Brown Cow Organics Visits Number 10 Downing Street
A small business from Pilton, Somerset was one of 100 from
around the country invited to Downing Street on Thursday for a reception to
mark the UK's fourth annual Small Business Saturday December 3rd.
Judith Freane, owner of Brown Cow Organics, produce award
winning beef and yoghurt, joined other small business Owners at a reception
at.10 Downing Street attended by the Small Business Minister Margot James.
Prime Minister Theresa May said:
“Small Business Saturday is an opportunity for us to
celebrate the success of the UK's 5.4 million small businesses - from family
run restaurants, to innovative tech start-ups, to local corner shops.
I'm delighted that we had such a great representation of
firms here in Downing Street to mark this event and recognise the prosperity
they bring to the UK.”
Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial
Strategy, Greg Clark, said:
“The UK's 5.5 million small businesses are the backbone of
our economy, creating millions of jobs in communities across the country and
helping to build an economy that works for all.
I am proud to be joining Small Business Saturday in
championing them, and would encourage as many people as possible to get out to
their local high street this weekend to do the same.”
Small Business, a grassroots, not-for-profit campaign,
places small, independent businesses in communities across the country in the
national spotlight. Its aim is to prompt people not only to spend money with
small independent businesses in the run-up to Christmas but also to create a
mind-set to support them all year round.
Small businesses around the UK have planned events,
promotions and other activities to attract clients and customers to them not
only December 3rdalso beyond. The campaign team has also completed a five-week
nationwide bus tour to all regions in the UK to promote Small Business Saturday
locally visiting 29 towns and cities in 27 days.
Judith said: “It was a remarkable opportunity to attend this
event and actually be one of only 30 businesses to actually exhibit our produce
to government officials. To have the opportunity to speak to Margot James who
is the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Small Businesses, Consumers, and
Corporate Responsibility to emphasise the importance of business to the rural
economy. Brown Cow Organics employ 11 local people and with a dairy herd size
of just 100 cows it has a role to maintain and grow.”
“Small Business Saturday has become an exceptional example
of collaboration and co-operation with small businesses teaming up in
communities around the UK,” explains Campaign Director Michelle Ovens.
“We aim to showcase the level of diversity, innovation and
talent that is active within our small business sector and persuading people to
get out and support their friends, neighbours and family members and reinforce
local communities and economies.”
American Express was the founder of the campaign in the US
and is the principal supporter of Small Business Saturday UK, as part of its
on-going commitment to encourage consumers to shop small. The campaign also
benefits from the backing of leading business organisations including the
Federation of Small Businesses and Enterprise Nation as well as other corporate
supporters including PRS For Music, TalkTalk Business, Vista print, Post
Office, Clear Channel, STIHL, Dropbox, Facebook, Virgin Media Business and
Indeed.
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