School of Entrepreneurship & Business
Entrepreneurship Research Project (including the Extension of Rural Study)
Project description
The main purpose of the project was to establish a baseline of information on the key factors that determine and influence the culture of enterprise and innovation in South Essex. The project is expected to inform future activities and interventions performed by national, regional and local agencies. These interventions will provide support that caters for the needs of the sub-regional (Southend, Rochford, Basildon, Castle Point, and Thurrock) community, whilst ensuring that mainstream funding makes an impact on real people to create an entrepreneurial culture in Thames Gateway South Essex. This project focused on key sectors including creative industries, environmental technologies, leisure and tourism, transport and logistics, and rural enterprise.
Outputs and outcomes
- 50 businesses assisted to engage in collaborations with UK knowledge base
- Over £21K public investment levered
- 612 community participants
- 5 key sectors supported
- Supported 1 cluster development initiative
- Carried out 2 capacity building initiatives
Reports
- Executive summary (New! PDF 200KB)
- Report summary (New! PDF 2MB)
- ERP report (New! PDF 4.41MB)
- Rural study report (New! PDF 2.16MB)
Project details
Funded by
EEDA through TGSEP’s Investing in Communities Programme
Start Date
Oct 2005 (Sep 2006 for Rural Study)
End Date
Mar 2007
Principal Investigators
Project Manager/Coordinator
Ms Sujun Zhang
Partners
South East Essex College
Anglia Ruskin University
Thurrock Borough Council
Business Link for Essex
Writtle College