Our Economic Development service has links with many community regeneration initiatives, adding value and encouraging new input with a 'business' perspective.
The main roles of the service are to:
- apply policy and strategic thinking to initiatives, ensuring most benefit
- community, cultural and economic regeneration
- encourage take-up of external funding opportunities and of publicly-funded business and skills support services
- assist with inward investment enquiries and procedures
- link with other agencies - voluntary and statutory to ensure business needs are met and opportunities are exploited to their full potential
- work with the Employment Service and other agencies to ensure an appropriately skilled workforce is available for now and the future.
New Breckland Enterprise & Learning Account (BELA) Launched
Funding has been pledged by the Local Strategic Partnership and Breckland Council in the form of a small grant package up to £500, which the applicant must match, for prospective start up and established micro businesses (less than 10 employees) in Breckland. The Breckland Enterprise & Learning Account or BELA for short, can provide assistance to applicants who often need early stage business and skills support in areas such as access to crucial or critical training schemes or purchase/hire of essential small items of equipment. BELA cannot support paying off debts or refinancing, financial investments or VAT payments. If you are interested in applying for a BELA grant you should first check the eligibility criteria which can be found by downloading the Guidance here. If you believe you are eligible and would like to apply please contact the Economic Development Team on 01362 656235 to obtain an application form.
BELA Application Guidance (PDF document)
Watch this space for details on BELA 2 - Coming to you shortly
Relocate / Find Premises in Breckland
If you are a business looking to relocate in Breckland the following links will be helpful:
Inward investment website for Norfolk
Property information in Breckland
Land Development opportunities in the Eastern Region
General Downloads
Please click here for information on the local economy in Breckland. (PDF document)
Please click here for information on how European Funding is currently working in Breckland. (PDF document)
Economic Prosperity Strategy / Economic Development Thematic Group Downloads
Please click here for the latest Breckland Economic Prosperity Strategy 2006-10. (PDF document)
Please click here for a summary version of the Breckland Economic Prosperity Strategy 2006-10 (PDF document)
Please click here for the Breckland Economic Prosperity Strategy 2006-2010 Action Plan
Please click here for a copy of a presentation on European Funding - has it made a diference in Breckland? (Powerpoint document)
Contact details
Contact the Economic Development service:
Email - economic@breckland.gov.uk
Telephone - 01362 656870
Write to
Breckland Council
Economic Development Service
Elizabeth House
Walpole Loke
DEREHAM
Norfolk
NR19 1EE
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