§ Mr. CotterTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what programmes TECs administer to encourage Afro-Caribbeans to go into business. [61169]
§ Mrs. RocheBusiness Link partnerships, in which TECs are a key partner, provide a range of high quality services to meet the needs of all established and potential businesses in their area.
The Department is working with the Business Link Network to ensure that ethnic minority businesses, including Afro-Caribbean entrepreneurs, are aware of the support available through BL partnerships and that those services are accessible and relevant.