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Centre for Cities is the leading think tank dedicated to improving the economies of the UK’s largest cities and towns. In these podcasts, Chief Executive Andrew Carter interviews leading thinkers in the urban policy field, as well as experts from Centre for Cities about their research and ideas on improving the economies of cities and large towns.
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Jul 7, 2014
Jul 7, 2014
12 min
Small businesses are vital to the UK economy but their performance varies across UK Cities.
Andrew Carter, Deputy Chief Executive of Centre for Cities is joined by Jonathan Portes, Director of NIESR and Ann Limb, Chair of the South East Midlands LEP to discuss how small businesses can be supported across cities to grow.
Having access to a skilled workforce, as well as ensuring businesses are adequately supported locally, are some of the ways cities can support their small businesses, which is one of the ways to a thriving economy.
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