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Fredericks Foundation

Fredericks Foundation is a charity that helps disadvantaged people to set up, or expand their own business.

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Swindon Information

Find out what the Initiative has been up to in Swindon and who our members are. Click here.

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Swindon Local Economic Partnership

Forward Swindon

Forward Swindon are looking to hear from business people on their experiences of being based in Swindon and what they think could be improved. Have your say!

 

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   The Initiative
   in Swindon & Wiltshire

 

A business leadership, membership and services organisation, the Initiative in Swindon & Wiltshire enables the business community to play a part in influencing the way the area is shaped, managed and developed.

STEAM museumProviding an effective link between the private and public sectors, we ensure that the interests of commerce are taken into account when key decisions are made at local, regional and national levels.

The Initiative in Swindon & Wiltshire will provide leadership through pushing and influencing rather than setting ourselves up to rival councils. The public/private partnerships formed with our help will be operated with good will, recognising the role business can play in supporting the democratically elected members of local authorities to get things done.

Over the next two decades we will use our twenty years experience in the West of England to benefit the wider region of Swindon and Wiltshire. Our vision is to fashion a future environment for this region, which is not only pleasant but productive, popular with its people and capable of competing in the global market place.

Our Priorities

As a result of listening to business leaders and our members’ main concerns, we concentrate on developing policies for six priority areas which themselves pose some complex and controversial questions.

video introduction to the policy and representation activities of Business West

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In this video Tessa Coombes, Director of Policy at Business West outlines the six priorities.

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plan 500Plan 500

The aim of this project is to encourage local businesses to help support 500 young people in Swindon in their efforts to find work.

Nick Hewer from the Apprentice in Swindon as part of celebration of the creation of 250 opportunities for young people. Read more

Why join Swindon & Wiltshire?

Be part of a community of influential organisations pledged to make a difference right across the sub-region. 

GWE Initiative in Swindon and Wiltshire video

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In this video Ian Larrard, Director of the GWE Initiative in Swindon and Wiltshire  outlines the aims, priorites and successes of the Initiative and explains how it helps local businesses.

Business West activities in Swindon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In this video Tessa Coombes, Director of Policy at Business West gives examples of Business West's representation activity in Swindon on behalf of the GWE Initiative.

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