Supporting Local Business
Business Lincolnshire Growth Hub
This project funds support towards continuing the Lincolnshire Growth Hub, to provide the continuity in business support developed previously through European funding. This ensures Lincoln businesses have access to a dedicated Lincoln advisor within the Growth Hub.
Business Advisor for Lincoln
The appointment of a Business Support Adviser to build capacity in supporting Lincoln Businesses in key growth sectors is underway. A key aim of the new post is to support those who may struggle to start up and/or manage a business, as well as to look at connecting developing and established businesses from the priority sectors to build networks/clusters for economic advantage. This advisor will work closely with the Growth Hub and local business organisations to maximise opportunities, minimise duplication and inform the Business Support Strategy.
Local Business to Local People programme
This programme aims to unlock the barriers to local businesses training and upskilling locally, to address recruitment gaps for new and growing business sectors. It will also seek to address the low skill and high economic inactivity levels within the city. As such, the programme will span both the supporting Business and People and Skills UKSPF strands. The programme is in development, but some exciting emerging projects aimed at addressing skill gaps in electric vehicle and green energy maintenance/servicing sectors have been identified to date and are currently being developed.