Milton Keynes

Partnership/Stakeholder Development

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Partnership/Stakeholder Development

The Stakeholder Development group was created to enable businesses to get together and discuss major issues affecting the area, as well as engaging with Invest MK to look at the worker offer and urban form.

  • Key area developers have been engaged throughout the process.
  • Stakeholder Development Group seen as a key group moving forward
  • Allows for discussions on major issues in the BID area

Overview

The BID has been supporting new developments, looking at office to residential issues and ensuring that developers are given clear feedback from businesses about the impact that their projects will have and how to address any concerns as the area is continually advanced. Key area developers have been engaged with throughout the planning process and forums such as the Stakeholder Development Group have been created to allow discussion on major issues affecting the area, as well as engaging with Invest MK to look at the worker offer and urban form.

Other ways we are making our city intelligent

MyJobs Recruitment & Retention

The BID is focussing on making Milton Keynes a competitive and aspirational place to work.

  • Focus on making the city competitive and aspirational place to work

  • Addressing changing business needs, including hybrid working

  • Huge push on recruitment and retention of staff

Allyship Programme

An allyship programme has been offering training and workshops for businesses that want to improve their knowledge and understand more about the challenges facing women in business.

  • Partnership with Women Leaders

  • How to retain and progress women in the workplace

  • Chance for businesses to become key allies

  • Bespoke training and online workshops

Accreditation/Governance

MyMiltonKeynes is actively pursuing its second accreditation from British BIDs.

  • Accreditation assures levy payers that the BID is a well run and governed by local businesses

  • This award is more challenging than ever to obtain and MyMiltonKeynes is one of only 29 BIDs in the UK that have achieved it.

  • The award also highlights areas of best practice for the BID to further improve and develop its management and communication measures.

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