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The East Midlands - “a flourishing region”

The East Midlands’ regional economy is in good shape with higher levels of employment than most English regions, however in comparison to the other regions and our global competitors we have a lower skills base and productivity gap. This needs to be addressed if we are to compete more successfully in an increasingly global economy.

Recent research indicates that in general, businesses identify three key concerns in terms of their business growth:

•access to a motivated and skilled workforce - whether that is for new recruits or the existing workforce
•access to finance
•transport infrastructure

Your people and their skills are vital for today and tomorrow’s increasing productivity and global challenges. The region is committed to raising the skills levels of our workforce and encouraging growing, competitive businesses to flourish.

This exciting East Midlands conference offers you the opportunity to hear first hand from some wellknown
national business people on how they have coped with setbacks; how they win the business and how important their working relationship with their staff is, in an ever more complex and competitive world. This, coupled with a chance to see local businesses that have done it for themselves, means that this event is a unique opportunity to understand what works and get access to some significant business support to help your business flourish in challenging times.

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