Key activities
Innovation and Growth Teams
South East Business Innovation and Growth is a regional network of eight Innovation and Growth Teams (IGTs) funded by SEEDA. The IGTs are managed by local partnerships to provide specialist support targeted on businesses with the potential to innovate and grow significantly. They will also create communities of innovation involving businesses and stakeholders that have a shared interest in promoting innovation and economic growth. There is an Innovation and Growth Team which is focused on Kent, aiming over three years to provide intensive support to 250 businesses and engaging a further 500 in the local community of innovation.
For more information visit the Kent Medway Innovation and Growth team website.
- Thames Gateway
SEEDA is delivering a number of large complex and transformational regeneration projects across Thames Gateway Kent. Spanning 40 miles and three government regions, Thames Gateway is the largest single regeneration initiative in North West Europe and the largest area of Brownfield land in the South East of England.
Read more about this project here. - Ashford
SEEDA’s major strategic investment role in Ashford since 2004 has been the acquisition of key strategic sites and land preparation to assist town centre remodelling.
Read more about this project here. - Thanet
Another key focus is on re-establishing Margate as a vibrant attractive destination, including the development of the Turner Contemporary art gallery.
Read more about this project here. - Dover
We have invested in strategic land acquisitions to enable redevelopment and encourage greater connectivity between the town centre and the seafront. Buckland Mill and Kent Coalfields are key land reclamations projects designed to rejuvenate employment opportunities and create lively community spaces.
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Contact for more information:
Area Director: Katharine Harvey
Tel: +44 (0)1634 899 152
