Doing business in Pennine Lancashire

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Doing business inPennine Lancashire
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GVA Forecast 2005 - 2014
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Positives / Opportunities
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North West Collaborative Procurement Hub

• 10 Billion - North West
• 3 Billion - NW concessionary spend

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• Major Problems affecting UK Companies
• The Credit Crunch Higher interest rates
• Weak pound higher import shipping costs
• UK/World recession - reduced demand for goods
• A real need to cut costs
• Major solutions for many UK Companies
• Export more find new export markets
• Increase market penetrations to win more orders
• Major effort now - take advantage of weak pound

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Pennine Lancashire

• Official Opening of the Pennine Lancashire
  Adrenaline Gateway Mountain Bike Trails - Lee
  Quarry, Bacup. 29th October, 2008.
• The event is to celebrate the opening of the
  Trails, Skills and Trials area, which provide the
  first physical evidence of the Adrenaline Gateway
  in construction.  This is part of a long-term
  programme to transform Pennine Lancashire into
  the adventure Capital of the North.

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Negatives
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Outstanding Business
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Skills Education - Qualifications
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Transport
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times they are a changin
Come senators, congressmen Please heed the
call Don't stand in the doorway Don't block up
the hall For he gets hurt will be he who has
stalled There's a battle outside And it's a
ragin' It'll soon shake your windows And rattle
your walls For the times they are a
changin'   Bob Dylan 1964