Encouraging enterprise, enhancing workforce skills and helping people back into the labour market must be at the heart of efforts to strengthen any regional and local economy.
Shared Intelligence works with partners to develop new programmes to increase business start up and survival rates. This includes Local Enterprise Growth Initiative (LEGI) funded programmes, women in enterprise initiatives, and a wide range of business support activities. We design programmes, investment bids and plans and evaluate the impact of enterprise and business development activities.
We specialise in the design and evaluation of programmes which integrate skills and employability initiatives. These include DWP/LSC City Strategy initiatives and local employment strategies. We also specialise in “employer-driven” skills programmes, such as Train to Gain.
Si worked with the four County Durham local authorities that receive Neighbourhood Renewal Funding to develop a successful £10m bid to the
Local Enterprise Growth Initiative, an ODPM/Treasury programme designed to
boost enterprise and business comp...
Si is working with the Universities of Durham and Newcastle to develop the
North East’s Science City programme, part of a £100m initiative launched as
part of the Northern Way. Science City aims to accelerate the
commercialisation of the region’s ...
Si assessed the progress of five projects exploring whether the projects receiving public support had met the needs of their bioscience customers, including universities, private sector companies and individual researchers with new ideas. The evalua...
Si was commissioned by the women’s enterprise network, Prowess, to review
progress on raising levels of female entrepreneurship and compare the
approaches adopted by each of the English RDAs. The research focused on
whether tailored enterprise sup...
Si supported the development of national and regional learning networks for
key Regional Development Agency (RDA) and Learning and Skills Council
executives. Underpinned by a series of events and workshops, Building RDA
Capacity in Skills sough...
