On Tuesday the 18th of April, SME4Labour held its Annual General Meeting in Committee Room 6 of the Houses of Parliament.
The evening began with a brief introduction from the chair and member of SME4Labour’s executive committee Rehana Ameer.
This was followed by remarks from Shadow Pensions Minister Jack Dromey MP, who kindly hosted the event, and spoke passionately about the importance of the small business community, the work SME4Labour was doing, and the Labour Party’s role in championing SMEs.
SME4Labour Co-Chair Ibrahim Dogus then gave a brief report outlining what had been achieved over the last year, noting that SME4Labour had held roughly one meeting every month that had sought to bring together figures from the Labour Party with small business owners and the self-employed. Th is included notable events at parliament and Labour Party conference. Mr. Dogus also gave a brief outline of SME4Labour’s financial situation, which continues to be healthy.
Following the annual report, the meeting moved to elect an expanded executive committee of 29 members.
In total, there were 27 nominations to the executive committee. They were elected unanimously, with the committee mandated to find suitable candidates to fill the remaining vacancies
