Themes

Six thematic groups have been formed. They address many of the challenges that affect business and the six goals set out in the partners' Strategy.

The Business Support Alliance addresses Strategic Goal One: to improve business performance and encourage innovation and entrepreneurship.

• Chair and Coordinator - David Martin
• Action Plan

Employment & Social Cohesion Group addresses Strategic Goal Three: to reduce deprivation and social exclusion by increasing access to and the quality of employment and training through regeneration.

• Chair - David Baldry   Coordinator - Eliska Cheeseman
• Action Plan

Employment & Skills Board  addresses Strategic Goal Two: to promote learning and Skills to raise aspirations to meet the future needs of Norfolk.

• Chair - Fiona McDiarmid   Coordinator - Andy Hodgson
• Action Plan

The Norfolk Profile & Investment Group addresses Strategic Goal Five: to communicate and maximise the benefits of Norfolk’s positive profile locally, regionally, nationally and internationally in order to increase competitiveness, trade and investment.

• Chair - Chris Maw   Coordinator - Emma Finn
• Action Plan

The Sustainable Prosperity Group addresses Strategic Goal Four:  to make Norfolk an exemplar of environmentally sustainable prosperity.

• Chair - Ian Findlater   Coordinator - Fiona Atkins
• Action Plan

The Transport Forum also addresses Strategic Goal Six: to develop an infrastructure that supports sustainable economic growth whilst maintaining the quality of the county's environment and heritage. 

• Chair - Peter Barry   Coordinator - Ian Parkes
• Action Plan