Support for Small Businesses

This week, the Government has demonstrated it is honouring its commitment to helping small businesses through the launch of the 'Business in You' campaign. The focus of the campaign is on inspiring individuals with business ambitions to pursue them, and also to draw attention to the support available for growing enterprises.

It is right that we should be doing everything we can to support small businesses in these tough economic times. Some 95% of businesses in the UK are micro businesses; they are the lifeblood of the British economy. The Business Link site has been updated to offer advice to both new start ups and growing businesses, a new service called Mentors Me has been launched to connect small businesses with larger enterprises that can support growth and the Finance Fitness campaign will also provide guidance.

Business in You is more than just a Government campaign, and I welcome the support that major banks, Ernst and Young and Yell are all offering as part of this; including targeted assistance. Over the course of the year this is set to increase, including high profile entrepreneurs and corporate partners to highlight support available.

Salisbury has a number of thriving small businesses, and I hope many of them will be able to benefit from these new incentives.

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