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New Businesses: Aldridge-Brownhills

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the high growth accelerator programme in the West Midlands on the number of new SMEs created in Aldridge-Brownhills constituency.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
6 May 2025
Target answer date
8 May 2025
Answer
12 May 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 6 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the high growth accelerator programme in the West Midlands on the number of new SMEs created in Aldridge-Brownhills constituency.

  2. 8 May 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 12 May 2025

    Answer published

    The High Growth Accelerator is a great example of locally led business growth delivered by the West Midlands Combined Authority through Business Growth West Midlands. Last year’s pilot saw fifty SMEs on track to boost investment and turnover by £20m with ...

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