In conversation with business leaders: here’s what SMEs like mine need from the Chancellor
…my Hunt will respond positively to University Alliance’s plea on behalf of UK SMEs and support their call to use 6% (£170m) of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund to plug the gap when European Regional Development Funding (ERDF) runs out at the end of March. The ERDF currently provides essential university-led support for small and early-stage businesses across the UK. I’d particularly like to see on-going government support for small and micro business…