The Kent Economic Board (KEB) is the economic partnership for Kent, it identifies the shared view of the strategic economic development and regeneration priorities for the county of Kent.
It has vested in it a Business Advisory Board, which gives the independent business voice, it also operates a strategic Skills Group, and this year it is organising a series of sector consultations with Kent County Council, looking at business growth opportunities for the key sectors across the Kent economy engaging with over 1000 businesses.
The role of KEB can be summarised as being to:-
- Articulate strategic investment priorities that will support business and economic growth
- Influence and align public sector investment and activity to support business needs
- Provide a voice for the business community to help shape sub-regional strategies
- Together assess drivers, opportunities and issues in the local economy – and lobby for responses to address constraints to growth
- Act as a catalyst for action and as appropriate provide facilitating support
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South East Local Enterprise Partnership updates are here.
London 2012 and CompeteFor
The latest updates on how the London 2012 games will affect Kent can be found here.
CompeteFor is a free service that enables businesses to compete for contract opportunities linked to the London 2012 Games and other major public and private sector buying organisations, such as Transport for London (TfL), Crossrail and the Metropolitan Police. More ...
Kent International Business 2 Seas Trade Project
Kent International Trade Events: 2nd May, Doing Business with China: LinkToChina update question and answer session, Medway Innovation Centre, Chatham. More details from Kent Invicta Chamber.
Please register online here
Business Improvement @ BIS Bulletin
To sign up for the latest BIS newsletters click here. . BIS publish newsletters to keep businesses up to date with progress on delivering the Business Improvement Programme to transform the way that people receive the information, advice and guidance they need to start and grow a business, the BIS Bulletin sets out the wider work of BIS to build a dynamic and competitive economy.
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KEB has commissioned task and finish groups and a business advisory board to ensure that resources are targeted and focused on getting results on some important challenges for the county.