Oxfordshire is truly global... and even ‘out of this world’!

Oxfordshire is truly global... and even ‘out of this world’!

Read our chief executive Nigel Tipple's latest blog on how Oxfordshire's key assets can lead the economic charge for an 'ever-increasing, globally-facing' UK economy. 

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Taking Oxfordshire's global opportunities to Westminster

Taking Oxfordshire to Westminster

With a GVA of £23billion per annum, we took our 'global story' to the House of Commons earlier in September. 

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Annual Review 2018

Annual Report 2017/18 launched

On 25 September, we launched our 2017/18 annual report and reviewed a ‘game-changing’ year for the Oxfordshire's economy.

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World-class economy

We champion Oxfordshire's economic potential, acting as a catalyst and convenor to drive growth.

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LIS

Local Industrial Strategy

Oxfordshire is a globally-renowned region with one of the strongest economies in the UK. Developing a Local Industrial Strategy (LIS) offers a huge opportunity, which 'UK PLC' can capitalise on. 

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Business

We embrace business growth, innovation and inward investment for the benefit of Oxfordshire.

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Skills

We empower people and employers to develop the right skills, as well as linking business with education.

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Latest news

Find out all of the latest developments from OxLEP.

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Invest in Oxfordshire

Choose Oxfordshire and make our home, your business' home.

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Our events

Looking for reliable business support? Sign-up to one of our start-up or growth workshops.

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Driving economic growth

Our vision for Oxfordshire is for it to have a: 'vibrant, sustainable, inclusive, world-leading economy – driven by innovation, enterprise and research excellence'.

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Helped secure over

£600m
of central government and European funds

Around

43,000
new jobs created between 2011/12 and 2015/16

Gained

£142.5m
for Oxfordshire projects
European Funding Slide

European funding

We have secured several allocations of European funding, supporting a variety of key economic areas in Oxfordshire - from rural development to small business growth.
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Local Growth Fund Slide

Local Growth Fund

Via Local Growth Funds 1, 2 and 3 we have secured £142.56m to support dynamic economic growth in Oxfordshire.
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City Deal Slide

City Deal

City Deal ensures we are able to support the county's economy through a £55.5m programme, creating 18,000 jobs.
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Growing Places Fund Slide

Growing Places Fund

From an overall Government fund of £500m, we secured £9m to support schemes addressing infrastructure in Oxfordshire.
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Skills

Skills

We work with businesses and young people across Oxfordshire to help meet our county's 'skills agenda'.

Our Skills Programmes

ApprenticeshipsApprenticeships
Apprenticeships
 Work ExperienceWork Experience
Work Experience
 Enterprise AdvisorsEnterprise Advisors
Enterprise Advisors
 Careers & Enterprise MentoringCareers & Enterprise Mentoring
Careers & Enterprise Mentoring
 Community Employment PlansCommunity Employment Plans
Community Employment Plans
Business

Business

We provide free and tailored assistance to place, grow and support business within the Oxfordshire area.

Need help to start or grow your business?

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