A jamboree for smaller businesses

Five years after its launch in the UK, Small Business Saturday continues to go from strength to strength, says David Prosser.

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Five years after its launch in the UK, Small Business Saturday continues to go from strength to strength. This year's event, which takes place on 2 December, is the biggest yet, with a five-week nationwide bus tour to promote the initiative, thousands of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) signed up to participate on the day itself, and widespread support from politicians and business leaders.

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David Prosser
Business Columnist

David Prosser is a regular MoneyWeek columnist, writing on small business and entrepreneurship, as well as pensions and other forms of tax-efficient savings and investments. David has been a financial journalist for almost 30 years, specialising initially in personal finance, and then in broader business coverage. He has worked for national newspaper groups including The Financial Times, The Guardian and Observer, Express Newspapers and, most recently, The Independent, where he served for more than three years as business editor.