Tag: business growth
Mayor Visits Paragraf, a World-Leading Advanced Manufacturing Company Driving Local and National Growth
As part of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority’s mission to build a strong, sustainable economy, Dr Nik Johnson, Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough visited Paragraf in Huntingdonshire today. Paragraf is the first company in the world to mass-produce graphene-based electronic devices, contributing strongly to the local economy and providing highly skilled and high value […]
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Combined Authority gives Fengate £6m go-ahead
In a unanimous vote to help Peterborough achieve its growth ambitions, the Combined Authority Board has approved £6,665,696 to translate the Fengate Access Study Improvement Schemes from planning into construction. Members noted the completed Fengate Phase 1 Full Business Case and voted unanimously push the transformational Fengate scheme from the necessary paper stage of planning […]
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Combined Authority upskills local residents to deliver Green Homes Grant
Work to address the rising cost of living and reduce fuel poverty in the county is picking up pace as the Combined Authority steps up provision of the Green Homes Grant and focuses on longer term support by providing local residents training in the green skills required to deliver this and address future needs. The […]
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Improvement Framework seeks Board approval
An Improvement Framework paper published yesterday, sets out a process for developing a comprehensive Improvement Framework and seeks Board support for key improvement activity ahead of the Combined Authority Board on the 27 July. The paper pieces together the background to why an Improvement Framework is needed, and addresses some of the immediate concerns raised by […]
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How Fitness Rush proves that ‘winner’s never quit, quitters never win’
The owner of a fitness enterprise has told how support from the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority’s Growth Hub has helped his business go from strength to strength. Fitness Rush, based in Old Hurst, near Huntingdon, was created by owner and founder, Liam Rushmer more than 10 years ago from his parents’ garage where he […]
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It’s in the water: Sparkling Sake Brewery launches in Ely with help from Growth Works Inward Investment Team
Water good enough to satisfy even the most particular of sake brewers has made Ely the perfect place to launch a new business specialising in a sparkling variety of the famous Japanese rice wine. But the decision by its Japanese investors to locate The Sparkling Sake Brewery in Cambridgeshire was made even easier by the […]
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HGV driver courses set up to help meet critical shortages and support people into better paid jobs
The Combined Authority is funding the training through its devolved control of the Adult Education Budget for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Under the Adult Education programme, Peterborough College will provide a route into driver training. And a new independent training provider, System Group, has also been commissioned to train more local drivers. System Group will work […]
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UK Community Renewal Fund Networking Event
The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority are hosting a networking event on Friday 9 April 2021, to facilitate co-working for the recently announced UK Community Renewal Fund. Following on from our webinar, An Introduction to the Community Renewal Fund, we would like to invite you to a networking event where we will look to facilitate […]
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Funding boost for women-led businesses
In recognition of International Women’s Day, Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority is prioritising £1m in grant funding for female-led or female-owned SMEs across the region, as part of the new Growth Works service. The match funding will be available for businesses to invest in capital investment, professional or coaching services. According to the 2019 Rose […]
Find out moreMayor launches match-making service for job seekers and local businesses to help people move into new roles
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, led by Mayor James Palmer, has today launched a new digital platform to match job seekers with new roles and businesses with the right staff. The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Talent Portal is a digital ‘match making’ service for people seeking new employment and businesses looking for employees. To ensure […]
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