DONCASTER

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DONCASTER

• LEGI PROPOSAL
• 16 JUNE 2006
• Paul Hammond Meridienpure
• phamm_at_meridienpure.co.uk
• 01925 600060

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Doncaster LEGI

• Benefits of our approach
• Access to a consultant resource that is
  practically based through experience of managing
  and delivering business and enterprise support in
  deprived communities as well as delivering
  consultancy assignments
• A research resource that has worked extensively
  with all DSP partners (and other Local Strategic
  Partnerships), including the voluntary and
  community sector, in delivering strategic
  insights and solutions
• A research resource that has accessed funds for
  numerous clients including New Deal for
  Communities (Bradford), ChangeUp (South
  Yorkshire), NRF (Wirral), Thames Gateway (Kent
  County Council)
• A team that supported a successful round 1 LEGI
  bid in Barking and Dagenham where we are
  currently retained as advisers to LEGI
  implementation.

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Doncaster LEGI

• Issues
• Must address Boroughs position
• Strengths/Opportunities
• Education City
• Retail development
• Airport transport network
• Racecourse
• Community/neighbourhood infrastructure
• Mature DSP
• Weaknesses/Threats
• Enterprise deficit cycle e.g. self-employment
  beneath national and regional levels
• Paternalistic culture

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Doncaster Enterprise Deficit Cycle
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Doncaster LEGI

• Issues
• Initial ideas
• Enterprise in curriculum
• Every school not just secondary schools
• LA Business Growth Initiative (access to revenue
  from local business rates)
• Baseline and resources
• Supply chain for planned major investments
• Enterprise competition
• Big cash prizes
• Enterprise in deprived communities
• Outreach and alternative approaches
• Gender agenda In-Credit Stevenage
• BME communities - NWEMBF
• Business friendly
• Support to micro and family firms
• How, where, when, what self-help
• Managed workspace start-up grow-on

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Doncaster LEGI

• Key questions
• What are the reasons for the enterprise deficit
  in Doncaster and how far does this relate to
  enterprise culture and the quality of business
  support?
• What role is played by business support agencies
  in facilitating survival, inward investment,
  franchising and business growth and how could it
  be improved?
• Are there any property constraints to business
  start and business growth?
• Key is evidence base

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Doncaster LEGI

• An analysis of the successful round 1 LEGI bids
  demonstrates their remarkable similarities. Each
  sets out to achieve pervasive enterprise that
  addresses 3 LEGI requirements to
• Increase total entrepreneurial activity among the
  population in deprived local areas (e.g.
  outreach, person centred, VCS role, active labour
  market policy)
• Support the sustainable growth and reduce the
  failure rate of locally owned business in
  deprived area (e.g. micro firm support,
  connection to opportunity).
• Attract appropriate inward investment and
  franchising into deprived areas (e.g. franchises
  market maker, under-served markets, image, and
  workspace).

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Doncaster LEGI

• Round 2 guidance
• Resources for 2006-07 final quarter
• 2007-08, 2008-09 and beyond??? CSR 2007
• Projections on business base with and without
  LEGI required
• Emphasis targeting of under represented groups
• improving the modes of existing suppliers to
  overcome access and cultural fit issues
• Must address alll 3 LEGI outcomes or explain why
  not
• Partnership (emphasis private sector input)
  within refreshed LAA
• Good practice (what works) and 1st round LEGI
  proposals
• PMF/evaluation mechanism
• Dialogue with YF and GOYH

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Doncaster LEGI
Phase 1 Scoping Exercise Defining the current
situation from known sources.
Characterising (a) deprivation and (b) the
business base (c) an introduction to existing
business support. Identifying gaps in activity
Partner workshop reviews, validates,
strengthens and builds ownership. Identifies
common and specific themes/issues for target
areas/sectors/communities.
Phase 2 Workshop Test of initial research
findings and proposals.
Provides qualitative dimension through
semi-directive consultations identifies issues,
scale of current intervention, as well as to
gather ideas and reactions to outline proposals.
Consider impact on 4th Block of LAA
Phase 3 Consultation with Stakeholders Creating a
shared approach.
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Doncaster LEGI
Initial draft for review with client and
partners. Review implications for LEGI bid.
Consult with partners on LEGI projects.
Phase 4 Production of Enterprise Plan An emerging
LEGI strategy
Phase 5 Analysis and Reporting Final version of
enterprise plan
Provides qualitative dimension through
semi-directive consultations identifies issues,
scale of current intervention, as well as to
gather ideas and reactions to outline proposals.
Produce final plan to meet client deadline.
Further consultation to ensure proposals are
Suitable, Acceptable, Feasible This phase of our
proposal also includes post-submission support
Phase 6 Production Submission of LEGI
Bid Submission of an approach shared by partners