Enterprise UK Blog

Good morning to you all. Our regularly scheduled round-up of enterprising news is below. As you’d expect as we creep closer to an election, SME discussion is increasingly dominated by business support for the three political parties. More generally, my press highlight is The Independent’s nifty little supplement for small businesses and enterprises. Enjoy…
Daily Telegraph: Business

‘Parties “must be held to account”’ (Richard Tyler)

The Federation of Small Businesses says political leaders should personally explain how their parties will help Britain’s small firms build on the fragile economic recovery.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/yourbusiness/7190959/General-Election-2010-Politicians-must-talk-to-small-business.html

Daily Telegraph: Business

‘Businesses losing faith in Labour’ (Roland Gribben)

Research shows that while the Labour Party is losing support among Britain’s business leaders, David Cameron is also struggling to persuade some of them to switch to the Tories.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/election-2010/7189678/Labour-loses-the-support-of-business.html

The Independent

‘We’re here for the times when small business needs a lifeline’ (Stephen Timms)

Responding to concerns that Government would begin to make a “pay tax now” demand on struggling small businesses, Labour MP Stephen Timms says that the Government’s Time to Pay scheme is not being wound up and will stay in place “for as long as needed”. Time to Pay works by allowing viable businesses, experiencing cash-flow problems, to pay their tax bill over a longer period of time.

http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/stephen-timms-were-here-for-the-times-when-a-small-business-needs-a-lifeline-1893349.html

Daily Telegraph

‘Double-dip fears as shop sales fall’ (Edmund Conway)

The Telegraph reports economists’ fears that Britain’s escape from recession may be short-lived after figures showed that high street sales last month were the worst for any January on record.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/recession/7191021/UK-sales-fall-prompts-fears-of-double-dip-recession.html

The Independent: Business Extra

‘Where can I get support to expand my business?’ (Professor Russell Smith)

The Independent’s “business boffin” answers readers’ questions.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sme/adventures-in-microbusiness-where-can-i-get-support-to-expand-my-business-1893193.html

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