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The Risk Radar

Making risks more visible to make them part of regular conversation The recent Covid-19 pandemic took most people and organisations by surprise, including most of the UK public sector. "It's a black swan

When is a £19billion global conglomorate an SME?

When the government wants to pretend it's buying more from British small businessesIn 2015, Matt Hancock claimed the government would spend £1 in every £3 with Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) by 2020.

Latest data shows government spend with SMEs continues to fall

It was in 2017 that I first stumbled on the data that made a mockery of government press releases and ministerial claims about the growth in business awarded to SMEs. I've detailed the

A brief history of Government promises to work with SMEs

'£1 in every £3 government spends will be with small businesses by 2020' looks like the kind of snappy attractive claim someone could put on the side of a bus. It's the

The problems with public sector procurement in 2021

Dull old procurement has never been in the news so much, for so many of the wrong reasons. This post introduces a 'box set' of blogs examining the issues, particularly regarding public sector digital and SMEs

We played the Fool because there are serious things to think about

We don't really do normal sales or marketing, but we do like to play the Fool on issues we care about and things that matter. This is our April Fool's Day story.

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When is a £19billion global conglomorate an SME?

Latest data shows government spend with SMEs continues to fall

A brief history of Government promises to work with SMEs

The problems with public sector procurement in 2021

We played the Fool because there are serious things to think about