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Baroness Hanham met women entrepreneurs from disadvantaged communities to see how government funding is supporting the local economy.
At the Leicester Business Women project, Baroness Hanham spoke with women who are benefiting from the funding. Through Skills for Enterprise they are receiving support such as coaching, mentoring, and training to enable them to go on to set up their own businesses.
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The minister went on to visit Corby Enterprise Centre, Corby, an environmentally friendly building which provides cost effective office space to new enterprises and business start-ups.
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(Photograph courtesy of East Midlands Development Agency).