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Business & Professional Services

This core sector supports 47,000 jobs in 7,470 businesses across the Marches, making up 24.3 per cent of our GVA.

Business & Professional Services

This sector plays a vital role in helping businesses in our region grow, ensuring our workforce is equipped with the right skills for the modern world of work, and that our small and medium sized companies have the networking and support structure vital to continued success. It includes large firms such as Capgemini, Staffline Group and ReAssure alongside a host of smaller companies.

As well as playing a crucial role in the overall success of the wider business base in the region, the sector is also a strong provider of highly skilled, well paid jobs with good progression and professional development opportunities.

And as the world moves to a greater reliance on professional services – innovative use of business, finance and professional service skills is increasingly core to the future of a wide range of firms – the sector will create new opportunities for the Marches.

With our focus on connectivity, our high quality of life and our excellent housing and skills, we provide a fantastic location for professionals seeking to take their skills into different sectors, establish new practices and for existing and new BPS firms to grow.

The sector provides opportunities for skilled, well paid jobs and supports professional development and progression.

Related Links:

Capgemini.com

Staffline Group

ReAssure

 

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Key sectors

Well established sectors in the Marches with high productivity and high levels of employment and specialisation.

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Enabling Sectors

High employment, with significant entry level jobs and services vital to our economy, with different productivity or growth challenges.

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The Marches Local Enterprise Partnership has now ceased trading and transferred all its functions to Shropshire Council working with Telford & Wrekin Council and Herefordshire Council, in line with the UK Government's plans for devolution.

The Marches LEP was established in 2011 and hands over an impressive legacy from its 13-year life. In that time the LEP invested over £196m in projects across the Marches, securing in excess of £100m of match funding and supported more than 66,000 business interactions.

The schemes supported have made tangible differences to local communities, increasing skills, creating jobs and improving the physical appearance of many towns.

We would like to thank all the LEP Board Members who have given their time freely over the life of the LEP, as well as all the staff who worked for the LEP over the years. We also want to thank our delivery partners, local education providers and local, regional and national stakeholders who helped us achieve so much.

The Marches Growth Hub will continue to support businesses and will be managed by Shropshire Council, supported by Telford and Wrekin and Herefordshire Councils. Each of the three Local Authorities will also continue to provide direct business support locally. Details of this support will be available through the Marches Growth Hub website and from the Local Authorities directly. Website: www.marchesgrowthhub.co.uk | email: enquiries@marchesgrowthhub.co.uk.

The Marches Careers Hub will continue to be delivered and will be managed by Shropshire Council, supported by Telford & Wrekin and Herefordshire Councils. Website: www.marchescareershub.co.uk | email: info@marchescareershub.co.uk

For any queries about Getting Building Fund (GBF), Local Growth Fund (LGF) and Marches Investment Fund (MIF) projects supported by the Marches LEP please contact: gary.spence@shropshire.gov.uk

For any finance queries please contact: michelle.hodgkiss@shropshire.gov.uk

The solvent liquidation of the Marches LEP is being managed by the Evelyn Partners Limited. For any matter related to this please contact: Camilla.Mulholland@evelyn.com

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