Make business your business: supporting the start-up and development of small business

This report seeks to highlight some of the key developments that have helped to promote enterprise in the UK and reflect on some of the issues which remain pivotal to that country's ambition to be the best place to start and grow a business. The report illustrates examples of new and exciting approaches to entrepreneurship, where technological developments like social media have brought about opportunities to develop a business, find customers and make sales, often without the need to leave home. It includes the rise of social entrepreneurship, where some are driving business solutions to meet social and economic needs, as well ethical and environmentally friendly consumerism. It also looks at private sector help to small firms and how collaboration can produce commercial win-wins for a corporate brand and a small business partner.

It is an interesting country case study into what can be done in this fast changing times to generate confidence and encouragement towards an ever expanding and innovative SMEs sector.