I wonder if you have seen this news story in Business Matters online magazine? It cites the high growth software industry in Birmingham, set against the economic focus of other cities.
"Hotbeds of industry are springing up across the UK, as British
businesses fight back against the constraints of the economic
environment. Analysis of the first 3,000 businesses who have worked with
GrowthAccelerator, a national business advice service aimed at
facilitating growth, finds Birmingham has seen more high growth
businesses contract to the service than anywhere else in the UK."
It looks like the data has come from Growth Accelerator, you can read the full article on the Business Matters website http://bit.ly/106Eo5n
What do you think? Does this support the announcements from Lord Heseltine that the regions still need investment and support from central government to reduce the London focus in the economy?
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