PM praises campaign to boost small businesses
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Entries are flooding in for a newspaper-backed scheme which aims
to promote small firms.
The Local Business Accelerators scheme offers a financial and
advice leg-up to growing businesses.
Already around 1,000 entries have flooded in to the nationwide
scheme.
It comes after The Prime Minister hailed the
campaign "excellent".
David Cameron praised the Local Business Accelerators scheme
launched earlier this month by Britain's regional and local
newspapers, including the KM Group.
The Prime Minister said: "In towns and cities across the
country, local and regional newspapers are helping to build
stronger local communities and contributing to growth by supporting
local businesses. They have a major role to play in championing
growth."
The scheme, developed by the Newspaper Society, is seeking out
the most promising young businesses to help accelerate their
growth. It offers up to three months of free advertising, plus
advice from experts at Reeves, the accounting firm with offices in
Canterbury and Chatham.
One lucky business picked from hundreds of regional winners will
get individual mentoring sessions from Deborah Meaden of Dragons
Den.
Mr Cameron added: "The Local Business Accelerators campaign will
help provide the boost that our smaller British businesses need
right now. By joining forces to launch this excellent initiative,
local newspapers are demonstrating their commitment and providing
exactly the sort of practical, hands-on support that will help
young local businesses succeed and grow. Those that will benefit
from the initiative are the very businesses and entrepreneurs that
will help to lead Britain's recovery."
Geraldine Allinson, president of the Newspaper Society and
chairman of the KM Group, said: "The UK needs to grow local
businesses like never before, and local businesses need local
press. No other medium has the power, local knowledge and influence
to activate a scheme like Local Business Accelerators."
Ms Meaden said: "I've seen the unique contribution that local
press makes to the success of local businesses time and again with
my own ventures."
More information in all KM Group titles this week and at
www.accelerateme.co.uk.
Entries close November 14.
Tuesday, October 18 2011
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