Adaptability's Key to a Healthy Economy ; This Week Marks the End of Bites Back - the South West Rda (Regional Development Agency) Campaign That Highlights Key Issues Affecting the Regional Economy. Here Jane Henderson, the Agency's Chief Executive, Reviews How the Campaign has Developed

Gloucestershire Echo, The › July 28, 2010

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WE'VE had a tumultuous 18 months since Bites Back started in March 2009. Although general sentiment has improved, businesses are still holding back on investment. Credit is in short supply and we now face significant job losses as a consequence of public sector cuts. This campaign has spread the word about the different ways that companies can access support and a range of programmes tailored to their needs.

These include the RDA-administered Grant for Research and Development, which has helped dozens of companies get new ideas into production. In Gloucestershire, we've helped Stroud-based Himag Solutions to develop next-generation lightweight, high-performance and high-efficiency planar transformers, which are smaller and more reliable than traditional technology.

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Adaptability's Key to a Healthy Economy ; This Week Marks the End of Bites Back - the South West Rda (Regional Development Agency) Campaign That Highlights Key Issues Affecting the Regional Economy. Here Jane Henderson, the Agency's Chief Executive, Reviews How the Campaign has Developed

The campaign has also encouraged debate on issues affecting the economy, such as the transition to a low...

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