Date published: 2005/08/14
The BBC says:
The government has failed to hit most of its targets to encourage the growth of small businesses, the CBI has said.
Smaller companies have been hampered by uncoordinated delivery of support and increasing regulation, the group said.
Four out of seven targets set by the government's Small Business Service in 2004 had been missed, its report said.
The Department of Trade and Industry said it was already working to simplify the regulatory structure and the burden on small businesses.
The CBI report said the government had failed on four targets - to build an enterprise culture in the UK, create a positive environment for growth, improve regulation and encourage entrepreneurs in disadvantaged areas.
All true but does anyone in the Labour Party care? Probably not. New Labour is all about spin and marketing and Old Labour hates business. Regulations are the real issue, the other targets are largely irrelevant. All the "family friendly" regulations in particular are a serious drain on small businesses. (They are a drain on all businesses but big businesses can cope more easily.)
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