Tag Archives: Micro Enterprise

A very helpful list of recommendations

Posted on August 9, 2019 by ianchisnall

Its very easy to believe that starting a business depends on having funds that can be borrowed from a commercial setting and of course that  sometimes can be a necessary aspect for a business. The company I work for gets … Continue reading →

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MPs please focus on size rather than location!

Posted on June 9, 2019 by ianchisnall

Its understandable that MPs who where debating “The Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body” last Tuesday turned their attention to where the contractors who will rebuild the Palace of Westminster are to come from. After all every MP comes from a different … Continue reading →

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The Tory Party must stop manipulating Small & Micro Enterprises

Posted on January 19, 2019 by ianchisnall

My superficial historical knowledge helps me to understand why the Labour Party has very strong connections with many Trade Unions. However I recall how in the 1970’s and 1980’s the Conservative Party, quite legitimately demanded that people who were members … Continue reading →

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Small and Micro Businesses, your 15 minutes of political fame has Started

Posted on January 12, 2019 by ianchisnall

Yesterday was one of the few days in the year when thanks to advocates such as Tony Robinson and Paul Lancaster, that Micro Businesses were being treated with some respect. There are several such days each year, one is the … Continue reading →

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Too many national eggs in too few baskets

Posted on January 14, 2018 by ianchisnall

The news reports predicting the collapse of Carillion and attempting to determine if the Government will intervene to prevent the collapse reveals a very clear set of issues that are very pertinent, coming so close to Micro Business Day on … Continue reading →

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The need to understand small businesses

Posted on September 27, 2017 by ianchisnall

The challenge of growing the UK economy in such a way that raises wages and increases jobs is widely recognised as being in large part, something best solved by the SME sector. As many large corporations grow by buying competitors … Continue reading →

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The challenge for Micro and Small Enterprises

Posted on January 30, 2016 by ianchisnall

In a recent speech in the House of Lords Prof Lord Bhattacharyya who is Professor of Manufacturing Systems at the University of Warwick, explained how the University partners with the Jaguar Land Rover Academy to provide education for the workers in the … Continue reading →

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Lets end this chaos

Posted on March 26, 2015 by ianchisnall

As the election period begins in earnest with the closure of Parliament for Easter and on into its recess prior to the election itself, some of us are too busy to really notice the step change in rhetoric. The next 4 … Continue reading →

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One day in the spotlight

Posted on March 18, 2015 by ianchisnall

This morning Radio 4, Today Programme is holding an outside broadcast from a Reading based Small Business which Manufactures perforated metal sheets. It is part of the focus on todays Budget, and one of the relatively predictable set piece broadcasts … Continue reading →

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