A report written by George Bevis which eventually inspired him to setup Tide, a new Fintech startup, which www.venture9.co.uk is a customer of.It highlights the difficulties faces by small businesses in the UK.
<p>An Enterprising Nation
The final report of the Small Business Taskforce
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An Enterprising Nation
The final report of the Small Business Taskforce
This is the final report of the Small Business Taskforce, an
independent study commissioned by Rt Hon. Ed Miliband MP,
Leader of the Labour Party and Chuka Umunna MP, Shadow
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills. The views
expressed in this report are those of the members of the
Taskforce and will be considered as submissions to Labour’s
policy review.
The report sets out a menu of proposals to address the
problems facing small businesses. It recommends strategies
to improve access to finance and to raise skills, to support
innovation and to create easier routes to market. It outlines
necessary reforms for how government operates to support
these changes to increase growth and prosperity. There is a
single objective behind all the proposals: to make Britain the
best place it can be to start, run and grow a small business.
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Review
Labour’s
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Contents
Dedication to Nigel Doughty ....................................................................................... 3
Foreword from Ed Miliband and Chuka Umunna ........................................................ 4
Foreword from Bill Thomas, Taskforce Chair ............................................................. 5
Executive Summary .................................................................................................... 6
1. Introduction ........................................................................................................... 12
Strategic context ................................................................................................. 13
The critical importance of small businesses ....................................................... 14
The need for a robust active industrial strategy ................................................. 15
The approach o