The Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (OxLEP) champions Oxfordshire’s economic potential, acting as a catalyst and convener to drive a dynamic and growing economy. Its vision for Oxfordshire being ‘a vibrant, sustainable, inclusive, world- leading economy – driven by innovation, enterprise and research excellence’.

Since its launch in 2011, OxLEP – with its partners – have secured around £1bn-worth of central government and European funds for the Oxfordshire economy, supporting the creation of around 65,000 new jobs between 2011 and 2019 in the county – representing over two-thirds a 2031 target of 85,600 new jobs. In total, OxLEP oversees a £3.1bn growth programme for Oxfordshire.

In the 12 months following the COVID-19 outbreak, the organisation supported over 2,000 Oxfordshire-based businesses with COVID-specific issues and provided almost £2million-worth of advice and mentoring, whilst administering in excess of £5million-worth of direct funding into businesses across multiple sectors. 

Over 800 businesses in the county were also supported with Brexit-specific advice following the UK’s departure from the European Union at the start of 2021.