LEADER Womens Enterprise

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LEADER Womens Enterprise

• Janet Brightmore
• Jane Garnett
• Sue Scholes

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Aims of the LEADER Womens Enterprise Project

• To increase the
• Level of economic activity
• Number of businesses

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Peak District, Derbyshire Dales Staffordshire
Moorlands
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Project outline
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Grant Scheme

• lt1000
• Pre-start up costs lt500 or
• Start-up costs at lt50 matched funding
• Business development at lt50 matched funding

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What can the grant be used for?
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Progress to date

• 17 grants
• 6,738 committed
• Sole traders or partners
• Marketing material / training / computers /
  equipment /professional fees /childcare
• BBs / retail / holistic therapy / animal
  grooming / artists /accountancy / childcare

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Lessons learned

• Services not products
• Outreach works feed the pipeline
• Giving permission
• Insecure funding
• Regional economic strategies

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