Common use of BUSINESS SUPPORT Clause in Contracts

BUSINESS SUPPORT. Sheffield City Region LEP will take on the central role in supporting businesses in the area, working alongside Government to provide the best possible services to local firms. Sheffield City Region will offer a comprehensive suite of services that will be tailored to the bespoke needs of businesses. The SCR will be an ‘exemplar’ for Growth Hubs, showing the potential for Hubs to: Serve the interests of small and medium-sized businesses, rather than the contractual targets of providers; operate on a pan-City Region footprint – therefore ending the postcode lottery of support; and combine private sector leadership with strong, stable democratic structures. Sheffield City Region and central Government agree to: Develop Sheffield City Region’s Growth Hub • Working within the scope of existing contracts (2015/16 and 0000/00), Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx will be a Trailblazer for aligning Growth Accelerator/Manufacturing Advisory Service and other national services with local business support through SCR’s Growth Hub, so that businesses get a joined up service which meets their needs. This will include co-location, referrals, marketing, diagnostics, evaluation, customer acquisition and the simplification of local and national business support. The Government will work with SCR to develop a devolved approach to the delivery of business support from 2017 onwards. What is ultimately devolved will reflect the decisions taken in the next spending review on the shape of – and level of spending on – business support schemes • To accelerate the development of the Growth Hub as an exemplar, Sheffield City Region will be given the flexibility to spend up to £4m of existing Local Growth Fund allocation on business support in 2015/16. Integrate local UKTI export services with Sheffield City Region’s Export Centre of Expertise • Sheffield City Region will establish an Export Centre of Expertise (ECE) that brings together support from local Xxxxxxxx of Commerce, universities, and other partners, so that businesses receive a joined up and objective service that tailors support to their needs. UKTI will be the principal partner in the ECE. UKTI will co-locate its Sheffield City Region based trade-focused staff with the ECE, agree a joint marketing and customer acquisition strategy for the Sheffield City Region, collaborate to deliver a common diagnostic and support package, and above all, contribute to a simplified export growth journey. This will involve: o The UKTI trade services provider for the SCR to become the principal service delivery partner within the ECE, alongside other delivery organisations such as the Xxxxxxxx of Commerce and universities o Co-location of some UKTI national specialist resources and events for engineering and manufacturing businesses – building on the SCR’s status as a national centre for advanced manufacturing and research o ‘Early adopter’ status for targeting high growth potential businesses with concentrated and responsive export growth support o A commitment, with clear milestones and timescales, to jointly evaluate and review the ECE delivery model before 1 April 2017 • The Sheffield City Region is committed to driving growth, much of which will come from increasing the level of international trade from the City Region in line with the Government’s target of achieving exports worth £1 trillion by 2020.

BUSINESS SUPPORT. Sheffield City Region LEP will take on the central role in supporting businesses in the area, working alongside Government to provide the best possible services to local firms. Sheffield City Region will offer a comprehensive suite of services that will be tailored to the bespoke needs of businesses. The SCR will be an ‘exemplar’ for Growth Hubs, showing the potential for Hubs to: Serve the interests of small and medium-sized businesses, rather than the contractual targets of providers; operate on a pan-City Region footprint – therefore ending the postcode lottery of support; and combine private sector leadership with strong, stable democratic structures. Sheffield City Region and central Government agree to: Develop Sheffield City Region’s Growth Hub • Working within the scope of existing contracts (2015/16 and 0000/002016/17), Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx Sheffield City Region will be a Trailblazer for aligning Growth Accelerator/Manufacturing Advisory Service and other national services with local business support through SCR’s Growth Hub, so that businesses get a joined up service which meets their needs. This will include co-location, referrals, marketing, diagnostics, evaluation, customer acquisition and the simplification of local and national business support. The Government will work with SCR to develop a devolved approach to the delivery of business support from 2017 onwards. What is ultimately devolved will reflect the decisions taken in the next spending review on the shape of – and level of spending on – business support schemes • To accelerate the development of the Growth Hub as an exemplar, Sheffield City Region will be given the flexibility to spend up to £4m of existing Local Growth Fund allocation on business support in 2015/16. Integrate local UKTI export services with Sheffield City Region’s Export Centre of Expertise • Sheffield City Region will establish an Export Centre of Expertise (ECE) that brings together support from local Xxxxxxxx of Commerce, universities, and other partners, so that businesses receive a joined up and objective service that tailors support to their needs. UKTI will be the principal partner in the ECE. UKTI will co-locate its Sheffield City Region based trade-focused staff with the ECE, agree a joint marketing and customer acquisition strategy for the Sheffield City Region, collaborate to deliver a common diagnostic and support package, and above all, contribute to a simplified export growth journey. This will involve: o The UKTI trade services provider for the SCR to become the principal service delivery partner within the ECE, alongside other delivery organisations such as the Xxxxxxxx of Commerce and universities o Co-location of some UKTI national specialist resources and events for engineering and manufacturing businesses – building on the SCR’s status as a national centre for advanced manufacturing and research o ‘Early adopter’ status for targeting high growth potential businesses with concentrated and responsive export growth support o A commitment, with clear milestones and timescales, to jointly evaluate and review the ECE delivery model before 1 April 2017 • The Sheffield City Region is committed to driving growth, much of which will come from increasing the level of international trade from the City Region in line with the Government’s target of achieving exports worth £1 trillion by 2020.