Is now a good time to start a business?
You’d think that with recession looming, City redundancies, banking collapses and a faltering property market that now would be the worst time to start a business. Perhaps you think Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling have formed a low-rent Laurel & Hardy double act, with buffoonery over taper relief for capital gains tax and the rise in corporation tax for small businesses against a cut for larger companies.
Or, and this is just as likely, you let all of this wash over you in pursuit of your dream – being your own boss. Entrepreneurialism has never been so sexy. Dragons’ Den, Risking It All, The Apprentice and countless other shows have put small business owners and wannabe entrepreneurs on the small screen on a near daily basis. The man on the Clapham omnibus has heard of Duncan Bannatyne and Peter Jones. And the government is desperately trying to claw back the support and trust of the business community after a tricky few months.
So what is it then? Are you keen as mustard and effervescent with optimism? Do you see opportunity where others fear to tread? Or are you falling into line with the naysayers? We want to know. Tell us what you think.
You’d think that with recession looming, City redundancies, banking collapses and a faltering property market that now would be the worst time to start a business. Perhaps you think Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling have formed a low-rent Laurel & Hardy double act, with buffoonery over taper relief for capital gains tax and the rise in corporation tax for small businesses against a cut for larger companies. Or, and this is just as likely, you let all of this wash over you in pursuit of your dream – being your own boss. Entrepreneurialism has never been so sexy. Dragons’ Den, Risking It All, The Apprentice and countless other shows have put small business owners and wannabe entrepreneurs on the small screen on a near daily basis. The man on the Clapham omnibus has heard of Duncan Bannatyne and Peter Jones. And the government is desperately trying to claw back the support and trust of the business community after a tricky few months. So what is it then? Are you keen as mustard and effervescent with optimism? Do you see opportunity where others fear to tread? Or are you falling into line with the naysayers? We want to know. Tell us what you think.
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Yes it is, I have.... wahaaaayyyyy!!
Alexander
www.roxbourne.com
So have I...
You will need a website mind you, especially now the UK is increasing broadband usage. ;-)
www.blandydoes.co.uk
Good luck to you both!
Any time is a good time to start a business - as long as you do it for the right reasons, in the right way, taking the right advice.
There is now more help than ever available, although most of it is internet based with a focus around the Business Link brand.
However, there is no substitute for the warmth of a human being and thankfully most members of the National Federation of Enterprise Agencies, like us at Small Business Solutions Ltd, can still offer you a face to face meeting for FREE, or in our case a 30 minute phone call for FREE.
Phone us on 0208343 8558 or visit www.nfea.co.uk