Olympics 'will benefit SMEs'
May 16 2008
The 2012 Olympic Games will have a huge impact on businesses from all over the UK, not just London, it has been claimed.
Minister of the Olympics Tessa Jowell has promised that businesses will be helped to get involved in the games, saying that the Olympics's success depends on the cooperation of business.
She adds: 'The government is absolutely determined to ensure that UK businesses, particularly SMEs, have the support they need, to successfully compete for, and win, contracts.'
Jowell promises that there will be £6 billion of contracts open to businesses of all sizes.
Representatives from the Olympics organisational committee will be attending the 2008 Confederation of British Industry Business Summit on 11 June to explain more about the opportunities available.
The government recently opened up the supply2 website for small business to make access to public contracts easier.