2 February 2011

Ministry of Defence 'overlooks' small businesses

Small businesses face a "significant disadvantage" when bidding for contracts from the Ministry of Defence (MoD), a report has said. The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is calling on the MoD to overhaul how it engages with small firms. Some 9,000 small businesses operate in the defence sector. But 90% of defence exports are won by the 20 largest UK companies, the FSB said... read more

BBC Business News
Feb 11

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