Business Formation Business start-up support and activities to promote entrepreneurship. and Includes enterprise coaching, social enterprise start up services, youth Entrepreneurship enterprise services and incubator facilities. Focused on creation of SMEs, (but so some business assists but also on individual entrepreneurs. Access to Interventions to improve availability of and access to employment Employment opportunities. Includes business premises in deprived travel schemes linking employment areas to deprived communities. Most likely possible) Beneficiaries to be individuals benefiting from interventions. Community Investments which appear to be aimed solely at community facilities, networks etc. Individual beneficiaries on Skills Development Investments aiming to improve skills and qualifications. be targeted towards particular groups. Individuals, possibly also SMEs employing SMEs Focus individuals. Main some and Premises of capital investments to support the development of employment land and premises. Includes land remediation, business premises and JESSICA. Some SME beneficiaries but generally indirect recipients of ERDF through developer and operator of premises. Infrastructure Investment in specific infrastructure projects, examples include superfast broadband networks, station facilities and interchanges, flood defences, etc. Most interventions will have no direct beneficiaries but some (e.g. broadband) could have direct SME and individual beneficiaries. Investment Direct beneficiaries will be attracted as a result of investment Marketing promotion marketing. Complex pattern of impact and attribution. Could also be supply chain impacts and wider SME beneficiaries associated Beneficiaries with landed businesses. Public Realm Investments in blue and green infrastructure. No direct beneficiaries. Indirect Individual and SMEs likely to benefit indirectly. Mostly
Main Focus on Individual Beneficiaries (but some SMEs beneficiaries possible) Business Formation and Entrepreneurship Business start-up support and activities to promote entrepreneurship. Includes enterprise coaching, social enterprise start up services, youth enterprise services and incubator facilities. Focused on creation of SMEs, so some business assists but also on individual entrepreneurs. Access to Employment Interventions to improve availability of and access to employment opportunities. Includes business premises in deprived travel schemes linking employment areas to deprived communities. Most likely to be individuals benefiting from interventions. Community Investments which appear to be aimed solely at community facilities, networks etc. Skills Development Investments aiming to improve skills and qualifications. be targeted towards particular groups. Individuals, possibly also SMEs employing individuals. Mostly Indirect Beneficiaries and Premises of capital investments to support the development of employment land and premises. Includes land remediation, business premises and JESSICA. Some SME beneficiaries but generally indirect recipients of ERDF through developer and operator of premises. Infrastructure Investment in specific infrastructure projects, examples include superfast broadband networks, station facilities and interchanges, flood defences, etc. Most interventions will have no direct beneficiaries but some (e.g. broadband) could have direct SME and individual beneficiaries. Investment Marketing Direct beneficiaries will be attracted as a result of investment promotion marketing. Complex pattern of impact and attribution. Could also be supply chain impacts and wider SME beneficiaries associated with landed businesses. Public Realm Investments in blue and green infrastructure. No direct beneficiaries. Individual and SMEs likely to benefit indirectly.
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