There have been calls for more SMEs to be eligible for the government’s Help to Grow scheme.
The scheme was announced in the Budget in March 2021, aimed at providing SMEs with the digital and management tools needed to innovate, grow and help drive recovery. The funding was set at £520 million.
But the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT), ACCA, Coadec, the Forum for Private Business and the Entrepreneurs Network have called for the eligibility threshold to be lowered so that companies with less than five staff could apply, and to expand the range of software available.
