Michael Carr to Speak at EMB Conference

The East Midlands Development Agency (emda) has often been at the forefront of innovations to support small businesses. In recent years, it has received acclaim for its approach to ‘business simplification’, social enterprise and the manufacturing sector. As Michael Carr, Director of Business Support at emda, will explain at the 13th Annual EMB Conference on Oct 14, the Agency is set to continue this pioneering role by assuming the national policy leadership role for ethnic minority enterprise in England.

emda takes over from the Government’s ‘National Ethnic Minority Business Task Force’, which concluded its work with the presentation of a report to Lord Mandelson in July this year. It will be emda’s task to implement the findings arising from the Task Force’s report. At the EMB Conference, Michael Carr will report on the steps that the Agency has already taken to ensure that this challenging task of providing effective national support for ethnic minority enterprise is being pursued in a strategic and coordinated way.

It promises to be informative presentation on the important steps and initiatives that are being pursued by Regional Development Agencies around the country on a subject that is bound to loom large in an election year.