Hereford Enterprise Zone makes Herefordshire “the most investable place in Britain”
Our research this week shows Herefordshire with its planned and approved Enterprise Zone is among the most investable places in Britain.
Only Manchester and the traditional financial heartlands of the South East challenge rural Herefordshire for the opportunity to invest.
Cllr Jarvis Leader of Herefordshire Council with a single seat majority
Conservative pressure has had a tremendous effect in Herefordshire since Jesse Norman took the seat from the Lib Dems at the last election. In addition Herefordshire Council is also tory controlled but with only a single seat majority.
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Herefordshire Business Summit
Herefordshire Business Summit Invitation from Jesse Norman MP below – relevant to anyone looking to invest in the future of Herefordshire and in particular the architecture and development of the Hereford Enterprise Zone.
Tuesday 27 September at The Courtyard Theatre, Edgar Street Hereford, HR4 9JR
0830 Registration and coffee
0900 Introduction & Welcome
Cllr John Jarvis – Leader, Herefordshire Council
0915 Herefordshire – an Enterprising County
Cllr Roger Phillips – Cabinet Member, Economic Development, Herefordshire Council Herefordshire Council has ambitious plans to increase the wealth of the County through the growth of existing businesses and by attracting new investors
0935 Confidence and Identity
Neil Kerr – Chairman, Herefordshire Business Board, Marches LEP HBB has already achieved great success with the new Enterprise Zone. Here Neil Kerr introduces its new branding and distinctive identity for Herefordshire, focused on competitive advantage
0955 Hereford Enterprise Zone – an introduction
Ray Stone – Chairman, Hereford EZ Ltd
As a catalyst for enhanced economic growth the EZ will accelerate demographic change and become a platform for higher technology enterprises
1015 Questions and discussion with the panel of speakers
1045 Coffee
1115 The Government’s Agenda – Driving Economic Growth
Jesse Norman MP – Hereford and South Herefordshire Jesse will be talking about the county, the economy and Government plans to promote economic growth
1130 Forum: Growth & success – how can government, locally and nationally, help business?
Panel: Jesse Norman MP, Bill Wiggin MP, John Jarvis, Roger Phillips Provoked by Lucy Armstrong (Chair, CBI’s SME Council) and two Herefordshire Entrepreneurs Chris Marshall (CEO, GRC Ltd) & Lucy Wood (founder of Woods of Whitchurch), the audience shares its ideas as to what more needs to do be done to help accelerate growth in the County.
1300 Concluding Remarks
Jesse Norman MP
1310 Buffet Lunch
Organised by the Herefordshire Conservative Business Forum £20 per person, to include refreshments on arrival & mid-morning followed by finger-buffet lunch
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