AWARDS WINNERS 2017 Labour PPC of the Year Award Sophie Cook Labour Parliamentary Assistant of the Year Calum Mulligan, PA for Stephen Kinnock MP Socialist Society of the Year SERA - Labour's Environment Campaign Friends Group of the Year Sikhs for Labour Labour Assembly Member of the Year Unmesh Desai AM Affiliated Trade Union of the Year GMB Labour Councillor of the Year Cllr Parvez Ahmed Cllr...

Date: 18th May 2017 Host: Emma Jones Speakers: Matt Hancock, Ibrahim Dogus, Lord Monroe Palmer, Rachel Collinson, Ernie Warrender.   SME4Labour Co-Chair Ibrahim Dogus took part in the General Election Small Business Debate, organised by Enterprise Nation. The debate was lively, with Mr. Dogus sharing his perspectives with the other participants and hearing the questions and concerns of the audience. Mr. Dogus was joined on the...

Ibrahim Dogus, Co-Chairman of SME4Labour, commented on the reactions from small and medium businesses regarding the announcement of the General Election in June, 2017. Listen to BBC Radio 5's 'Wake Up to Money' podcast here.

We are delighted to announce that nominations for the Second Labour Excellence Awards are now open. If you admire a Shadow Cabinet Member or think that your local Labour MP, Cllr, GLA, Scottish Parliament or Welsh Assembly Member is deserving of a prestigious Labour Excellence Award nominate them. Why not celebrate the work of a particular Labour Friends Group, Socialist Society or Trade...

This article was first published on Progress Online. 10 March 2017 The increase to national insurance contributions in this year’s budget is yet another Tory assault on small businesses and entrepreneurs, writes Ibrahim Dogus This week’s budget has proven to be the disaster for innovative, small businesses that many had feared. Once again, this government has demonstrated its complete disregard for small and...

This article was first published on Progress Online. 27 February 2017 Philip Hammond’s devastating business rate hikes should put to bed the myth that the Tories are the party of small businesses, argues Ibrahim Dogus The news of catastrophic business rate hikes should put to bed once and for all the myth that the Tory party is somehow a friend to small and...

On the evening of Monday the 23rd of January, SME4Labour hosted a dinner for members of the Labour Party at the House of Commons in partnership with the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self Employed (IPSE). Leading Executive SME4Labour members Ibrahim Dogus and Sonny Leong attended the event along with the principal directors of IPSE including the Simon McVicker, the...

SME4labour organised a roundtable meeting involving MPs Chuka Umunna and Bill Esterson, attended by an audience of small and medium business owners. It was hosted in Committee Room 19 at the House of Commons and kindly chaired by Ibrahim Dogus. Chuka Umunna opened by firmly restating Labour’s commitment to being the party of small business, demonstrated under the last leadership....

Stephen Timms hosted a roundtable discussion on how the Labour Party can create and win the support of the next generation of entrepreneurs. The event was chaired by Martin Howe of the Executive Committee for SME 4 Labour with keynote speakers Stephen Timms MP for East Ham and Bill Esterson MP for Sefton Central at Portcullis House. Stephen Timms MP began by applauding...

Jeremy Corbyn served as Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition from 2015 to 2020. He has been Member of Parliament for Islington North since 1983. First Annual SME4Labour Gala and Labour Excellence Awards Networking reception in Parliament