About North Somerset Council's Economy Team

North Somerset Council is committed to driving economic growth for it’s businesses and residents.

Based in North Somerset, our team delivers business support, skills development, and economic programmes across Weston-super-Mare, Clevedon, Nailsea, Portishead, and surrounding areas.

The Economy Team supports businesses to thrive and residents to increase economic resilience; we do this by:

• Encouraging and enabling Inward Investment
• Helping businesses find support to grow
• Act as a guide into the wider Council services
• Foster peer support and business networks
• Facilitating access to funding, grants and training for business development
• Collaborating with local organisations to create job opportunities for residents
• Designing and delivering employment support programmes
• Manage North Somerset Film Office

Community learning offers free or low-cost courses for North Somerset residents aged 19 or over who have few or no formal qualifications.

For more information please visit their webpage, or you can email community.learning@n-somerset.gov.uk