We’re delighted to welcome Cllr Matthew Barber, Leader of the Vale of White Horse District Council to our November meeting. Matthew will be talking about“Economic Development in the Vale of the White Horse”. He has been a member of Vale of White Horse District Council since 2003 and Leader of the Council since 2011. He is Chairman of Vale4Business, which is a collaborative partnership that brings together the key businesses in the Vale of White Horse to support long term economic growth. He is also Board Member of Science Vale Oxford and a Director of the Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership.
Matthew will also be asking us to contribute to a key study the Council is undertaking to explore the key issues affecting the SME sector in the area and their potential needs and priorities over the coming years. The results of this research will feed into a new business and innovation strategy to support SMEs in the two districts.
More information: www.matthewbarber.co.uk.