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How big business can help smaller firms through 2023

Collaboration will drive growth next year. Hear how you can do more of it from entrepreneurs Deborah Meaden and Jamie Mitchell and the BBC’s Tim Davie.

14 Dec 2022, 1 min read

Over the past two years, firms of all sizes have shown more resilience, imagination, bravery and agility than ever. Heading into 2023, they can’t take a break from that.

At the CBI Annual Conference in November, CBI Director General called for greater business ingenuity so that we can find growth through tough times. The Prime Minister responded with a call for more innovation.

And what better way to encourage more of it – and to do more of it more quickly – than big businesses working better with small businesses. Supporting them. Making it easier for them to get involved. Sharing their experience in return for some different thinking. Giving them the best chance to survive, and thrive.

After all, we’re all in this together.

We caught up with conference speakers to get their advice on the importance of collaboration and the different ways firms can make it happen. Watch this 2-minute video to find out:

Ways to grow: boost collaboration between big business and small