Regional development

Regional bodies are increasingly responsible for planning, monitoring and supporting economic growth at the regional level – policymaking that is vital not just during the downturn, but at every stage of the economic cycle.

Experian can help establish and monitor a regional ‘business universe’, improving the effectiveness of policy with accurate data and insight.

By integrating Experian’s detailed financial information on individual companies and their owners with that of regional organisations – including Regional Development Agencies, Regional Observatories, and Business Link – we can provide a richer picture, segmenting and profiling businesses based on their characteristics and placing evidence-based policymaking capabilities within the reach of regional bodies.

Experian can help:

• Build datasets that include commercial risk data to allow informed decisions at a regional, sector and company level – including changes to the likelihood of business failure, payment trends and alert notices
• Limit the impact of unemployment through targeted business support to SMEs at a regional and sub-regional level
• Provide relevant and up-to-date information on emerging business trends, benchmark effective performance and identify gaps
• Increase penetration amongst service-users through improved segmentation and targeting
• Facilitate sharing of key data within regions.

For more information on how Experian can help broader regional strategic planning, including sector analysis and prioritisation, place typology and visioning, please see Regional Government.

For details of the pH megafile and time-series trends please visit www.phgroup.com