| Develop competitive growth sectors,
building on the existing strengths & assets
in Rotherham & the sub-region, to create
jobs & diversify the local economy |
Develop a Cluster Plan for Rotherham to create a
diverse & sustainable economy & growth opportunities. |
Rotherham Partnership |
External Funding |
| Build on the early successes in Advanced Engineering
Cluster, maximizing benefit of knowledge resources. |
Renaissance SY |
External Funding |
| Harness the benefits from regional development within
the Creative & Digital Industries Cluster. |
Rotherham Partnership |
External Funding |
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| Create the right conditions for inward
investment & the development of world
class businesses that will drive the
economy by developing the skills of local
people & providing high quality facilities &
services, & quality environment for
growth |
Continue to encourage & assist new investment to
Rotherham through the Inward Investment Service. |
RMBC/ Renaissance SY |
External Funding |
| Ensure the right skills, combined with an
entrepreneurial attitude, are available to Rotherham
companies. |
Rotherham Partnership |
Mainstream |
| Ensure Rotherham has a supply of high quality sites &
premises in good quality environments. |
RMBC/ Renaissance SY |
External Funding |
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| Stimulate enterprise (particularly between
education & business), creativity &
innovation across the economy, in urban
and rural communities, to create new &
sustainable opportunities for wealth
creation |
Encourage a spirit of enterprise through promotion of
successful role models, support & mentoring. |
Rotherham Partnership |
External Funding |
| Link business & higher education, ensuring Rotherham
at the forefront of knowledge & innovation. |
Renaissance SY |
Private Finance |
| Encourage the development of high growth clusters
through provision of infrastructure, support & finance. |
Rotherham Partnership |
External Funding |
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| Provide the support necessary to increase
the number of successful businesses in
Rotherham - both new start-ups &
expansions of existing businesses,
including social enterprises |
Implement the agreed Incubation & Business Start-up
Strategy through Rotherham Enterprise Network. |
Rotherham EN |
External Funding |
| Help existing companies survive, grow and be
competitive by strengthening support & aftercare
services. |
Business Link SY |
Mainstream |
| Target infrastructure, marketing & support to encourage
start-ups & expansions in high growth clusters. |
RMBC/ Chamber/ BLSY |
External Funding |
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| Engage support & secure private sector &
other investment, such as social &
community investment, into Rotherham |
Bring forward large-scale transformational projects that
will make a difference to Rotherhams regeneration. |
RMBC/ Renaissance SY |
Private Finance |
| Develop Social Enterprise Strategy to target appropriate
support towards the further development of sector. |
Rotherham Partnership |
Mainstream |
| Maximise the contribution that the voluntary &
community sector can make to the economy. |
VAR/SEU |
External Funding |
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| Maximise economic & other opportunities
to reduce disadvantage and raise quality
of life & living standards, particularly in
the most deprived communities |
Develop programmes to link local people to local jobs
through strategic initiatives, such as Jobmatch. |
Employability Forum |
External Funding |
| Develop programmes to help economically inactive
groups into work, training or full time education. |
Employability Forum |
External Funding |
| Work with education sector to create a better
understanding of work & more entrepreneurial spirit. |
RMBC/ Chamber |
Mainstream |
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| Develop Rotherham town centre as a
destination providing a mixed economy of
specialist & quality shops, markets,
housing & cultural life for all age groups,
& establish a strategy to ensure local
centres complement the offer in the town
centre. |
Implement the regeneration of key sites & premises
under Phase 1 of Renaissance Masterplan Project. |
RMBC/ Private Sector |
Private Finance |
| Improve the town centre through pro-active events &
marketing, and strengthening centre management. |
TC Management Group |
Mainstream |
| Establish a strategy for local centres to ensure these
centres compliment the offer in the town centre. |
RMBC |
Mainstream |
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| Promote attractive viable alternatives to
the private car, & develop a wide choice
of integrated transport options for the
whole borough, including rural areas |
Lobby Government for resources to extend Supertram to
the preferred route into Rotherham. |
RMBC/SYPTE |
External Funding |
| Extend Quality Bus Corridors, & improve the
environment & facilities for walking and cycling. |
RMBC/SYPTE |
Mainstream |
| Encourage more employers to adopt a Green Travel Plan
to reduce car use of employees. |
Rotherham Partnership |
Mainstream |
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| Develop a mixed rural economy to
provide specialist shops, markets and
events & ensure complementary local
centres. |
Develop Rural Areas Strategy |
RMBC |
Mainstream |
| Develop Toolkit to help rural communities develop ideas
and projects |
Rotherham Partnership |
External Funding |
| Develop regeneration networks between rural
communities to promote good practice and info sharing. |
Rotherham Partnership |
External Funding |
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