Financial Times: Back job creators, government urged

Influential reports have called on the government to rethink its business support by targeting small firms that are most likely to generate new jobs. Blanket support for businesses is misguided – and the creation of better, rather than more, companies, should be the government’s strategy, according to the Finance, Innovation and Growth (Finnov) report. This three-year study by academics from seven European universities was aimed at assessing the link between financial services and the real economy.

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