Welcome to the world of business-community partnerships. We understand that when you are new to an area, helpful background tips and a deciphering code for language can be helpful to find your way around. That's what this page is all about.
On this page you will find definitions on the following aspects of working on neighbourhood renewal programmes:
- What is Neighbourhood Renewal?
- What is business brokerage?
- What is the Business Broker Pilot?
What is Neighbourhood Renewal?
Neighbourhood Renewal is a 10-20 year programme to tackle deprivation in England. It aims to ensure that nobody is disadvantaged by where they live. It focuses on five key areas: health, crime, education, employment and housing/the environment.
The Government published its National Strategy for Neighbourhood Renewal back in April 2001. This recognised that deprivation and social exclusion cannot be tackled by one-off regeneration projects, that the toughest problems can seldom be solved by individual agencies, and that new partnerships are needed at local levels. You can download the full Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy from the Communities and Local Government website.
The need for business to be involved in the process of turning around some of our most deprived communities - as part of the community, as employers and as drivers of economic growth - was identified within the strategy, but it was an area where business traditionally had not played a significant role.
