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Election Manifestos Business & Enterprise Policy
Friday 16 April 2010We've looked at the Election Manifestos of the three main parties and pulled out all the bits we can find concerning small business and enterprise. This isn't a comparison of the three; we've stayed impartial and are in no way partisan to one party or another. We just want to highlight the ...[more] -
Saving Britain’s Future
Monday 28 September 2009I see Real Business magazine has launched a campaign called Saving Britain's future. They quite rightly see entrepreneurship as the route out of our currently rather depressing national economic situation. Their manifesto is generally unexceptional, containing a number of suggestions for making the tax system and government procurement more entrepreneur ...[more] -
Over 50’s in their prime?
Monday 29 June 2009Prime (The Prince's Initiative for Mature Enterprise) has just held a small conference to highlight Over 50s self employment issues - and will be drawing up a manifesto to raise awareness. There are obviously pressures caused by the current economic situation, but there are also deeper, long term forces at ...[more] -
Business Support in a Recession
Friday 6 March 2009I've been concerned for a while about the way business support is going as we move deeper into recession. We've had the good times rolling for an unprecedentedly long period, and I think as a result a lot of people have been caught with their trousers down. As Warren Buffett ...[more] -
Control Shift
Monday 23 February 2009..........is quite a catchy title for the Conservative Party's latest policy document. The theme is all about putting power back in the hands of local authorities. They are scathing about RDAs, alleging that they have been less than effective in delivering real economic development, and are remote and bureaucratic. One of ...[more]