Chloe Smith, MP for North Norwich. Photo: Bill Smith
Norwich MP welcomes £3m for business growth grants
Friday, October 19, 2012
12:10 PM
A £3m grant to create a regional growth fund has been welcomed by a Norwich MP.
Chloe Smith, the member for Norwich North, previously backed New Anglia LEP’s bid for the funds by writing to Lord Heseltine in support.
The New Anglia Business Growth Fund will create around 500 jobs by offering business growth grants of between £25,000 and £100,000 to SMEs in Norwich, Ipswich, Great Yarmouth and Waveney.
They will be targeted at five growth sectors – advanced manufacturing, energy, ICT, life sciences, and digital creative – but no sectors will be excluded.
Grants, allocated by a panel, will fund up to 20pc of the value of the expansion project.
Miss Smith said: “People can benefit from help to go ahead in business projects without being so dependent on banks, and with every chance to grow and take people on in jobs.
“I think the Local Enterprise Partnership has shown its worth in being able to win this competition for Norwich.”
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2 comments
More local bandwagoneering from an MP whose government is doing nothing to force banks hoarding QE cash to give credit for start-up and hard-up businesses.
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PaddyNR1
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Shes having a laugh Its peanuts in terms of what is needed and as usual like Regional dev Agencies will do nothing for new innovation
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No to tory boy
Friday, October 19, 2012