Social Mobility Business Partnership

a partnership of over 100 commercial organisations, law and accountancy firms and professional sports clubs committed to supporting students from low income backgrounds in their pursuit of a career in business. in particular, as a legal or finance professional. smbp currently runs programmes in birmingham, brighton, bristol, glasgow, leeds, london, manchester, norwich and reading. it successfully unifies efforts to promote social mobility in business, with a focus on the legal and accountancy professions through partnerships with the solicitors regulation authority, the bar standards board, the icaew, cilex, acca, the law society of scotland, icas, intouniversity, the sutton trust, career ready and prime.