Large businesses – starting with FTSE 100 leading companies and multinationals with UK operations – should make public their annual spending on procurement from minority businesses and commit to establishing or enhancing their supplier-diversity programmes. Moreover, government and public-sector bodies should take the lead in integrating supplier diversity into their procurement strategies, including the tender and contracting processes. Additionally, government, businesses and other organisations need to put in place rigorous processes to systematically address discrimination in their recruitment, promotion, procurement, investment and other business decisions.

Mainstream business organisations need to make a bigger effort to attract minority businesses, cater to their specific needs and represent their interests more effectively. Organisations such as MDSUK that connect minority businesses with large corporates need to do more to provide support to minority entrepreneurs and highlight their contribution and challenges to a wider audience, including policymakers. Decision-makers at all levels need to take more account of the interests of minority businesses in framing policy, regulations, funding and support programme and should consult with minority businesses and minority-business organisations such as MSDUK.

Schools, universities and other education and training providers need to do more to equip young people from minorities with the self-confidence and skills to succeed. In addition to acting as role models, successful entrepreneurs – especially minority ones – ought to play a bigger role in mentoring the next generation of minority business founders.

To better evaluation around the performance, problems and policy needs of minority entrepreneurs, corporate officers should be required to provide their ethnicity and country of birth in Companies House filings.