Business Support
SEEDA funds and delivers support for businesses across the region. This includes funding for programmes such as Business Link and Manufacturing Advisory Service, alongside work to help businesses increase exports.
Art Plus - the Awards Scheme for Art in Public Places - has been set up jointly by Arts Council England, South East and the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA). The objectives for Art Plus are: to celebrate and encourage good practice in public art commissioning in the South East and to emphasise the quality of art and artists in creating quality of environment to which we all aspire.
Established in 2007 by Barwick Construction, Hyde Housing and SEEDA as a private to company to remediate derelict sites to enable development of affordable housing. Project funding provided by SEEDA and English Partnerships.
Chatham Maritime is located in Medwayat the heart of the Thames Gateway.
It is SEEDA's biggest development project.
Owned and managed by SEEDA, Chatham Maritime has been has been hailed
by the Government as an example to the rest of the UK
Through sharing knowledge and developing Corporate Social Responsibility projects in partnership at a regional level, Corporate Cabinet aims to improve the quality of life in areas of greatest need in the South East.
Cowes Waterfront is about planning the future of Cowes, East Cowes and the River Medina Valley as far as Newport Harbour. It is about identifying the function of the area, the contribution it can make to the Island's economy, and putting in place a strategic framework to guide new investment and development opportunities. The aim is to facilitate a "step change" in the Island's economy by attracting new investment to provide the facilities and attractions that both local people and visitors can enjoy. This investment will enable the growth of local businesses and the attraction of new businesses.
The Creative Media Centre is an innovative incubation facility designed to help entrepreneurs in the creative media sector start or grow their businesses. By providing high quality office suites in the heart of Hastings with the latest technology and business services, it creates a vibrant, supportive community for creative firms in the Hastings, Bexhill and Rother region.
The Creative Media Centre was established by Sea Space with funds from SEEDA and the European Union. A second building will open in autumn 2005 offering a further 10,000 square feet of office suites and business facilities.
The land which SEEDA have acquired from the former MoD Daedalus site based at Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire, will provide a unique and exciting opportunity for a sustainable, high quality mixed-use development with potentially far-reaching benefits for the Solent area. SEEDA looks forward to working with the community, stakeholders and partners to achieve this vision and welcomes comments from anyone visiting this website - www.daedalus-seeda.co.uk.
Designing Demand is a new programme developed by the Design Council to help businesses exploit design to the full.
It gives businesses the skills they need to spot how design can boost their performance and it helps them to seize new-found design opportunities.
By delivering design to the strategic heart of companies, the programme supports managers in using design to make decisions and then to implement them.
Designing Demand's various elements are geared to suit businesses at different stages of development from small start-ups looking for investment or growth to mature businesses searching for a fresh burst of energy or a new strategic direction.
Finance South East is your expert gateway to funding sources. We can
help you master all crucial factors in creating a winning business plan
and put you in touch with the investors, venture capital and business
angels who will help you grow your idea into a profitable business.
The Grow project is a €7.5 million InterregIIIC programme and runs from June 2005 to December 2007. The joint programme covers a network of five high growths regions; Emilia-Romagna in Italy, Andalucia in Spain, Noord-Brabant in the Netherlands, Malopolska in Poland, South East of England.
Over the next two and half years, the participating regions will organise a series of calls for tenders against three priorities. Between 18-25 projects will be approved for the duration of the programme with an aim to support strategic co-operations in areas of: Green Growth – Environment Business Growth – Business cooperation, innovation and entrepreneurship Inclusive Growth – Employment and social inclusion.
With a total project value of 29m Euros and an ERDF (European Regional Development Fund) share of 14m Euros this is the largest INTERREG IIIB NEW project approved so far by the European Commission. It brings together 18 transnational partners from England, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany – led by SEEDA. The project focuses on strategic policy integration at regional, national and European level and on the implementation of best practice investment projects associated with the high speed rail network.
The INTERREG IIIB NWE project, led by SEEDA – the South East England Development Agency – has 14 strategic and investment partners from England France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. With a total project value of 19m and an ERDF share of 8m, it is closely associated with the HST4i project launched in 2004.
The project concentrates on two key issues: developing the secondary public transport system to feed efficiently and economically into the primary HST network and making stations better places to travel to, through and from–and to do business in. Better accessibility to stations and better station environments help improve economic performance and cultural integration and will reduce social exclusion.
The HST projects are core contributors to the European Commission’s spatial development expectations for transport and connectivity as well as European-wide cross-border access and activity.
Intermodal Port Access & Commodities Transport in Europe (IMPACTE)
Co-funded under the European INTERREG IIIB programme for North West Europe, the IMPACTE project, led by the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA), brings together a partnership of 26 investment, strategic, public sector and research partners from Belgium, England and France.
The project promotes and facilitates sustainable port based development and distribution of freight, focusing on economic, social and environmental benefits. The project includes small-scale investments in port infrastructure and feasibility works to improve intermodal port access. Through research, the project will also raise the profile of ports in terms of their contribution to the regional, national and European economy.
The Innovation Centre, Hastings, is a set of high quality, purpose-built business premises based on the south coast. It is specially designed to help ambitious firms in manufacturing, technology and professional services grow and thrive. We offer a range of offices, studios and workshops, on a flexible licence basis and equipped with the latest in telephony, broadband, meeting rooms, reception and clerical services.
But the Innovation Centre isn't just prestigious premises to help you present a professional image. As part of the regeneration programme for Hastings, it is backed by a range of support measures to help your business prosper. By basing your company in the Innovation Centre, you will be part of a thriving, supportive business community of like-minded entrepreneurs.
The Thames Gateway is the UK's largest growth area and is the location for many successful and thriving companies. Working collaboratively with the London Development Agency and the East of England Development Agency, developing the Gateway as an eco region is essential for its future success and reinforcing the region as a high value investment location and a quality place to live.
SEEDA's Knowledge Network Programme managed by the University of Surrey, brings businesses and the knowledge base together to exploit research opportunities, catalyse collaboration and bring more innovation to market. The key driver for the Programme is to turn knowledge into commercially successful products and services. This is achieved through Knowledge Networks, which bring together representatives of the knowledge base and business.
If you would like to know more about the Knowledge Network Programme please take a look at our website www.southeastknp.co.uk.
Marine South East is the regional marine initiative of the South East of
England Development Agency (SEEDA) developed to address the needs of the
marine sector in the South East region.
The South East marine sector is estimated to be worth 5bn and
contributes almost 5% of the region's gross domestic product. The sector
includes activities in leisure marine, commercial and offshore
equipment, ports and shipping, marine services and contracting, ship
building and repair, trade associations, research, education and
training.
Mineral Extraction and the Biodiversity - the potential contribution of the mineral extraction industries to the UK Biodiversity Action Plan.
SEEDA (the South East England Development Agency) is responsible for the sustainable economic development and regeneration of the South East of England, at the same time safeguarding the region’s cultural heritage and natural resources.
A draft Area Development Framework (ADF) has been prepared by a consultant team on behalf of the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA), Oxford City Council and Oxfordshire County Council, who are working together with the aim of ensuring that the regeneration of this important part of Central Oxford is achieved in a co-ordinated manner and achieves the best results possible. The overall objective of this project is to bring this under-utilised area of Central Oxford back into active use, and to make it a modern, vibrant and stylish city quarter. To learn more about the vision for the regeneration of this project and latest news, please visit the website.
There is an exciting future ahead for Queenborough and Rushenden on the Isle of Sheppey in, with the launch of a major regeneration scheme to create a vibrant environment in which to live and work. This is a major opportunity that aims to breathe new life into the area with the creation of superb transport links, hundreds of employment opportunities, community and leisure facilities, environmental improvements and new housing. With a cash injection of £7 million from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's (ODPM's) Sustainable Communities Plan, plus £3 million from SEEDA the initial stages of the much-needed redevelopment have already been funded.
 Research Excellence
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Businesses in the UK and overseas can now access a web database that offers full details of the very best research underway at universities in the South East of England , that has potential for commercial application.
With twenty-five universities and a range of public sector research establishments in the South East, there is a vast potential to help businesses become more competitive and productive. Up to date contact details for university business teams and technical experts are detailed, so businesses can quickly take their ideas forward.
This website is a source of information for anyone wishing to know more
about the exciting new developments taking place in Hastings & Bexhill.
It aims to provide you with useful links to local information, such
as weather or traffic reports, alongside the latest news on regeneration
in the area and the chance to have your say.
For further details please telephone the Sea Space office on +44 (0)1424 7231230.
South East Centre for the Built Environment is strategy in action - driving business performance improvement in this massive £17 billion sector to deliver world class facilities and infrastructure to its customers and end users. Driven by leading businesses and with SEEDA catalyst funding, it is addressing four key business issues - client leadership & team integration, planning process, people performance and business performance - www.SECBE.org.uk.
South East Excellence has been established to encourage individuals and organisations to learn, share and apply new skills in support of a quality built environment. Further information can be found at www.southeastexcellence.co.uk.
 The South East Partnership for the London 2012 Games
The South East Partnership (SEP) for the 2012 Games is the co-ordinating group to derive maximum benefits for the region from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The South East Partnership wants to ensure that the 2012 Games leaves a positive legacy for the South East across the areas of sport and health, business and inward investment, visitor economy, culture and communities, transport and infrastructure, and skills, employment and education.
The Checklist is a new, easy-to-use online tool that has been developed by SEEDA and BRE. Devised specifically to guide the design of new developments by making sense of current policy, the Checklist highlights best practice, complementing Ecohomes and the new Code for Sustainable Homes.
The Value project is a SEEDA and the European Social Fund (ESF) Co-financed project designed to encourage and support the growth of Small and Medium sized Enterprises. The Value project liaises with companies from the advanced manufacturing sector, determines what technology they need and then identifies where it can be obtained from.
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Art Plus Awards
Brownfield Land Assembly Company 
Chatham Maritime
Corporate Cabinet
Cowes Waterfront
Creative Media Centre (CMC)
Daedalus Project
Designing Demand
Finance South East
Grow Project
HSTintegration
HSTconnect
IMPACTE
The Innovation Centre
Knowledge Network Programme
Marine South East
Mineral Extraction and the Biodiversity Action Plan
Oxford West End - a New City Centre Quarter
Queenborough & Rushenden - Moving Ahead
Sea Space
South East Centre for the Built Environment (SECBE)
South East Excellence
Sustainability Checklist South East
The Value project