COVID-19-RELATED ISSUES
November 26, 2020The North East Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is calling on the regional business community to help it solve some of the biggest Coronavirus-related problems. Through Challenge North East, a new open innovation programme, the LEP is offering support to SMEs as it seeks to address critical issues facing the North East marketplace while it adapts […]
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Reaction to today’s Spending Review – 25 November 2020
November 25, 2020Lucy Winskell, Chair of the North East LEP gave her reaction to today’s Spending Review: “Today’s Spending Review has set out the scale of the challenge we face to recover from the economic impact of COVID-19. The Chancellor is expecting to see a decline in economic activity and rise in unemployment with a long-lasting impact […]
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Could you help the North East LEP deliver careers-based best practice resources and videos for use in primary schools?
November 24, 2020The North East Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is seeking to appoint an organisation that can design and deliver a range of career-related learning resources as part of the North East Ambition element of the Strategic Economic Plan. North East Ambition is focused on supporting all North East schools to achieve the Good Career Guidance Benchmarks […]
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Learning from cross-border innovation in Europe
November 20, 2020During the last two years, the North East has been taking part in a pan-European project which aims to encourage open innovation and harness the potential of sharing knowledge across borders. Andy Leigh, Project Coordinator at the North East Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), explains how taking part in this project will help to shape North […]
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North East LEP joins public in safeguarding 120 local businesses through Crowdfunder campaign
November 19, 2020Members of the public, together with the North East Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), have helped safeguard 120 businesses and protect over 350 jobs during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Reaction to the Prime Minister’s Ten Point-Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution.
November 18, 2020Lucy Winskell, OBE, Chair of the North East Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), today (18 November 2020) welcomed the Prime Minister’s ten-point plan for a Green Industrial Revolution. She said: “The North East’s geographic, social and economic characteristics, coupled with its clean growth strengths, means it is well placed to deliver at pace and at scale […]
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North East LEP confirms North East Free Trade Zone bid
November 18, 2020The North East will be submitting a Free Trade Zone bid designed to drive forward the regional economy, protect and enhance trade and investment potential and regenerate key sites in response to Government’s Free Ports bidding prospectus, announced this week.
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North East employers asked to share their experiences as part of a study on flexible working
November 18, 2020The North East Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and Durham University are launching a joint project exploring how flexible working practices can benefit businesses and communities in the North East. The Good Work Agenda project aims to identify how businesses and employees can adapt to new ways of working after the impact of COVID-19, and to […]
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In conversation about the opportunities electrification offers the North East
November 18, 2020With Paul Butler, Chief Executive of the North East Automotive Alliance (NEAA); and Ryan Maughan, founder and MD of AVID Technology
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Universities support North East’s economic recovery: Innovation Northumbria: Incubator
November 16, 2020The work being delivered by North East universities is supporting new and existing businesses to innovate and grow, and shaping and supporting a more sustainable and inclusive economy.
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