As someone heavily involved in the financing of growth businesses in the UK, it was no surprise that access to capital figured highly on Paul Mildenstein’s list of big issues. However, as the CEO of a small business himself, that was not all he wanted to talk about.
When you have plans to quadruple turnover in the next few years, it helps to have a supportive government in place. Richard Anderson explains what he’s looking for as part of our “I’m voting as…” feature series.
As the head of a company that works with 3,000 couriers, one of the most important election issues for Patrick Gallagher is fuel duty. He tells us more about what kind of government he’d like.
With a long list of things he’d like to see the next government do after coming into power, entrepreneur Peter Chadha joins our “I’m voting as…” panel to discuss the most important aspects for his company’s future prosperity.
Picking out the shortage of adequately-skilled workers in the UK right now, Chris Wood joins our “I’m voting as…” series by outlining what kind of government he’d like to see come into power.
Citing a “stable economy” as the most important ingredient for a growing company, Clive Ormerod is the latest business leader to feature in our “I’m voting as…” series.
Labour has won and sustained an early lead amongst the British business community in the lead up to the general election, winning the most support for five of nine policy areas deemed most important.
The findings of the eighth annual CFO Research Global Business and Spending Monitor, based on a sampling of 565 senior finance and corporate executives, highlighted the reasons why 64 per cent of UK companies have reported higher revenues than a year ago.
Having set up her business during the last period of government, Gracia Amico, CEO of PetsPyjamas, becomes the latest entrepreneur to feature in our “I’m voting as…” series and explains what policy she favours most.
Ask a senior business leader whether MPs and the government know what is really needed to create a free-flowing and prosperous economy and you’ll probably get “no” most of the time. Technology business builder Adam Hale, of Fairsail, has shared his insight with us.
