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Economic development
The Economic Development team works to aid local small and
medium sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as larger multi-national
corporations (MNCs) in all aspects of running their business, this
ranges from financial assistance to the location of suitable
property sites when relocation. A selection of the services offered
by Economic Development can be found in the Seeds for Business Growth
brochure (pdf 998KB).
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Medway Council is a partner in the Medway 100 in 100
Apprenticeship Challenge. Launched on 19 May, the
challenge is to recruit 100 new apprentices in 100 days. Find out more about the scheme and how
apprentices can boost businesses' bottom line.
Medway is proud to be part of a network of state of the art
innovation centres. Together these form the ‘Kent Innovation
Corridor’ running from the Nucleus at Dartford in the west through
to the Kent Innovation Centre in the east. To find out
more visit the Locate in Kent website (www.locateinkent.com/intro.php?p=45)
Economic Development Strategy
The Economic
Development Strategy (pdf 277KB) was adopted in 2009. Five
key priority areas were identified. These are:
Including inward investment, providing
facilities for the creative industries
and establishing centres for environmental technologies.
Including aiding training in customer service
and ensuring there is not a skills gap in the local workforce for
any future sector development including the Eco-advantage project.
Including encouraging employers to recruit
apprentices
and graduates and raising the aspirations of local young people
who may not otherwise be able to access higher education.
Including the auditing of brown field sites
for future business use, the provision of suitable land to build
new workspaces on and providing managed work spaces.
Including increased use of the river and
working with other departments of Medway Council in hosting of a
wide range of cultural events to improve the overall image of
Medway as a place to visit and stay.
Key partners
To achieve the key priorities the Economic Development team
not only work with other council departments but also a wide range
of partner organisations, these include:
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