Local Enterprise Partnership

Cambridgeshire is a part of the Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP).

The LEP was given the green light by Government on 26th October 2010, following the submission of a bid in September 2010.  We have been created to help drive forward sustainable economic growth in our area - with local business, education providers, the third sector and the public sector working together to achieve this.

Our goal is to create an economy with 100,000 major businesses and create 160,000 new jobs by 2025, in an internationally significant low carbon, knowledge-based economy balanced wherever possible with advanced manufacturing and services.

Our strategic areas of focus are:

     - Skills and employment
     - Strategic economic vision, infrastructure, housing and planning
     - Economic development and support for high growth business
     - Funding, including EU funding, regional growth funding and private sector funding

Our area currently has a population of 1.3 million people, which is estimated to grow to 1.5 million by 2031.We host a number of globally significant business clusters, world class research capacity linked to our universities, a number of thriving market towns, and is the UK's leader in agriculture, food and drink. The area boasts 700,000 jobs, 60,000 enterprises and generates £30 billion per annum.

For the latest on the Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough Local Enterprise Partnership, please visit their website or follow them on Twitter or join the "Your Local Enterprise Partnership" group on LinkedIn.