Research earlier this year by the Federation of Small Business revealed that administration (or “red tape”) is a problem for small business owners.

Here are the numbers:

Good advice comes from many different sources. I came across an article recently from an award winning photographer, Philip Lee Harvey (have a look at his work on Philipleeharvey.com).

The majority of politicians say “businesses hate uncertainty” as though this were some profound wisdom, but they fail to add that life in business is one never-ending uncertainty.  Where will we get our next contract?  Is everything going ok?  Are we making a profit?  What new laws have we got to comply with?  Are our competitors getting ahead of us?