1. The Welland Strategic Alignment Project, or “Pathfinder”, was focused on the Welland sub-region of the East Midlands, with the overall aim of “improving the experience of customers in the Welland who wish to access business support services”. The Pathfinder was led by emda, the RDA...

The review shows that there are many different models of support to small business - different countries make different choices. The review developed a scale that outlines 26 different choices for policymakers in their design of programmes for business advice. It is important that these choices...