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            In this GB News interview on 18 February 2026, Liz Barclay warns that falling inflation does not mean falling pressure for the UK’s small and micro businesses. While the headline inflation rate has dropped to 3%, Liz explains that small firms are facing a very different reality. Their costs are driven by wages, rent,Continue reading “Falling inflation does not mean falling pressure for the UK’s small & Micro Businesses”

            Inflation Falls, Unemployment Rises – And Small Businesses Are Still Paying the Price On paper, this week’s economic figures look like progress. Inflation is easing, wages are rising and interest rates may soon fall. But for the UK’s 5.6 million small and micro businesses, none of this feels like recovery. Their costs are stillContinue reading “Good News for the Economy? Tell That to the Small Firms Barely Hanging On”

            I had a distress call first thing yesterday morning. It came from a wonderful business adviser I know who cares passionately about the clients she works with. This one though, had her foxed. A small business with 8 employees and a full order book had run out of working capital. The huge household nameContinue reading “David Starves While Goliath Hoards the Cash”