Gleave Media attends Small Business reception at 11 Downing Street

An Exeter businessman travelled to Downing Street to meet the Chancellor of the Exchequer, as a representative of small businesses in the South West.

Alistair Gleave of Gleave Media joined two other local business champions at the two-hour champagne reception after being nominated by Newton Abbot MP Anne Marie Morris, the Conservative Small Business Ambassador for the South West.

He said: “It was a great honour to be chosen to represent small businesses in the South West region and hear George Osborne talk about his own experiences growing up as the son of two small business owners.”

The Chancellor, whose mother ran a catering company whilst his father ran a textile business, outlined Government support for small businesses, referring to them as the ‘engine room’ of the economy.

During the reception Mr Gleave and his wife, Penelope met other small business champions from the south of the country to swap experiences and discuss the challenges they face.

“It is the aim of Gleave Media to help other small Devon businesses grow and achieve great things, so it was a real bonus to receive recognition for myself as well as get a glimpse inside the powerhouse that is No 11 Downing Street," explained Alistair.