Grimsby is a major North Sea port and an industrial centre at the mouth of the Humber estuary. It is a major port for fresh fish - having a long association with the fishing industry - and other goods such as handling almost 400,000 vehicles annually from major car manufacturers. Frozen food is a major industry in the town, along with pharmaceuticals and chemicals.



Right now in the UK we are in the midst of the largest recession experienced since 1991, according to official Government figures. Due to this economic downturn there have been thousands of jobs cuts all over the country which is at its highest levels since autumn 1996, it is likely to take years to recover from it with both big and small companies going into administration. House prices have started to fall and the UK economy has slowed right down. The banks are not lending as they were before but are still giving out high city wages and bonuses.

It is a difficult time for everyone in the UK at the moment but as it stands, shipping firms in Grimsby are being offered £6.6m extra help to sell goods overseas in a stand of defiance against the recession. The scheme is called “The Targeted Export Support Scheme” affectionately known as TESS and has been designed to help companies access funding to support the development of their export strategy of an existing product/service to a new market.

There are also plans in the pipe line that could create up to 5,000 jobs in Grimsby ports. The plans, which have been submitted for approval, will make Grimsby's port in to one of the largest ports in Europe. It has also been suggested that once the development is complete it will bring close to £1.5billion of investment if the right business environment is created.

This major investment in Grimsby's ports will help put Grimsby in a stronger place when the UK starts to pull through the recession. This investment will help in Grimsby's fight against the recession.

Yorkshire forward have realised that the best way to help kick start the economy is to spend! You can help Grimsby defy the recession simply by spending a small amount of money to promote your business on the internet. The best way you can help would be by promoting your business online with Activ Grimsby.

Just a small outlay (less than how much it costs to advertise in the local paper for one night) will purchase advertising space on Grimsby's best local community town site - spending money to advertise your business on the net you will allow more people to see your company and divert more visitors to your website and potentially more customers. With Activ Grimsby being a local website made for the community it will also mean that most people that will come to your site are likely to be local and will boost your local reputation amongst the local people.

By promoting your business on Activ Grimsby you are potentially helping to put Grimsby in an even better place to help fight against the recession.