About Economic Development

The main aim of Gedling Borough Council’s Economic Development Section is to contribute to a vibrant and prosperous Greater Nottingham, ensuring our borough has access to services, jobs and opportunities.

There are five main priority areas of work:

Reducing unemployment and worklessness
Working with partners to identify and tackle barriers to employment

Raising local skills levels to meet the needs of employers
Work with partners to provide and raise awareness of local development
opportunities

Regenerating town and neighbourhood shopping centres
Review the ‘health’ our local shopping centres and progress re-development

Improving access to jobs and training through Infrastructure
developments
Ensuring conditions in the borough are right to encourage new investment

Stimulating enterprise and the right conditions for business
Provide access to high quality business support and generate opportunities
for business to business trading

For more information about any of these topics, please browse through the business section of the website. Alternatively, please contact the Economic Development Officer on the details shown on the right of the page.