Organisation name: Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
Submitted: 01/02/2010 by david.ware@blaenau-gwent.gov.uk
- Organisation core business: Local Authority
- What will the project do?: The project would be a pilot to test out the Enterprise Facilitation model in the Heads of the Valleys.
- Regional area(s) to be covered by the project: South East Wales
- Who will be the end beneficiaries?: Enterprises, Individuals setting up businesses
- Who will be involved in delivering the project?: Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council (the pilot host Authority), The Sirolli Institute (via 2 Enterprise Facilitators), Heads of the Valleys Project Team (WAG), local Development Trusts, Gwent Association of Voluntary Organisations (GAVO), Centre for Regeneration Excellence in Wales (CREW) and local volunteers and businesses What might be the outputs (activity measures) of the project?: Employment of 2 Enterprise Facilitators 60 individuals assisted to set up a new enterprise / social enterprise
- What might be the outputs (activity measures) of the project?: 2,000 people trained over 3 years
- What might be the results of the project?: 120 Gross Jobs Created 20 Enterprises created 10 Social enterprises created
- What would the project's impact be?: Successful, sustainable Enterprises leading to further Job Creation as the Model is rolled out across the Heads of the Valleys
- What is the project estimated cost?: £500,000