Figures from Boost Business Lancashire, the county’s growth hub, show that about 300 businesses have benefitted from the service after it received funding to launch a new phase of its support programme at the start of the year.
£3.8m was made available through the European Regional Development Fund while the rest was provided by Lancashire County Council, the Lancashire Enterprise Partnership Growth Deal and other private sector sources.
Jennifer Mein, leader of Lancashire County Council, said: “The first phase of the Boost programme was extremely popular and successful with almost 3,000 businesses assisted and 1,200 jobs created in Lancashire, so I am pleased to see that the county’s businesses are again making the most of the business support opportunities available.
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