Decision details

In addition to the report provided to the Board on the Growth Hub update, Andrew Leeming introduced the following guest presenters to provide information to members on the marketing and gateway services of the Growth Hub:

Mark Brennan from Freshfield (Boost's marketing partner)

Steven Cochrane from Growth Lancashire (Gateway service provider)

Information (appended to the minutes) was tabled at the meeting which provided an update on the Boost objectives and enquiries.

From these discussions, members agreed:

·  That there was a need to look at learning from past experiences.

·  That there was a need for collaboration with other partners to avoid duplication.

·  Further information on the outcomes against the outputs to be identified.

Resolved: The Board;

  i.  Noted the Boost performance update

  ii.  Noted the presentations from marketing and gateway partners