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SUMMARY:Economic growth of Cambridgeshire - the view from Cambridgeshire C
 ounty Council and the GC and GP Local Enterprise Partnership - Cllr Nick C
 larke\, Neville Reyner and Ray Anderson
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CONTACT:Louise Rushworth
DESCRIPTION:Are you cynical about where your business rates and taxes go?\
 n\n\n\nBoth local government and the Greater Cambridgeshire and Greater
  Peterborough Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) are aiming to support us 
 to achieve economic growth in and around Cambridge.  The LEP currently cov
 ers 60\,000 businesses and expects that number to grow to 100\,000 busines
 ses by 2025\, with a commensurate increase from the £30 billion annual tu
 rnover we currently generate. \n\nBut should we as businesses be directing
  more of the spend than we currently do?\n\nIs it somebody else’s challe
 nge?  From audiences of more than 250 for recent Cambridge Network events\
 , so far just a few people have signed up for this session!  Do we not car
 e or are we cynical about being listened to?  Or do we loyally trust those
  we have elected or appointed – and believe that they don’t need our i
 nput?\n\nIf we don’t know what our taxes are being spent on locally\, ca
 n we say that we would do it better?   Current work includes a new railway
  station in Chesterton\, the low tax zone near Huntingdon\, more housing\,
  superfast broadband\, improvements to the A14 and so on … What else can
  business get in exchange for business rates and taxes?  Intervention or n
 ot? \n\nPlease come along to the Hauser Forum (6pm on Tuesday April 17th) 
 to hear what is currently on the action plan\, ask questions\, and discuss
  how we should prioritise going forward.\n\nSpeakers:\n\nCllr Nick Clar
 ke\, Leader of Cambridgeshire County Council\n\nNeville Reyner\, CBE DL\, 
 Chair of the Local Enterprise Partnership\n\nRay Anderson (pictured) – C
 EO and Founder\, Bango- a serial entrepreneur who was this year voted C
 ambridge News ' Businessperson of the Year'\n\nBook now!\n\n\nTime: 
 6pm Registration\, for 6.30pm presentations. Talks will last for around an
  hour\, with time for Q&A and networking afterwards. Event closes at 9pm. 
 \n\nPlease go to www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk/events to register for the eve
 nt.\n\nCambridge Network memebers can attend for free and non-members can 
 attend for £50 + VAT\n\nThe next event in the series is David Kester\, CE
 O Design Council - 15th May 2012
LOCATION:Seminar Centre\, the Hauser Forum\, 3 Charles Babbage Road\, Camb
 ridge CB3 0GT
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