1. West Midlands International Trade LLP
Steve Havins
Head of Business Development
& Partnerships

2. SME International Growth Project

3. SME International Growth Project
Project Elements include:
Grants of between £1,000 and £3,000 match funded for international activities, these can include:
Visiting Trade Shows
In Market research
Website Internationalisation
PR and Marketing
Translations
Missions programme
Le Mans, France (Advanced Materials/Automotive) – June 2018
USA (Advanced Engineering/Transport Technologies) – October 2018

4. SME International Growth Project – Worcestershire Year One (2017) Performance

5. Re-profiled contract targets agreed following PCR
ERDF Output
Contracted Target
2017 Profile
2017 Actual
2018/19 Profile
2018 Pipeline to date C1
Receiving support 70 20 12 58 14 C4
12hrs 41 16 7 34 3 C2
Grants 29 5 24 11 C5
New enterprises C8
Jobs created
0.8
15.2 38
With a further 52 SMEs already Enrolled on the project these will either go on to apply for Grants or benefit from 12 hour assistance, giving us a strong pipeline.

6. Worcestershire LEP – SME IGP Infographic16

7. ERDF

8. Global Growth Pilot Steve Havins Head of Business Development
& Partnerships

9. Global Growth Pilot Goals & Objectives
To increase Internationalisation of SMEs
To develop the Marketplace provision of Private Sector support
3. SME’s - £5m-£40m Turnover
4. £3,500 Grant – 50/50 match

10. Global Growth Pilot Process Full Diagnostic assessment
Agreed Action Plan
Letter of Engagement
Account Management
Brokerage of Support

11. Global Growth Pilot Aspirations
Support all companies with Growth aspirations
Match DIT money with Private Sector & ERDF
Target Government money at market failure/gaps
Align with other ‘non-Export’ Business Growth support
Develop Private sector provision
Target 10,000 businesses nationally across all LEPs

12. Any Questions