Commission for Economic Development, Employment and Skills

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Commission for Economic Development, Employment
and Skills

• Skills in the GM Economy
• Cecil EdeyHead of Enterprise
• ( Acting Head of Skills)

Cecil Edey Head of Enterprise
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Introduction

• Commission for the New Economy
• Economic Development Agency for Greater
  Manchester
• Responsible for economic development policy and
  strategy, and research and programme management
• Private Sector-led Company

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Fact

• The Olympic Paralympic Games 2012,
• the largest sporting event since the Manchester
  Commonwealth Games 2002

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In Numbers

• 26 Olympic sports in 31 venues
• 20 Paralympic sports in 21 venues
• 205 countries represented at the Olympic Games
• 14,250 Olympic and Paralympic athletes
• 20,000 press and media
• 9.2 million tickets available for sale
• 4 billion global TV audience

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Question

• Will the 2012 Olympics be good for the Manchester
  and North West economy?

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Answer

• Yes!

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Opportunities?

• Games will generate 21 billion nationally
  between 2007-2012
• 4.4 billion in the North
• 7,000 direct contracts
• 75,000 sub contracts
• Plus sub, sub sub contracts

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So What Does This Mean?

• Opportunities for firms of all sizes including
  small and medium size businesses
• Opportunities for partnering, consortium, and
  joint venture
• Opportunities across most sectors of the economy
• Opportunities for products and services
• Opportunities to sell and make profit

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Final Question From Me!

• Is your order book so full that you can afford to
  do nothing about the Games and pass up on the
  opportunities they present for your business?

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Answer

• Only you know thatBut today is a good start!

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Close

• Commission for the New Economy
• Churchgate House
• 56 Oxford Street
• Manchester
• M60 7HJ
• Tel [phone]
• Mob [phone]
• Email cecil.edey_at_neweconomymanchester.com
• Web www.neweconomymanchester.com