esp Task and Finish Group on the Simplification of Business Support
Strategic lead: emda
Background
If the East Midlands is to become a flourishing region by 2020, it must significantly improve its economic performance. SMEs account for over 95% of the region’s businesses so this improvement relies heavily on their performance. Business Support is an important way of improving the productivity of SMEs, and is therefore a key tool in achieving the Regional Economic Strategy vision of a flourishing region.