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Issue 20 / November 2009

Recession Beaters

The Greater Cambridge Partnership recently secured £½ million from Cambridgeshire Business Ltd, the former Business Link company for Cambridgeshire, to help businesses through the recession. Three projects are being delivered which are designed to help up to 700 businesses and create or safeguard over 300 jobs.

Find out more:

		GCP Conference The GCP held a successful annual conference at Hinxton Hall earlier this year and we are now looking forward to next year. We would like your views on the key topics. Quick vote here

		Sign up for Olympics Contracts! More and more companies in Greater Cambridge are signed up to receive business tender information for London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games contracts. read more

		Pre-Games Training Camp The first Memorandum of Understanding has been signed for one of the Greater Cambridge Pre-Games Training Camps. read more

		Construction Sector Training up to Scratch? Calling all construction sector companies – are the relevant training courses being provide to meet your company’s needs? The GCP has organised a Construction Forum to test what training is needed. read more

		Investing in Communities The IiC programme supports disadvantaged people and communities across the county to improve their confidence and skills to assist them to get a job or work for themselves. At a time of economic recession, the IiC funding is offering the extra help they may need to gain the right skills and to enter employment. The budget this year is £1.9m. read more

		Getting paid on time Paying suppliers on time is critical for helping small companies maintain cashflow, and ensures stability, which in turn ripples throughout the economy. In an effort to help businesses, BIS has partnered with other organisations to develop a Prompt Payment Code; Sign up now! read more


	In this issue Recession Beaters GCP Conference Sign up for Olympics Contracts! Pre-Games Training Camp Construction Sector Training up to Scratch? Investing in Communities Getting paid on time

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The Greater Cambridge Partnership executive team can help with any specific enquiries about the GCP. If you would like information on anything relating to economic development in the Greater Cambridge area, please get in touch and we will help you or point you in the right direction.

Call us on 01223 717310 or email us

Greater Cambridge Partnership
42 Castle Street
RES 1219
Shire Hall
Castle Hill
Cambridge CB3 0AP

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