Second, just as a collective effort is needed to strengthen the skills of national workforces, so, too, an industry commitment is required to support small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) as part of the wider business environment. In its 2011 fiscal year, Hewlett-Packard used more than 600 SMEs in its supply chain in the United Kingdom, representing nearly 10% of its spending on suppliers.
其次，正如需要集体努力增强国民劳动大军的技能一样，产业界也需要作出承诺支持作为广义商业环境一部分的中小企业。在2011财年，惠普公司将600家中小企业纳入其英国供应链，占其供应商支出的近10%。惠普公司的目标是在2013年末再增加150家中小企业，将这一比例提高到15%以上，为这一名副其实的英国经济增长引擎添加燃料。