Can you access finance to enable your business to grow?

That’s the question being asked by the Local Enterprise Partnerships in the East Midlands and South East Midlands, who are are conducting an online survey of businesses in the region.

The survey aims to find out to what extent businesses in the East Midlands can access finance, and the results will feed into the development of a new financial product for Lincolnshire businesses.

“We would like to know about your experience if you have sought funding recently or if you plan to seek funding for future investment projects,” said Samantha Harrison from Lincolnshire County Council, which is co-ordinating the survey.

“We would also like to know if you have experienced any barriers to growth.

“By completing the survey you will be helping the LEPs in the East Midlands and South East Midlands to decide how to use their funds to help small and medium sized enterprises.”

To complete the survey visit http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/AccesstoFinanceSurvey2014.

To find out more about the Greater Lincolnshire LEP visit www.greaterlincolnshirelep.co.uk.

Notes to Editors:
• The Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership is a private and public sector partnership led by the private sector which aims to improve conditions for infrastructure and doing business in the Greater Lincolnshire area.
• One of the first LEPs to be established in the UK, the Greater Lincolnshire LEP covers a large geographical area with a population of over one million and a diverse range of industries, from ports and logistics to farming, tourism and engineering.
• It includes North and North East Lincolnshire and the administrative county of Lincolnshire and is controlled by a LEP board made up of leading figures in the public and private sector.
• Visit www.greaterlincolnshirelep.co.uk for details on the LEP

For media information about the LEP please contact:
Jez Ashberry
Shooting Star PR
01522 528540
07780 735071
@jezashberry
jez@weareshootingstar.co.uk
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