Opportunity Sutton statement

Prosperity – helping businesses succeedBusinesses are the lifeblood of theeconomy – and we are convinced thatsustainable prosperity is all about helpinglocal business succeed.Sutton wants to ‘get the basicsright’ for economic growth acrossthe borough by providing the rightsupport for businesses of all sizes,from entrepreneurial start-ups, to SMEsand large corporates. We need totake particular account of the microbusinessesemploying four people orless, which form a large proportion ofSutton’s current business base.We can do this by creating abusiness network bringing our smallerbusinesses together so that they canshare good practice and combinetheir resources for their shared benefit.We are also committed to stimulatingsocial enterprises in the borough andsupporting them to provide valuablelocal services.Paul Curtis, Sutton SuperBowl7