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Business Development Team
Responsible for addressing the council's key areas of
responsibility in terms of Economic Development and in seeking to
encourage improved economic performance across the Borough of
Havant in the following areas of activity:
Retail, Tourism, Industrial, Commercial, Learning/Skills and
Employability, External Funding , Research and Information
Team Co-ordination
Tony Lee, Business Development Manager
Tel: 023 9244 6561 email Development Manager
Retail
Town Centres, Retail Parks/Parades/Shop, Markets, Street
Trading
Jeff Crate Tel: 023 9244 6615 email Jeff Crate
Peter Hammond Tel: 023 9244 6615 email Peter
Hammond
Tourism
Tourism promotion and business liaison, visitor guides,
events.
Jeff Crate Tel 023 9244 6615 email Jeff Crate
Peter Hammond Tel 023 9244 6615 email Peter Hammond
Business
Other commercial businesses, industrial estates, business
forums, business start up, business development and business
consolidation
David Harris Tel 023 9244 6460 email David Harris
Research and Information
Statistics, web site updates, Borough profiles and analysis to
aid responses to Planning Enquiries/Applications
Kim Bentley Tel 023 9244 6563 email Kim Bentley
External Funding, Projects and Partnerships
Guidance on grants and fund-raising, support to voluntary
organisations, encouragement of social enterprise. .
David Harris tel 023 9244 6460 email David Harris
Learning/Skills and Employability
Working with local providers and agencies to improve local skill
levels.
David Harris tel 023 9244 6460 email David Harris
Market Town Initiative (in partnership with Hampshire County
Council)
This project is now completed and covered: Emsworth,
Hayling and Lee-on-the-Solent (Gosport).
The market Town Initiative includes a town economic health check
survey.
David Harris tel 023 9244 6460 email David Harris
Administration
General administration and first point of contact for
enquiries
Yvonne Alton tel 023 9244 6590 email Yvonne Alton