Stoke Staffs LEP

Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire LEP welcomes new CEO

Anne Boyd has joined Stoke and Staffordshire LEP as its new CEO. The LEP welcomes her at a pivotal moment in driving economic growth and supporting the passionate and dynamic Board to achieve its objectives for post Covid recovery. Anne joins the LEP from Manchester Growth Hub, where she worked alongside Government to deliver a […]

Budget response from the LEP

Responding to the Budget delivered by the Chancellor on March 11, Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire LEP chairman Alun Rogers said: We welcome the commitments set out in today’s Budget for major investment in both digital and transport infrastructure in addition to housing which all chime with our Local Industrial Strategy as it moves into its delivery […]

New chairman appointed at Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire LEP

The Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Local Enterprise Partnership has announced the appointment of its new chairman. Local business leader Alun Rogers, who has been acting chairman since June 2019, is taking on the role. Alun has been a LEP board member for two-and-a-half years. Alun has led on the development of the Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Local […]

Businesses urged to have their say on draft local industrial strategy

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Businesses across Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire are being urged have their say on a draft local industrial strategy for the area. Each local enterprise partnership area has been asked by the Government to form its own industrial strategy which reflects on their own identities, strengths and needs. They will set out clearly defined priorities for how […]

Join our LEP team and help drive economic growth in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire

Two new team members are being sought by the Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Local Enterprise Partnership to help drive the area’s economic growth. The Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire LEP (SSLEP) is a company limited by guarantee and a business-led collaboration bringing together business, higher education institutions and public sector partners. The LEP’s vision is to transform our […]

Businesses urged to have their say and help shape new local industrial strategy

Businesses across Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire are being urged to help shape the area’s new industrial strategy by completing a brief online survey. They can also attend one of two local industrial strategy workshops this month. Each local enterprise partnership area has been asked by the Government to form its own industrial strategy which reflects on […]

Local Industrial Strategy Workshop: Stoke-on-Trent

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Partners in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire are preparing a local industrial strategy. This work is being led by the Local Enterprise Partnership (SSLEP). The purpose of the Local Industrial Strategy is to set priorities for future investment in business support, innovation, infrastructure and skills. It is designed to guide how public money is used locally to […]

Local Industrial Strategy Workshop: Stoke-on-Trent

Partners in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire are preparing a local industrial strategy. This work is being led by the Local Enterprise Partnership (SSLEP). The purpose of the Local Industrial Strategy is to set priorities for future investment in business support, innovation, infrastructure and skills. It is designed to guide how public money is used locally to […]

LEP chairman to step down after five years

The chairman of the Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), David Frost CBE, is to stand down. For the last five years, he has championed enterprise, skills and economic growth across the city and county, overseeing tens of millions of pounds of investment and the creation of thousands of jobs. David was involved in […]

Local Industrial Strategy – Workshop: July 26 2019 Stoke-on-Trent

In March 2019, the Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (SSLEP) began work on its Local Industrial Strategy. The purpose of the Local Industrial Strategy is to support organisations like yours to grow and develop your business, to benefit the economy of the area. The Strategy will set out how we intend to invest our […]