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Economic development
BIS local offices
28 Feb 2012
Clusters in the UK
28 Feb 2012
Clusters are geographic concentrations of inter-connected companies, specialised suppliers, service providers, firms in related industries, and associated institutions.
Devolution
28 Feb 2012
How devolution affects the work of BIS – guide to devolved administrations in Scotland and Wales the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Economic development
28 Feb 2012
Growth
12 Jan 2012
Industrial Development Advisory Board and Regional Assistance (IDAB)
28 Feb 2012
The Industrial Development Advisory Board (IDAB) advises Ministers on applications from companies who are proposing to undertake capital investment projects in the Assisted Areas in England and have applied for regional selective assistance under the Grant for Business Investment (GBI) scheme or the Regional Growth Fund.
LEP Toolbox
28 Feb 2012
Local Enterprise Partnerships
28 Feb 2012
Local enterprise partnerships are led by local authorities and businesses across natural economic areas. They provide the vision, knowledge and strategic leadership needed to drive sustainable private sector growth and job creation in their area.
Regional Aid and UK Assisted Areas
28 Feb 2012
State Aid, provided as Regional Aid, can be used to promote the economic development of certain disadvantaged areas within the European Union.
Regional Development Agency closure
28 Feb 2012
Regional Growth Fund
28 Feb 2012
The Regional Growth Fund (RGF) is now a £2.4bn fund operating across England from 2011 to 2015. It supports projects and programmes that lever private sector investment to create economic growth and sustainable employment. It aims particularly to help those areas and communities which were dependent on the public sector to make the transition to sustainable private sector-led growth and prosperity.
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