The Government has announced that all Regional Development Agencies (RDAs), including SEEDA, will close by 31 March 2012.
Responsibility for economic development and regeneration in England is being passed onto successor bodies, including Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) and central Government departments
Our objective is to ensure a professional and cost effective closure by this date. We have pledged to work closely with our partners, contractors and stakeholders to ensure that the past and future economic benefits of key programmes and assets continue to deliver the greatest economic value for the South East and value for money for the taxpayer.
Please click here for more details about our closure plan, transition arrangements and successor organisations.
What we do: Helping Business: Additional help
Corporate Cabinet
SEEDA worked with large corporates in the South East to deliver the Regional Economic Strategy. The goal for the Corporate Cabinet since it was established in May 2008 was to deliver a better quality of life for all in the South East by drawing together the expertise, knowledge and resources of businesses with SEEDA and its partners, in strategic, creative and innovative ways.
Members worked collaboratively to:
- maximise their resources in partnership
- deliver maximum benefit to the South East
- avoid duplicating efforts.
Past initiatives - National Women's Enterprise Leadership
SEEDA supported and managed the UK's Women's Enterprise Task Force (WETF).
Co-chaired by SEEDA's then Chief Executive, Pam Alexander, its role was to increase the quantity, scalability and success of women-owned businesses in the UK, both in the private and public sectors. The WETF came to the end of its remit in December 2009.
