Is the UK Government doing enough to help technology SMEs?
Neil Garner , CEO & Founder, Proxama
- Neil Garner's mobile technology marketing and commerce company, Proxama, has often benefited from government support. Here Neil discusses this support and details how it could be improved.

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How to win Government contracts: Case studies and references
Neil Garner , CEO & Founder, Proxama
- Neil Garner knows very well the challenges faced by SMEs when bidding for contracts from the government or larger organisations. Here he talks about his experiences with his mobile technology firm Proxama.

Is the UK Government doing enough to help technology SMEs?
Neil Garner , CEO & Founder, Proxama
- Neil Garner's mobile technology marketing and commerce company, Proxama, has often benefited from government support. Here Neil discusses this support and details how it could be improved.

Why you need the right kind of experience to win Public sector contracts
Jim Knight , Managing Director, Brian Johnston & Co
- Jim Knight has many years of experience dealing with the public sector, through his firm of insurance brokers. Here he explains some of the difficulties of the market, as well as some its benefits.

Getting a place on a framework agreement: "An intensive process"
Jerry Gray , MD, Veredus
- Getting a place on one of the Government's procurement framework agreements can be time consuming and costly extremely difficult. Jerry Gray, Managing Director at Veredus has some helpful advice about how to approach this and

The Editor - The Editor, Editor, Knowledge Peers

06 Mar 2012

Key points

There are many government schemes which can help small businesses with everything from tax breaks, to grants, advice and funding
Innovative small business have a lot to offer the economy, but the government could do more to help them in terms of helping to secure funding
Even if you have received funding for a prototype, it can be difficult to make the next step and get your business off the ground. With banks so reluctant to lend, more support is required at this stage
Both the state and technology firms can benefit from investment in new technologies. Ring-fencing some budget specifically to help smaller companies could make a huge difference
Government backed loan schemes appear to be slightly missing the point, as they still ask for a lot of security such as personal guarantees. There is still much to do to help technology companies

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