1. Bidding Success and Demonstrating Public Value
Philip Johnson
July 2018

2. Bidding Success
procured as ‘Invest South East’ for the delivery of inward investment services for East Sussex and Essex by LDBG in a programme managed by Essex County Council

3. Business Support
delivered by LDBG which also provides business support through:
Business East Sussex / Growth Hub
Let’s Do Business Finance
Start Up Loans
Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce

4. Locate East Sussex

5. What is Locate East Sussex?
we drive economic growth by:
working with East Sussex companies
encouraging companies to consider East Sussex as a business location
promoting East Sussex as a place for companies to grow

6. How is Locate East Sussex funded?
District and Borough Councils
European Union
Regional Development Fund
East Sussex County
Council
Annual Budget: £600,000

7. Funding Enables team of eight FTE (5 full time, 6 part time)
operational costs
CRM system
website
social media PR
events and exhibitions
research

10. Contribution to community needs
companies employ workers and contribute through Business Rates to funding services for everybody
a growing economy creates employment opportunities especially for young people
strong employment grows the economy through local retail and services including education, healthcare and infrastructure

11. Meeting community needs through inward investment
engaging with companies in East Sussex
helping companies move to East Sussex
positioning and promoting East Sussex as a place for companies to grow
instilling pride and confidence in those who are here
liaising with education bodies, skills initiatives and other programmes

12. Results to date investment and reinvestment success: target 68
achieved 70
May 2017 – March 2019

13. Results to date jobs created: target 272 achieved 295
May 2017 – March 2019

16. thank you