Category Archives: Liz Barclay

            A Factsheet from  Register at http://www.business111.com for more factsheets By Liz Barclay By Liz Barclay Every week I speak to small business owners who can no longer pay themselves a salary.  They’re drowning in paperwork, debt and rising costs they can’t control. One of the biggest culprits is the cost of employing people. FromContinue reading “Rising Employment Costs Are Squeezing Small Businesses to Breaking Point”

            A Factsheet from  Register at http://www.business111.com for more factsheets 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 soaringContinue reading “Business Rates and Rent Hikes Are Crushing Small Firms – Reforms Must Go Further”

            Business 111 welcomes today’s launch of the UK government’s Backing Your Business plan as a long-overdue step in recognising the central role that small and medium-sized enterprises play in the UK economy. With smaller businesses accounting for 99.8% of businesses and generating more than £2.8 trillion in turnover, a dedicated and ambitious strategy isContinue reading “Backing Small Business: A Welcome Step—But Delivery Must Match the Rhetoric”

            Leave the Self-Employed Alone” – Business111 Warns Against Targeting UK’s 4.3 Million Freelancers “The Next Tax Target? The Self-Employed.” – Business111 Sounds the Alarm In advance of tonight’s Mansion House speech, Business111.com calls on the Government to leave the self-employed alone. Photo by Connor Gan on Unsplash With Labour’s Deputy Leader confirming that “workersContinue reading “Next Tax Grab? Business111 Fears Self-Employed Will Pay the Price for “Payslip Protection”