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Support for growing businesses
By
Centre for Cities
| 23 April 2013
Support for growing businesses
By
Centre for Cities
| 23 April 2013
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Executive Summary
Introduction
Objectives and coverage of the briefing
Case study Defining Business Support
The evolution of the business support landscape
Case study Figure 1: Evolution of business support infrastructure 1992-2012
Case study Figure 2: Redistribution of RDA powers
Making sense of the business support offer
Case study Figure 3: A firm looking for access to finance support
Case study 1. What services are available?
Case study Figure 4: Business support initiatives by offer
Case study Box 1: The Business Bank
Case study Box 2: Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
Case study 2. What are the aims of business support programs?
Case study Figure 5: Business support initiatives structured by objective
Case study Box 3: Growth Accelerator
Case study Box 4: Business and IP network
Case study 3. What is the geography of business support?
Case study Figure 6: Geography of selected national business support schemes
Coordinating local and regional initiatives
Case study Case study 2: Manchester Creative Credits
Case study Case study 3: Lincolnshire Business Support Network (LINBIS)
Outstanding challenges for the business support infrastructure
Case study 1. Help business that aspire to grow and engage with the ‘long tail’
Case study 2. Create a structure that will be sustainable and will be able to adjust to change
Key challenges for the current business support system
Case study 1. The business support system is extremely complex.
Case study 2. Lack of business support infrastructure results in inefficiency in delivery.
Case study 3. The lack of infrastructure and visible access points complicates access to support for some businesses.
Recent policy initiatives and what they mean for the business support system
Key questions
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