10.24 We recognise the valuable role that Investors in People has already made in the recognition and development of learning cultures in many workplaces. Take-up in small and medium sized enterprises has been disappointingly slow in some places and we welcome the decision to launch the initiative to 'Build a Better Business'. One way of increasing commitment to the standard and its attainment we have already mentioned, is through the supply chain of smaller to larger enterprises. Larger companies can also be encouraged to share their expertise, experience, resources and even premises in helping smaller firms to achieve the standard. At the same time, we recognise that some modification to both the criteria and their verification may be needed for large, diverse or multi-sited operations, without in any way diluting standards.

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