ULV ERDF Innovation and Environment Projects Seminar

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ULV ERDFInnovation and Environment Projects
Seminar

• Andy Chisholm
• LDA
• Date 20th October 2006

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Why are we here?

• Radical approach to business support in NL
• Great products
• A range of different partners
• An agreement to work together through effective
  partnerships
• Sharing resources
• Project Management Group
• Referrals
• Promote the Projects
• Supporting companies in NL

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The Programme

• Five ERDF Objective 2 Projects for the Upper Lee
  Valley
• Innovation for Business
• ADVANCE
• BRET 
• Achieving Innovative Best Practice
• SME Innovation Support Programme

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Why are you here?
Five ERDF Objective 2 Projects for the Upper Lee
Valley

• To find out about the Projects
• Add them to your existing portfolio
• Meet and network with the Project Managers and
  Partners
• Ask questions and test understanding
• Engagement
• Provide additional support to your businesses
• Supporting companies in NL

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A Strategic Approach
Five ERDF Objective 2 Projects for the Upper Lee
Valley

• Peer to peer learning
• Sharing knowledge and intelligence
• B2B knowledge transfer
• Driving productivity
• Aligned with the IDB model
• Help advise and support SMEs
• Stakeholders are key to doing this

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Five projects supporting businesses growth in
ERDF ULV Obj 2

• Great projects
• Joined up thinking
• Spreading the word
• Engagement
• Working with stakeholders
• To benefit businesses
• In our region today and in the future