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Category: Freelancer Opinion & Insights
Opinion and thought leadership from freelancers, small business experts and solo entrepreneurs shaping the UK’s independent economy.
GDP & UK trade: Working our way out of deficit
The GDP figures are lower than we expected and the circus starts. When will they – the politicians and economists whose voices are heard loudest when such figures are revealed – learn? Why can’t they see the bigger picture? When will they accept the cause of the current financial crisis? John Elliott, Chairman, Ebac Group, and founder of the Stop Gap campaign gives us his thoughts on a way out
Burning the midnight oil?
How to beat exhaustion by taking your business online. Successful mumpreneur Nicola Bird, founder of JigsawBox.com explains how she has found a way to not only spend quality time with her children, but also make a healthy six- figure income.
Government employment schemes are ‘too complicated’
Government is failing to reap the full benefits of its £15 billion spend on employment schemes for young people because they are too complicated a leading entrepreneur said today.
It’s time to stop bashing bankers says leading entrepreneur
Will Davies – co-founder of London’s leading Property Maintenance and Refurbishment Company aspect.co.uk – said today that it was time to stop bashing Britain’s bankers and let then get on with re-building our financial institutions.
FSB chairman: ‘Funding scheme will kick-start lending to small firms’
John Walker, national chairman for the Federation of Small Businesses has commented on the Bank of England’s Funding for Lending Scheme, launched on Friday.
50 shades of lazy
Maybe you are one of the few that has not yet come across the global phenomenon that is the ’50 Shades’ trilogy of books. If so, then somehow I still got your attention to read this article. But if you have heard of the books then perhaps this is the reason you stopped to read my few words.
How will they recover their reputation?
There are continued intakes of breath, tutting and shaking of heads at the antics of the banks. Barclays is in for the most opprobrium but the banking community has been viewed as villains ever since Northern Rock was the first to have the wheels come off in 2007 – yes it’s nearly 5 years since this all kicked off.
StartUp loan scheme is ideal for young IT entrepreneurs
Gary David Smith – the co-founder of Prism Total IT Solutions – said today that the £82.5 million StartUp Loan scheme was ideally suited to young IT entrepreneurs.
Olympics, business and the UK economy
Stephen Archer, Business Analyst and director of UK business consultancy, Spring Partnerships talks about how the Olympics will impact British businesses and the UK economy.
Tax is the most taxing part of running & growing an SME
HM Revenue and Customs has been seen as the scourge of entrepreneurs for some time – but will the Government’s budget pledge of reforms lead to the real shake-up business groups have been demanding?
Would you enter into the K2 shelter?
Comedian Jimmy Carr says he has “made a terrible error of judgement” over using a tax avoidance scheme.
Young entrepreneurs feel that Start up loan initiative is far too little & late
The government recently announced the setting up of a loan scheme to encourage young entrepreneurship in Britain, however many of the intended benefactors say that the seed funding is too little and too late for them.
Nick Clegg has lost the plot with his ‘social mobility strategy’
This is the stark warning from Will Davies co-founder of aspect.co.uk – London’s largest Property Maintenance and Refurbishment Company.
Apprenticeships should become more relevant & beneficial
The Financial Skills Partnership has praised a parliamentary committee for bringing to the fore the debate on the improvement of apprenticeships.
