Part of 2. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure – in the Senedd at 2:17 pm on 21 June 2017.
I thank the Cabinet Secretary for the answer that he’s given, and for the time he’s given over to discussing with me issues in the economy of Neath and the region. He’ll know from those discussions that small businesses, as I’ve reported to him, often find Business Wales not to be user-friendly to small businesses, and to be overly-centralised. Yet, for larger businesses, at a different stage in their growth cycle, if you like, they’re often looking for finance and business support to be joined up and integrated in a seamless offer, and yet we provide those through the Welsh Government through different channels. What steps can the Welsh Government take to address some of those challenges so we ensure that we provide the best possible support for companies that we want to grow, indigenous companies in Wales?