The Leicester Productivity Programme is delivered by Exemplas, one of the UK’s leading business support organisations. Over the past 30 years, it has provided business advisory services and supported more than 600,000 small to medium-sized businesses on behalf of Government and Private sector organisations. Delivering services such as Innovate UK EDGE in the East of England and East & West Midlands, as well as the Leicestershire Business Advice Service, the business is made up of a team of advisers with both sectoral and functional knowledge. This experience and expertise allow them to match any expert to any SME challenge, ensuring businesses get the advice and funding they need.
This project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK government’s Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills. For more information, visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus