Gutted as Duty Minister in the House not to be able to join the Attleborough and Snetterton Business Forum breakfast event this morning at Banham Zoological Gardens in person – but great to join by video link to talk to local SMES about the economy.

Local businesses, particularly SMEs, are the real engine of the Norfolk, and national, economy – and, having had a fifteen year career as an entrepreneur myself helping small businesses grow before coming to Parliament, and now being in my third stint as a minister at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, I have always been deeply committed to speaking up for this key sector and representing their views and concerns in Parliament.

On the day before Small Business Saturday, it was fantastic to have a Q+A with those in attendance and I look forward to following up and staying in touch with many of them in the weeks and months ahead.

To find out more about how I ‘Back Local Business’, please visit my website here.