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Presentation given at the \'Be part of the solution in Oxfordshire\' Conference Launch event at the Mini Conference Centre, Oxford on 16 July 2010TRANSCRIPT
Be part of the solution in Oxfordshire Mini Conference Centre 16 July 2010
A view from Business
David DoughtyChief Executive
Oxfordshire Economic Partnership
Be part of the solution in Oxfordshire Mini Conference Centre 16 July 2010
A view from Business
• What is OEP and what does it do• Business profile for Oxfordshire• Organisations that can help• Perceived gaps/ challenges for
business/suggestions for way forward?
Be part of the solution in Oxfordshire Mini Conference Centre 16 July 2010
Background
http://uk.linkedin.com/in/daviddoughty
www.oep.org.uk
www.oxtranet.com
Be part of the solution in Oxfordshire Mini Conference Centre 16 July 2010
Oxfordshire Economic Partnership
• Private company limited by guarantee• Members drawn from private & public sectors• Currently funded by OCC, SEEDA and member
contributions• Exists to promote economic growth in the
county:Helping to make Oxfordshire a World Class
Economy and a great place to live, learn, work and play
Be part of the solution in Oxfordshire Mini Conference Centre 16 July 2010
Oxfordshire Profile• Population
639,800• Working Age
406,600• Economically Active
352,200• Employees
286,200• Self-employed
47,300• Unemployed
16,800
Be part of the solution in Oxfordshire Mini Conference Centre 16 July 2010
Oxfordshire Profile
• 35,000 registered businesses• 27,000 employ less than ten people• The top 100 employers employ a third of the workforce. • 58% of employers employ less than five employees. • Many of Oxfordshire's largest employers are in the public sector
Be part of the solution in Oxfordshire Mini Conference Centre 16 July 2010
Oxfordshire Profile• The sectors employing most
people are i) public administration, education and health ii) banking, finance and insurance and iii) distribution, hotels and restaurants.
• Public administration is the largest sector in Oxfordshire, employing 30% of the workforce.
• Small businesses are major employers in aggregate - total of 32,000 work places in Oxfordshire, 86% employ 1-10 people.
Be part of the solution in Oxfordshire Mini Conference Centre 16 July 2010
Oxfordshire Profile• Over 5,000 people are employed in agriculture, hunting and forestry • The education sector employs over 33,000 people, 11% of the workforce • Printing and publishing employs over 7,600 people, 2.5% of the
workforce.• Car manufacturing - BMW plant - employs 4,500 people • Over 1,400 high-tech companies currently employ over 37,000 people in
Oxfordshire, which represents 9.5% of all employees. • Over 30,000 people work in the health and social work sector in
Oxfordshire- 10% of the total workforce,
Be part of the solution in Oxfordshire Mini Conference Centre 16 July 2010
Be part of the solution in Oxfordshire Mini Conference Centre 16 July 2010
Coaching and Mentoring
http://www.tbac.org.uk/
http://www.oxonbe.co.uk/
Be part of the solution in Oxfordshire Mini Conference Centre 16 July 2010
Business Networks
Be part of the solution in Oxfordshire Mini Conference Centre 16 July 2010
Oxfordshire Innovation & Growth Team
Be part of the solution in Oxfordshire Mini Conference Centre 16 July 2010
Business Link
Be part of the solution in Oxfordshire Mini Conference Centre 16 July 2010
Health
• Obesity ~ 24% of population• Age – 12.1% over 65 in employment• Mental Health ~10% of population (depression)• Carers – 9% of population
Be part of the solution in Oxfordshire Mini Conference Centre 16 July 2010
Safety