Businesses in Devon and Somerset are set to receive improved access to funding opportunities, guidance, best practice and finance support thanks to a new project launched by the Heart of the South West LEP .

Access to Finance SW is a free community platform for growing businesses in the Heart of the South West region.

From regular business meetups to ‘ask the expert’...

The Heart of the South West LEP has secured £750,000 of funding from the Department for Education’s National Skills Fund to extend its current programme of Skills Bootcamps across the region. The programme supports thousands of people across the region improve digital skills and obtain high quality jobs.

Comprising flexible courses lasting up to 16 weeks’ duration, the eight...

The Heart of the South West LEP has secured £1.8 million of funding from the Department for Education’s National Skills Fund to extend its current programme of Skills Bootcamps across the region.

The 22 technical Skills Bootcamps offer adults aged 19 or over the opportunity to build up or retrain in specific skills required by employers across the Heart of the South West LEP area as...

Richard Bonner has been appointed as the new Chair of the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) .

On its website , the LEP claims to be leading the region’s economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, together with the West of England Combined Authority. The LEP helps shape the economic future of the region, and champions the West of England at regional, national and...