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West Yorkshire Business Boost: What Good Business Support Really Looks Like
An independent evaluation of two West Yorkshire Business Boost programmes – Leading Growth and Export for Success, has delivered a verdict that every funder, commissioner and economic development professional should read. Both programmes exceeded their targets. Both generated returns that far outstripped public investment. And both did something rarer still: they reached the businesses most programmes never find.
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New Approaches to Delivering Scalable, Impactful Business Productivity Support
This week marks National Productivity Week, focusing attention on the crucial role that productivity plays in driving living standards.
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Investors are backing strong businesses across many regions, but with greater focus on traction, team strength and clear routes to scale. Drawing on insights from our experts, this piece explores what “investor ready” really means today, and how businesses can position themselves to raise successfully, wherever they’re based.
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