Small Business Saturday!
Wednesday 2nd December, 2015

Help get more small businesses working on government contracts on
Small Business Saturday!
On Small Business Saturday, the Government want to get more small businesses signing up on Contracts Finder for tailored alerts for contracts that suit them.
If you want to find out more follow the links below
SmallBusinessSaturday-briefing GCS Local
GCScontentforSmallBusinessSaturday
To see more on the wider Small Business Saturday campaign click here
www.smallbusinesssaturdayuk.com
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