Decision details

Leeds City Region Growth Service

Decision Maker: Chief Executive

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

To enable delivery of a dedicated, flexible business support service for the Leeds City Region’s larger SMEs by a team of 19 SME Growth Managers providing information, diagnosis and brokerage function for their clients. This involves understanding the needs of the business and then linking them directly to the right support at the right time to meet their ongoing business needs.

Decision:

To approve that the Leeds City Region Growth Service project proceeds through decision point five and work commences on activity six (Delivery).

To give approval to the Combined Authority’s contribution of £2,465,413 (£1,700,878 from the ERDF (European Regional Development Fund) and £764,535 from the BEIS (Business Energy and Industrial Strategy) fund towards a total project value of £3,401,756.

Alternative options considered:

None

Publication date: 21/05/2019

Date of decision: 10/05/2019