Unveiling our 2025-2026 Action Plan to Support Innovative Businesses and Skilled Residents
Unveiling our 2025-2026 Action Plan to Support Innovative Businesses and Skilled Residents
We are proud to announce our NEEB 2025-2026 Action Plan, reinforcing our commitment to nurturing innovative businesses and empowering skilled residents across the region. As a collaborative partnership of Braintree, Chelmsford, Colchester, Epping Forest, Maldon, Tendring, and Uttlesford district councils, alongside Essex County Council, NEEB continues to invest in sustainable economic growth and inclusive prosperity.
Key Initiatives for 2025-2026:
Innovative Businesses and Skilled Residents
- North Essex Expo 2025: NEEB will host a major presence at the Expo in September 2025, offering 20 free exhibition stands to local businesses, giving them an opportunity to connect with peers, showcase their offerings, and grow.
- Sector-Based Job Fairs: Bringing together emerging industries and their future workforce through tailored job fairs across the region.
- Business Support Programme: A new initiative providing expert advice, skills development, and peer networking for businesses across all stages of growth.
Prosperous and Inclusive Communities
- Young Entrepreneur Programmes: Continued investment in our future business leaders, including a second cohort of the Earniversity programme for 13–16 year-olds, empowering them with real-world business skills.
- Accelerator with The Weave and University of Essex: An 8-week intensive programme to help budding entrepreneurs develop and pitch their ideas.
- Co-Working Wednesdays with ARU and Arise: A new series of interactive workshops and peer-led coworking events, promoting a founder mindset and connecting students with inspiring mentors.
This action plan signals NEEB’s dedication to building a resilient, future-ready economy that thrives on collaboration, innovation, and opportunity.