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Since launching in 2005, the Enterprise Nation team has helped thousands of people start and grow their businesses. Led by founder Emma Jones MBE, Enterprise Nation continues to be the most active UK small business community and a leading campaigning voice for small business. Joining Enterprise Nation connects you with resources, community and connections you need to reach your business goals.

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, based on your feedback, to help UK small businesses grow by just 10 per cent. Achieving this goal would add an extra Â£21bn to the UK economy, so we think it's really important - and you do too! We asked you to vote for your favourite ideas, and just a few hours later, over 1,000 votes have been cast.

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You've been adding to this list with your own ideas. Andrew Birley suggested more of a focus on financial management, while Stuart Hartley wants to see more support for independent retailers. What do you think? 

Cast your votes - and submit your recommendations now

At the end of this first day, I want to thank you for your votes and for your ideas. We really want to represent the views of real UK small businesses to government - and today you've helped us to do that. Here's to growth!

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Small business finance – tax cashflow

This group is for small businesses from any sector to discuss the best way to improve their tax cashflow or to better understand their tax cashflow.

I am a Business Partnership Adviser covering the Kirklees area. I help support SME's to navigate and engage with education via universities, colleges and schools to develop and strengthen their talent pipeline and workforce.&lt;br /&gt;
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I work as part of a team of Business Partnership Advisers covering West and North Yorkshire to help address skills gaps within your business to ensure you have a strong, diverse, future-proofed workforce through accessing talented students to help your business grow. Working with the your local Business Partnership Adviser your business will have access to free one-to-one, impartial support to guide you through the process of engaging with the right people at local universities and colleges to secure student talent on a flexible basis be it short or longer term. A new, fresh pair of eyes can bring an exciting, creative advantage to your business and assist with upcoming live projects.&lt;br /&gt;
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I can also help signpost and make introductions to business, training, grant and networking support in Kirklees and the wider Leeds City Region network. I am able to support B2B, B2C and not for profit organisations.

Business Partnership Adviser (Kirklees)

Helping Kirklees businesses connect with education and training to recruit and develop their teams

&lt;p&gt;I am the Business Partnership Adviser supporting businesses&amp;nbsp;in the Kirklees area.&amp;nbsp; I work as part of a wider team of Business Advisers that support businesses accross West and North Yorkshire.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Do you need to address skills gaps within your business to ensure you have a strong, diverse, future-proofed workforce?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Would you like to access talented students and graduates from local colleges 