Register at http://www.business111.com for more factsheets By Liz Barclay A Factsheet from It’s the question keeping thousands of small business owners awake at night: Can I afford to put up my prices without losing customers? You’re not being greedy. You’re trying to survive. Costs are rising across the board: raw materials, rent, utilities, the cost of borrowing. You’re working harder just to stand still and yet the thought of charging more fills you with dread.Continue reading “Can I Afford to Put Up Prices Without Losing Customers?Factsheet”
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Small Businesses Are Not Big Business in Miniature – So Why Are the Rules the Same?
Register at http://www.business111.com for more factsheets By Liz Barclay A Factsheet from Micro business owners running everything from market stalls, bookkeeping services, and pets’ parlours, are CEO, accountant, IT support, sales and marketing lead, cleaner and customer service team all rolled into one. Every day is a juggling act. So when the latest government regulation lands in your inbox, often written with a 500-employee company in mind, you can be forgiven for feeling punished justContinue reading “Small Businesses Are Not Big Business in Miniature – So Why Are the Rules the Same?”
Labour Shortages Are Real – And Small Businesses Need Skills, Not Slogans
Register at http://www.business111.com for more factsheets By Liz Barclay A Factsheet from By Liz Barclay Surveys asking small business owners what they’re most concerned about have consistently been topped by “Finding the right people” for the last couple of years. Whether you run a care agency, plumbing business, local bakery or construction firm, skilled workers may be in short supply in your area. Immigration rules and underfunded skills building programmes have made the problem worseContinue reading “Labour Shortages Are Real – And Small Businesses Need Skills, Not Slogans”
Protecting Workers Shouldn’t Mean Punishing Small Businesses
Register at http://www.business111.com for more factsheets By Liz Barclay A Factsheet from By Liz Barclay The UK’s new Employment Rights Bill will give workers a fairer deal, with day-one protections against unfair dismissal, stronger rules around zero-hours contracts, and better enforcement of basic rights like holiday pay and sick leave. The intention is good. Dignity at work should never be a luxury. But if you run a micro business such as a hairdresser with twoContinue reading “Protecting Workers Shouldn’t Mean Punishing Small Businesses”
Business Rates and Rent Hikes Are Crushing Small Firms – Reforms Must Go Further
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 loom just as customers cut back. And those elusive business rates reforms we were promised haven’t gone nearly far enough forContinue reading “Business Rates and Rent Hikes Are Crushing Small Firms – Reforms Must Go Further”