Why supporting SMEs is critical

SMEs are the back­bone of the UK econ­o­my – their suc­cess mat­ters to us all. Record num­bers of small busi­ness­es have been estab­lished since the start of the pan­dem­ic. With their job secu­ri­ty under strain, many peo­ple have set up com­pa­nies for the first time. But sta­tis­tics show that SMEs through­out the coun­try have been hit hard by the Covid cri­sis. Research also indi­cates that more needs to be done to edu­cate SME lead­ers about tech­nol­o­gy, there­by enabling them to han­dle the tools that will help their busi­ness­es to sur­vive and thrive in the dig­i­tal age