Businesses from across Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire are being urged to have their say in a huge business survey.
The Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire LEP is conducting its largest ever business survey which will help shape future support for the region's businesses.
The economic status report – or SITREP – and accompanying business insight survey is gathering intelligence from almost 800 businesses, of different sizes and sectors, to help the LEP gain 'real time' insights and enable it to remain in-touch with the issues that local businesses are facing.
The findings will assist the LEP in identifying local needs and targeting support as needed.
Now as many businesses as possible are being encouraged to take part in the survey, which closes on March 11.
Alun Rogers, chair of the Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire LEP, said: "By engaging with SMEs at scale and understanding the scope of their concerns and ambitions, the LEP will be primed to provide the most robust support possible.
"We're keen to create a two-way, open dialogue with businesses so we can understand what they want and need from us.
"To maximise the effectiveness of this venture, we want to hear from a wide variety of business voices in the community. We'd encourage anyone who operates an SME in our region to stake their claim by getting in touch with us and completing the survey.
"The LEP represents the voice of business speaking directly to central Government – the more information we have to work with, the better-equipped we will be to secure funding, offer bespoke support and ultimately allow businesses to grow."
This survey will run alongside other insight-gathering activity from the LEP where regional businesses will share information specifically on their skills, such as how well equipped they are for an increasingly digital working landscape and what support they may need on their journey to net zero.
To learn more about the survey, or to participate, call 0330 052 9469.
