•One tentative estimate places the incidence of transfer failure at around 100,000 per year, although many of these ‘failures’ involve micro businesses, with few assets or employees, and which may not be viable candidates for transfer. Through a literature review, focus groups with those...

Within the sample of the three departments (DTI, OGC and HMT):Small businesses account for 71% of suppliers and 30% of spending. They facegreater obstacles in supplying government than medium and large companies, andhave fewer resources to be able to overcome these obstacles.Women-owned...