Castle Point Business Forum

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Castle Point Business Forum

• Thames Gateway- the business dimension

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Castle Point Business Forum

• Background- current business picture
• Growth targets- the economic picture
• Government, Private Sector and Partners response
• Your thoughts

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Castle Point Business Forum

• Current picture
• Thames Gateway- North Kent/ East London and South
  Essex economic underperformance
• Mixed picture in South Essex sub-region
• Thames Gateway South Essex significant role to
  play

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Castle Point Business Forum

• Government growth targets
• 55,000 jobs 43,800 homes by 2021
• However, need to address weak economic
  performance and create conditions for economic
  growth
• Supporting local business base
• Reducing out-commuting
• Raising the value of jobs
• Creating environmentally sustainable and
  culturally rich destination of choice to live and
  work

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Castle Point Business Forum

• Government, Private Sector and Partners response
• Investment in to Spatial interventions
• Southend, Castle Point, Rochford, Basildon,
  Thurrock
• and Thematic interventions
• Business Support,
• Enterprise and Innovation,
• Inward investment and Business retention,
• Education and Skills,
• Culture and Creativity,
• Sustainable environment,

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Castle Point Business Forum

• Thames Gateway South Essex Partnership
• Public and private sector
• Strategic leadership, co-ordination, promotion,
  advocacy, delivery
• Strategic Boards Transport, Economy Inward
  investment, Education Skills, Quality of Life

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Castle Point Business Forum

• Your thoughts,
• What other issues require government/ partners
  support?