Funding for growth?

Report 5: Business owners have told South West Business News they are confused about what public funds are available in support of business growth - and even about how to find out about them - since the government swept away the regional development agencies and Business Link. We ask how well their replacements – the local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) are doing. We tackle the Business Secretary on the ‘Stalinism’ of Whitehall. And we ask why there can’t be a ‘one-stop’ local portal to simplify access to vital growth funds.