Strategic investment framework and urban enterprise

Urban enterprise is one of three priorities within the Competitiveness Operational Programme (2007 to 2013). The strategic objectives of the competitiveness operational programme are to:

• increase productivity of the region's business base
• reduce intra-regional disparities
• work towards reducing carbon emissions and a low carbon economy

Urban enterprise aims to increase the level of enterprise creation in some of the region's most deprived neighbourhoods. How this will be achieved in Plymouth is set out in our Strategic Investment Framework programme.

The Strategic Investment Framework is a strategy currently in development which targets funding on helping deprived communities in Plymouth to realise their entrepreneurial potential by providing an additional level of help and practical support.

The Strategic Investment Framework (SIF) vision is as follows:

'to unlock the potential of Plymouth’s disadvantaged/deprived communities through enabling business growth and the development of an aspirational, enterprising and entrepreneurial culture amongst its residents'.

The full strategic investment framework strategy may be downloaded from the documents table below.

For further information, please contact the Economic Development Team.