A Bill to establish a Small Business Administration with the remit of acting as an ombudsman and advocate within government for small businesses, promoting a regulatory environment appropriate for small businesses, providing advice to those wishing to set up small businesses, improving access to finance for small businesses, developing and monitoring small business-friendly procurement policies and working with small firms to assist their export potential; and for connected purposes
House of Commons
1 May 2012
The Bill would establish a Small Business Administration to advocate for small businesses inside government and to promote a regulatory environment that works for small firms. It would also provide advice to people starting up, improve access to finance, and support procurement and export opportunities for small businesses.
The bill is currently at the second reading in the House of Commons, an early stage of the legislative process. If it progresses, it would move to committee for detailed scrutiny.
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