In January 2018, the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee launched an inquiry into small businesses and productivity to look into what the Government can do to help small businesses improved their productivity, particularly through access to management training, and business practices.

Small businesses and productivity: submission to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee
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