"StartUp Britain will get the country moving"
In the wake of what I believe was a very pro-small business Budget, we are set to see in action one of the initiatives aimed at getting Britain moving.
StartUp Britain will get Britain moving,
says Charlie Mullins
Launched today, StartUp Britain will give help and preferential cost rates to entrepreneurs and small businesses.
It sounded interesting when the Chancellor announced it, but seemed to get a little lost among the changes to corporation tax, entrepreneurs’ relief and, of course, the cut in fuel costs.
But with the Budget behind us, the government will make StartUp Britain the focus today, with David Cameron set to cut the ribbon on the initiative.
I'll be interested to see what role existing and successful small and medium-sized businesses will have to play in StartUp Britain – it appears that the majority of those involved are big-hitters of the Google, 02 and Microsoft variety.
That does make perfect sense, though, when you consider that the scheme is a private initiative that will receive no financial backing from the government. Big companies have the resources to fund things like the free broadband and cheap office space that is promised to startup firms.
Of course, no-one knows better what its like to run a small business than a small-business owner! Although the accumulated knowledge of big business will contain some gold nuggets of advice for startups, there’s nothing like the experience of an entrepreneur who has built a business from the ground up and turned it into a success.
This country has a wealth of talented and experienced entrepreneurs who have wrestled with employment issues, tax, marketing, rent, business plans etc. rather than having a whole departments of people managing these issues for them.
These business owners are the backbone of this economy and are ideal mentors for enterprising startups.
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