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Supported by the European Commission European Regional Development Fund

The NW OBJECTIVE TWO REGIONAL ACTION PLAN Showcase and Information Day Tuesday 4 March 2008 Reebok Stadium, Bolton. Supported by the European Commission European Regional Development Fund. Welcome & Introduction Alison Richardson Director of Finance, NWDA.

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Supported by the European Commission European Regional Development Fund

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  1. The NW OBJECTIVE TWOREGIONAL ACTION PLANShowcase and Information DayTuesday 4 March 2008Reebok Stadium, Bolton Supported by the European Commission European Regional Development Fund

  2. Welcome & Introduction Alison Richardson Director of Finance, NWDA

  3. Objective Two in the North West: The Regional Action Plan Programme: Morning Session: • Review of Action Plan Performance • Project presentation: Graduates & Entrepreneurship Break: Tea/Coffee • Seminar 1:Programme and Project Closure • Project Presentation:ENWORKS Lunch (12.30 to 1.15pm) Afternoon Session: • Project Presentation: Mary Port Regeneration Hub • Project Presentation: Manufacturing & Innovation Design Partnership • Project Presentation: The NWDA Cluster Programme • Seminar 2:Future Programme – The NW Operational Programme 2007-2013 Close of event (3.10pm)

  4. Objective Two in the North West: The Regional Action Plan Action Plan Review Alan Roff RAP Board Chair & Deputy Vice-Chancellor University of Central Lancashire

  5. Objective Two in the North West: The Regional Action Plan CONTEXT: 2000-06 Objective 2 programme • Builds on two successful legacy Regional Action Plans • Key strategic partnership: NWDA and NWUA • New Challenges: • Greater Collaboration • Commissioning of Projects • Consolidation

  6. Objective Two in the North West: The Regional Action Plan How is it managed? • NWDA is the accountable body supported by two administrative teams: • NW Universities Association • M1.4 and M3.1 • Manchester Enterprises • Measures 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 & 3.2

  7. Objective Two in the North West: The Regional Action Plan Administrative Structure:

  8. Objective Two in the North West: The Regional Action Plan Priority One: ‘Business & Ideas’ • Measure 1.1: Entrepreneurship & New Business Start-ups • Measure 1.2: Specialist Business Support • Measure 1.3: Access to Finance • Measure 1.4: Knowledge Transfer, Innovation & Competitiveness

  9. Objective Two in the North West: The Regional Action Plan Priority Three: ‘Strategic Regional Investment’ • Measure 3.1: Premises for Knowledge Transfer, Innovation and Entrepreneurship • Measure 3.2:Promoting the Regional Tourism and Natural Economy Assets

  10. Objective Two in the North West: The Regional Action Plan

  11. Objective Two in the North West: The Regional Action Plan Measure 1.1 • Activities undertaken: • Stimulate new entrepreneurial business start-ups and Spin-outs, including mentoring • Entrepreneurship development (including Graduate) • Innovation and product development for new start ups • Mentoring, management and human resource development • Projects: x2 • Graduate Entrepreneurship (UCLan) • New Enterprise Scholarship (University of Cumbria)

  12. Objective Two in the North West: The Regional Action Plan Measure 1.2 • Activities undertaken: • business counselling, advice, and consultancy • supply chain initiatives • technology transfer • Projects / Themes:

  13. Objective Two in the North West: The Regional Action Plan Measure 1.3 • Activities undertaken: • Venture capital Investment Fund • Access to Finance • Projects / Themes: • The Business Investment Scheme (BIS) • Stimulate a higher rate of business formation, survival and growth in the region by providing access to investment finance for entrepreneurial start-ups and SMEs • create a regional market for private sector investment

  14. Objective Two in the North West: The Regional Action Plan Measure 1.4 • Activities undertaken: • Knowledge Transfer • Innovation awareness • and support • Entrepreneurship • Competitiveness & Growth • Projects & Themes: 32 Projects

  15. Objective Two in the North West: The Regional Action Plan Measure 3.1 • Activities undertaken • Premises for knowledge transfer activities, linked to centres for innovation, and projects enabling SMEs/start-ups • Projects x 4: • Media Factory (UCLan) – Creative Industries/ Incubator • Salford Innovation Factory (SCC) - Incubator • Innospace (MMU) – Incubator • Innovation Factory (Uni. Bolton) – Innovation/ Prototype Development

  16. Objective Two in the North West: The Regional Action Plan Measure 3.2 • Activities undertaken: • Support for the Natural Economy - improvements to the quality of the region’s natural environment; • Tourism – support to the ‘Regional Gems’ and visitor experience • Projects / Themes: 10 projects

  17. Objective Two in the North West: The Regional Action Plan Results generated to date:

  18. Objective Two in the North West: The Regional Action Plan

  19. Objective Two in the North West: The Regional Action Plan The Future: • 2000-2006 Programme closing • RAP project closure by 30th September 2008 • Action Plan closure by 31st December 2008 • 2007-2013 NW Operating Programme • Focused on Lisbon Agenda • LIVE – launched 15th February 2008 • www.erdfnw.co.uk

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