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Steer Economic Development, in partnership the Enterprise Research Centre, Sheffield University and BMG Research, is working with Local Enterprise Partnerships in the North West of England on a 3-year evaluation of the Made Smarter programme pilot.

Steer Economic Development is working alongside Cambridge Econometrics to understand the drivers of and barriers to productivity growth in the North East and to develop a series of propositions to drive productivity in the North East.

Steer Economic Development is working with the Northern Powerhouse Trade and Investment Officers’ Forum to promote inward investment and exports for the North’s Prime industrial capabilities: Energy Generation, Health Innovation, Advanced Manufacturing Process and Materials, and Digital.

Steer Economic Development has been commissioned by the 11 Local Enterprise Partnerships in the North of England and Innovate UK to explore a coordinated approach to innovation in the North. 

After 40 years, our parent company has changed its name from Steer Davies Gleave to ‘Steer’ to mark our continuing growth and diversity as a business.  To follow suit, we have changed our name from SDG Economic Development to Steer Economic Development.

Steer Economic Development have been commissioned by Belfast City Council to develop an Enterprise Framework for the City. The Framework will be used to inform a City-wide approach to addressing the key challenges associated with starting and growing a business in Belfast.

Lancashire County Council has appointed Steer Economic Development to undertake a review of the Preston, South Ribble and Lancashire City Deal.

Lancaster University have commissioned SDG Economic Development to inform and shape the production of its Wave Three SIA on Eco-Innovation.

SDG Economic Development is delighted to announce the appointment of Katie Dean, who joins the firm’s Manchester office.

SDG Economic Development is pleased to announce the appointment of Eleanor Wright, who joins the firm’s Manchester office as an Assistant Consultant.