Issue - decisions

LCR 155 - Additional Funding for Growth Platform to provide additional staff resource to Local Growth Hubs

17/09/2020 - LCR 155 - Additional Funding for Growth Platform to provide additional staff resource to Local Growth Hubs

That the Chief Executive approved the allocation of £350,000 of funding from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority COVID-19 Resilience Fund (repurposed from the Brexit Resilience Fund) to Growth Platform for the purpose of providing additional human resource for Local Growth Hubs to refocus outwards and proactively engage businesses who were previously not accessing business support, providing COVID-19 specific advice; and identifying businesses suitable for “high intensity” support.