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Chimera Consulting

Chimera Consulting

Company:

Chimera Consulting

Main Contact

Adam Jeffrey

Address:

1 Hedingham Close Ilkeston Derbyshire DE7 5HR

Telephone:

07811 358 664

Web:

www.chimeraconsulting.com

Email:

adam@chimeraconsulting.com

Other Offices:

N/A

General Information

Established in 2001, Chimera Consulting is a specialist economic development research business. We deliver high quality consultancy support to clients in the public and community sectors and have now exceeded 284 successful assignments in the economic development and regeneration arena across the U.K. We are a small, flexible and socially responsible business that works pro-actively with clients to meet their goals. We pride ourselves on taking a pragmatic and solution-based approach to all of our assignments. Our clients have regarded us very highly for our professionalism, integrity, rigour and going the extra mile but also our enthusiasm and personable approach to doing business. The company continues to be led by its founder, Adam Jeffrey, who has 36 years of experience in the economic development field, including nine years in public sector roles (local government, central government and a regeneration partnership). Adam is also an Economic Growth Advisor for the Local Government Association and one of the Local Trust’s measuring change/evaluators.

Main Services

  • Evaluation
  • Research
  • Strategy development and action planning
  • Sector studies
  • Delivery (interim programme support)
  • Business plans and bid writing

Recent Projects

  • Black Country Impact (DWP/ESF YEI youth employment programme) – Evaluation
  • Birmingham Youth Promise Plus (DWP/ESF YEI youth employment programme) – Evaluation
  • SELCP (South and East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership) – Research and demand study for Creative Hub and Media Village (as LGA Advisor)
  • Mansfield Place Board – Review and strategic planning support
  • BRANCAB, Warwickshire – Evaluation of Breakthrough BBO
  • Torbay Development Agency – Evaluation of Ready For Work project
  • BES Ltd. – Evaluation of Stafford and South Staffordshire BBO
  • Hartlepool Borough Council – Creative sector research study and action plan (as LGA Advisor)
  • Stoke-on-Trent City Council 14-25 Employment, Skills and Careers Plan (as LGA Advisor)
  • University of Nottingham – Evaluation of Creative Pathways Programme for graduates
  • Walsall Council – Evaluation of Walsall Works+ Community Renewal Fund project
  • Wolverhampton VSC – Evaluation of Skills Connect Community Renewal Fund project
  • University of Plymouth, Plymouth City Council and Science Park – Research study and action plan for health and life sciences sector
  • Prince’s Trust – Evaluation of 5 Talent Match (youth employability) programmes
  • Reading Borough Council – Evaluation of Elevate Berkshire youth employability programme
  • Reading and West Berkshire Stronger Together Partnership – Interim and Final Evaluation of Building Better Opportunities programme
  • Nottingham City Council – Evaluation of Ultraband connectivity project (creative industries)
  • LLEP (Leicester & Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership) – Evaluation of “Enterprising Leicestershire” business support programme

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