Working with SMEs can be the gateway to not only improving your supplier diversity, but increasing innovation. The Social Value Act and incoming Procurement Act are now putting SMEs at the top of the agenda. But what can we do to help SMEs find a place in the supply chain? How do we encourage them to bid, guide them through the tendering process and nurture them as suppliers? This practical session draws together the best practice from the experts representing SMEs and social enterprises, and advice from a leading telecommunications business on the hurdles it’s had to overcome.