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Objectives Actions achieved so far In the next 12 months we aim to Partners to success
1 . Continued • Identify opportunities to support start-ups and enterprise as alternative pathways for employment for Ealing ’ s unemployed residents
• Adopt a digital infrastructure strategy to improve connectivity for residents and businesses reducing digital exclusion
• Commission an affordable workspaces study to provide the evidence base for an affordable workspace policy in the new Local Plan
• Facilitate and strengthen Traders association in key town centres
• Facilitate pathways for greater business to business links with Higher and Further Education institutions to exploit innovation and new technology
2 . Enhance supply chain networks
Provide greater opportunity , knowledge sharing and information for businesses to access contracts in the public and private sector
• Implemented learning from the Fit to Bid pilot ( see In Focus ) and coordinated supply chain intelligence with key partners including Heathrow Airport Limited and West London Business ( WLB )
• Procured a second ‘ Winning tenders and contracts ’ programme with up to 100 business to be trained to successfully bid for contracts
• Designed and implemented the discretionary grant scheme that awarded £ 3.3M to 407 local businesses
• Designed and managed the aviation sector grant scheme that awarded £ 2.2M to 145 local businesses
• Deliver the ‘ Winning tenders and contracts ’ programme
• Enable local businesses to benefit from contract opportunities from Ealing Council , other public sector bodies and 1st Tier suppliers .
• Explore joint working with Heathrow to engage Ealing businesses to access Heathrow supply chains
• Adopt a revised approach to procurement that prioritises community wealth building and promotes local businesses in accessing second and third tier supplier opportunities and their wider networks
• West London Business
• Heathrow Airport Limited
• West London Alliance
• Park Royal Business Group

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Ealing ’ s Plan for Good Jobs Towards an inclusive economy