COVID-19

Hertfordshire LEP Chair & CEO statement 

This is a hugely challenging time for Hertfordshire’s employers, employees and businesses. Our communication channels remain open and Hertfordshire LEP will be providing support throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

Our unique strength at this time of national crisis is our ability to provide local intelligence on the impact of COVID-19 on our business community and to feed this vital information back to Government on a weekly basis. As part of this process, Hertfordshire Growth Hub will be asking our businesses how they have been affected so that we can best tailor support.

We are currently working with our partners and key stakeholders to develop a co-ordinated response to help tackle the significant challenges this pandemic will present. This will be informed by regular economic briefings on COVID-19’s impact. View the latest Government advice for employees, employers and businesses.

We know how vital it is to provide local businesses with local support. Hertfordshire Growth Hub is on hand to support local businesses affected by the Coronavirus pandemic. Please signpost businesses to the Growth Hub's COVID-19 Business Resource page for the latest guidance, news and support. The Growth Hub’s team of advisers can also be contacted on 01707 398168 or by email: enquiries@hertsgrowthhub.com.

We are currently developing processes to log the high volume of incoming calls and concerns to ensure that we can deploy our resources to enable Hertfordshire to best respond to this crisis. We can be contacted via telephone 01462 244700 or email: info@hertfordshirelep.co.uk.

For skills-related queries: visit HOP (Hertfordshire Opportunities Portal)
For leisure and hospitality queries: visit Visit Herts or email: enquiries@visitherts.co.uk.

Given the fast-pace of change, we will continue to update you on a weekly basis. The safety of our stakeholders, partners, your loved ones and the wider community is paramount.

Mark Bretton, Chair & Neil Hayes, CEO