Category Archives: Liz Barclay

                 This is an abbreviated article by Liz Barclay – read the full article at Business111.com/news If I had one message for the new Chancellor before the Budget, it would be this: create a proportionate, light-touch tax and employment regime for businesses with fewer than 20 employees. The UK has around 5.6 million smallContinue reading “Cut the cost and complexity of hiring and millions of microbusinesses could become Britain’s growth engine”

                 This is an abbreviated article by Liz Barclay – read the full article at Business111.com/news The surprise departure of John Lewis boss Peter Ruis has sent ripples through Britain’s retail industry, but thousands of small suppliers may have the most to lose. With the department store warning that trading has become “really tough”,Continue reading “Retail giant wobbles – now small firms face the fallout”

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                 This is an abbreviated article by Liz Barclay – read the full article at Business111.com/news Britain’s economy has finally delivered some good news. Growth is up, we’re leading the G7, consumers are spending and businesses are investing. But before anyone cracks open the champagne, small businesses are still battling soaring costs and globalContinue reading “UK tops the G7 as spending and investment rise, but the recovery remains fragile”

                 This is an article by Liz Barclay – read the complete article at https://business111.com/news After nearly two years of bad news, Britain’s jobs market may finally be turning a corner. Temporary hiring is gathering pace, wages are picking up and employers are slowing the relentless cuts to permanent recruitment. It is far fromContinue reading “Temp jobs boom as bosses halt hiring freeze”