Growth investment for tourism and creative industries
Government help to create and safeguard jobs as part of 拢950m Regional Growth Fund announcement.
Projects to market English tourist destinations, support creative and digital businesses, and manufacture luxury leather goods are among schemes that are to benefit from a cash injection as part of the Government鈥檚 plans to stimulate growth.
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Projects in our sectors聽to be funded include:
VisitEngland - Growing Tourism Locally
- the government agency that promotes England as a holiday destination to the domestic market - are planning a three-year project: 鈥楪rowing Tourism Locally鈥�.聽 皇冠体育app funding has been allocated to a national marketing campaign aimed at inspiring Britons to take more short breaks and holidays in England, creating and retaining jobs in the tourism sector.
Creative England - Digital Champions
, which aims to support the sustainable growth of independent creative businesses,聽 will provide a revolving fund for match funding to creative and digital small and medium enterprises in the North West, Birmingham and the South West, to help high-potential businesses overcome market barriers.
Mulberry - staff training
Luxury brand are planning a project to train staff at their new factory, building on their world-renowned position as a manufacturer of top-quality leather goods and fashion accessories.
Creative Industries Minister , commenting on the announcement, said 鈥溁使谔逵齛pp Creative England project aims to help small and medium-sized companies develop.聽Hopefully it will enable these areas to become real centres for digital and creative businesses. Meanwhile, Mulberry鈥檚 plans for a new factory will enable the company to expand and build-upon their existing success here and abroad.鈥�
Tourism Minister added 鈥淓ngland is a brilliant place to take a holiday at any time, with something for everyone but聽in 2012聽we鈥檒l be hosting the greatest show on earth as well.聽皇冠体育app VisitEngland campaign will help ensure that everyone makes the most of it.鈥�