In his first economic speech since the Spring Budget, the Prime Minister is expected to set out a major package of reforms to support businesses to deliver more apprenticeship places, cut red tape for SMEs and leverage more private investment in female founders at the Business Connect conference in Warwickshire on Monday 18th March.
- Major package of reforms to support small businesses in PM’s first economic speech since the Spring Budget
- £60 million new investment to enable up to 20,000 more apprenticeships, including for young people and small businesses
- Unnecessary regulatory burdens to be slashed through Brexit freedoms saving around £150 million per year for thousands of small businesses
- New taskforce to be established to boost private investment in women-led businesses and make the UK the best place in the world to be a female founder



