Changes to the Small Business Service
As a result of the changes announced to the Small Business Service (SBS) by Margaret Hodge, Minister for Industry and the Regions, in October 2006, the SBS will no longer have executive agency status as from April 2007. Instead, it will be an expert policy unit within the DTI’s Business and Enterprise Group, with whom the BCC has a good relationship.
An immediate consequence of the changes to the SBS is that its website will close this weekend. The information that has previously been on the SBS website will now be found in the ‘Better Business Framework’ section of the DTI’s website, http://www.dti.gov.uk/bbf/
