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& infrastructure, small & medium businesses, jobs & skills, high
value manufacturing, inward investment, and culture & tourism
- are made up of experts in their relevant fields.
Coventry and Warwickshire is home to many of the world’s
leading companies such as Jaguar Land Rover, E.ON, Aston
Martin, Severn Trent, Peugeot Citroën, Rolls-Royce, IBM, the
Tata Group and BMW, as well as the renowned universities of
Coventry and Warwick.
There is a global research and development focus at key
assets including the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC),
the Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), Jaguar Land Rover
and HORIBA MIRA along with the two universities.
The CWLEP wants to make Coventry &Warwickshire an
attractive place to live and work by building on the vibrancy and
diversity of business and leisure facilities throughout the area.
The area has an excellent central location since it is at the heart
of the rail andmotorway network, with London only an hour away
by train and the second city of Birmingham just a short drive
away – factorswhich are important to attracting inward investors.
The Coventry &Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership
(CWLEP) was established in 2011 as a partnership between
private and public sector organisations.
Over the last five years, the CWLEP has made great progress
in helping to bring added growth to the area’s economy and
built a strong track record of success.
The CWLEP has recently updated its
Coventry &Warwickshire
Strategic Economic Plan (SEP) to continue to
stimulate
growth, create jobs and provide a pipeline of projects across
the region.
The SEP, which was first published in 2014, has been updated
to reflect the progress that has been made in the local economy
over the last two years.
The CWLEP’s refreshed SEP is focused around five strategic
pillars to allowCoventry &Warwickshire to achieve its potential;
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Unlocking our growth potential
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Advanced manufacturing and engineering
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Growing our SMEs
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Growing our talent
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Culture and tourism
The CWLEP has established eight business groups which aim
to improve business conditions in a range of key areas – and
are designed to allow growth and increase economic prosperity.
The groups - planning & housing, access to finance, transport
The Government established Local Enterprise Partnerships to help determine local economic
priorities, lead financial growth and create jobs in their area.
COVENTRY &
WARWICKSHIRE LEP
For further information,
visit
www.cwlep.com or