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James Muir, Chair of the Sheffield City Region Local Enterprise Partnership, on how the region will move forward
and togetherness never fails to shine through. It’s devastating to have started the year with
The importance of looking to the future T
he latest national lockdown has taken its toll on our business community once again, but South Yorkshire’s resilience, strength
further restrictions, but with the roll out of a vaccine taking place, in the Sheffield City Region we are looking to the future with hope and positivity as we focus on our recovery, renewal and growth in 2021 and beyond. Throughout the local and national restrictions
of the past year, we have been providing the business community with as much support as possible, with dedicated business advice and grant funding available to those forced to close or suffering a severe loss of trade. We’re pleased to have been able to support as many businesses as we have, but we know there are still some who have unfortunately fallen through the cracks. We have called on Government to put in place a long-term plan for the recovery of the business community to give us all certainty as we look to recover and rebuild.
4 CHAMBERconnectWinter 2021 Through the Sheffield City Region Growth
Hub, we’re helping businesses navigate the support available to them and providing advice and guidance through a number of initiatives. We’ve distributed millions of pounds in Additional Restrictions Grants to support those severely impacted by Covid restrictions, and many businesses are also taking advantage of our Re-Start to Growth initiative, which gives businesses access to experienced and skilled experts to help assess, plan and restart their business through an agreed programme of intensive support. As the UK’s exit from the EU further impacts businesses, the Growth Hub has invested in a UK Transition Adviser to help businesses navigate guidance around working in a post-Brexit environment. These are unprecedented times, but it is so important we look to the future, focusing on renewal and building back better from coronavirus to enable our people, employers and places to grow and thrive following the pandemic. That is why we are driving forward
our implementation of the Sheffield City Region Renewal Action Plan, with a jobs led recovery at the heart of our plans. It is more important now than ever to improve
the prospects of people across the region, and essential to our recovery and fight back from the pandemic, is investing in our people through skills and education, providing people and businesses with the tools they need to grow and progress. We have fantastic success stories and a
diverse business community in South Yorkshire, from national names like McLaren and Boeing, to Liberty Steel who have committed to a £60m investment programme at its South Yorkshire green steel plant and MRMK who have received £4m of investment to boost growth plans from its Sheffield manufacturing base. A key focus of the Sheffield City Region moving forward is supporting these businesses on a national and international stage. Now is the time to invest in our region, develop our strengths and support our businesses to recover, grow and thrive.
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