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David Cameron, the leader of the UK's Conservative Party, said a few things this weekend that should interest small business owners.  Cameron essentially stated that he's in favor of giving more government contracts to small businesses, and named a couple of steps that he'd like to take towards that end.

As reported in a Forum of Private Business press release, Cameron said during a stop in Northwich, "The Government gives so many of its contracts to big businesses and not enough to small firms.  There are just too many hoops they have to jump through at the moment."

Cameron then identified one potential change, continuing, "A passport system would mean that, once you have passed the test showing you can do government work, the opportunities would be more available."

Also, it seems that Cameron would like to change the nature of what've traditionally been bureaucratic, paperwork-oriented processes.  "Awarding bodies need to have more of an entrepreneurial feel," he said.  "This requires a cultural change that comes from leadership, comes from talking about these things and understanding them, rather than just passing a law."

As always, we'll try to stay politically neutral, but these might at least be a few things worth keeping in mind when elections come around in the U.K.