The Stour Valley comprises that part of Warwickshire, North Gloucestershire and North Oxfordshire, broadly bordered by Quinton in the north west, Little Compton to the south and Tysoe to the north east.
Covering some 90,000 hectares the area accommodates a population of some 97,000 people.
According to National Statistics, the area produces a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of £13.288 per head of population, this being approximately five percent above the UK average.
The principal industrial sectors are
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Agriculture
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Industry
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Services
With 12.6% of the total workforce being self-employed.
Within the area covered by the Stour United Businesses initiative, some 650 businesses – sole traders, partnerships, limited companies and PLC’s have so far been identified.
No matter how large or small, each of these businesses have a common objective - to succeed!!
