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<p>The Government is working to make Britain the best place to start and grow a business.
The Government is supporting small businesses to access advice and guidance that will
help them to expand, through the network of 38 Growth Hubs and the Business Support
Helpline. At Spring Budget, the Government announced £10m in additional funding for
the network so that businesses in every region can access high quality support.</p><p>
</p><p>The Government is also supporting small businesses to improve their productivity
through industry-led initiatives such as Be the Business and innovative programmes
such as Business Basics. Building on the findings of the Business Productivity Review,
the Government also announced £56m for a set of programmes to improve business management
and leadership capabilities, and to increase technology adoption.</p><p> </p><p>The
Government recognises that this is a turbulent time for business due to the impacts
of Covid-19. The Prime Minister has said that the Government will take every step
it can to ensure that businesses and workers are protected and the Government has
announced an unprecedented package of measures to support them through this crisis.</p>
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