Leicester entrepreneur appointed by Government to help businesses scale up
A Leicester entrepreneur whose company has thrived during the pandemic has been named as one of the business leaders spearheading the Government’s new Help to Grow: Management scheme.
Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has issued what he is calling “a rallying cry” to British businesses, inviting them to scale up through the Government’s Help to Grow: Management scheme.
Speaking at Scaleup Week, the Business Secretary unveiled the members of the scheme’s Expert Advisory Council, including Byron Dixon OBE, founder and CEO of Micro-Fresh.
Dixon joins CBI president Lord Karan Bilimoria, Natwest CEO Alison Rose and managing director of Goldman Sachs Charlotte Keenan.
The council will provide expert insight to ensure the programme meets the needs of small businesses.
The scheme is 90% government-funded and will launch at the end of June. It will help small, enterprising businesses to seize every opportunity to grow and is an important part of the Government’s Plan for Jobs, promoting opportunity and boosting employment as we recover from the pandemic.
Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said: “After such a challenging year for British businesses, Scaleup Week is the time for shining a light on how fast-growing firms are adopting new tech and ways of working to shake up how they do things.
“Helping small businesses to learn from the best will be central to building back better from the pandemic. Our new A-Team of experts will ensure 30,000 small and medium sized firms across the UK get the very best advice on how to innovate, reach new customers and boost profits so they can expand operations and create more job opportunities.”
Help to Grow: Management aims to support 30,000 small business leaders to increase productivity, invest and grow their business, while levelling-up productivity across the UK.
The members of the Expert Advisory Council appointed by HM Treasury are:
