A Factsheet from By Liz Barclay If you run a small business on the high street, chances are you’ve looked at your rent or rates bill recently and wondered: Is this still worth it? Thousands of small business owners are weighing up the same equation. Overheads are soaring yet footfall is fragile. Rent reviews loomContinue reading “Business Rates and Rent Hikes Are Crushing Small Firms – Reforms Must Go Further”
Category Archives: Late Payment
£11 Billion Lost to Late Payments:
Why Business111.com Launching This Autumn Is a Lifeline, Not a Luxury says Liz Barclay, ex HMG’s Small Business Commissioner and now Founder of http://www.businesss111.com A new report from the Department for Business and Trade and the Office of the Small Business Commissioner confirms what millions of small firms have long known: late payments are stranglingContinue reading “£11 Billion Lost to Late Payments:”
Liz Barclay podcast
Liz Barclay is a small business and consumer affairs broadcaster, producer and writer. She started her career as an adviser and then CEO with Citizens Advice before moving into radio and TV production and presentation specialising in business and consumer affairs. She was Financial Inclusion Commissioner; Chair of the Fair by Design Campaign; a non-executiveContinue reading “Liz Barclay podcast”
Liz Barclay on the The New Gig podcast
I speak with Liz Barclay (IoD Special Adviser, Small Business and Entrepreneurship) about the importance of small businesses for the economy, as well as the growth of open talent and how companies and organisations are adapting to include/work with freelancers. We also discuss the policies that need to be introduced in order to help SMEsContinue reading “Liz Barclay on the The New Gig podcast”
Business 111 – Media Briefing Note
Q&A with Liz Barclay, Business 111 What is Business 111? Business 111 is a 24-hour digital navigation tool for micro and small businesses. We aggregate public and commercial information into clear, practical guidance and connect business owners to the right resources and contacts whenever they need them given the stage their business is at. WhyContinue reading “Business 111 – Media Briefing Note”