The eyes of the world will be on the UK this year and PAYE umbrella company contractors have a role to play in promoting the contribution small businesses make to the country’s economy.
2012 sees the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the Olympics and the Paralympic Games. All of these events are likely to draw visitors to the UK from every corner of the globe and provide a welcome boost to the UK economy.
The Forum of Private Business has now launched the Get Britain Trading campaign, which aims to encourage the Government to help small businesses trade on a local and global basis.
The FPB’s Get Britain Trading manifesto focuses on four keys areas, simple and proportionate tax, improving cash flow, creating opportunities for growth and creating jobs and improving skills.
David Cameron frequently says that small businesses will drive the private sector recovery, but they need the right trading conditions if they are to expand and create much needed jobs. One of the best ways to achieve this, according to the FPB, it to reduce the amount of bureaucracy small firms have to deal with. More than 50% of SMEs believe their business would develop if they had less red tape to contend with.
Simplifying employment law would encourage small businesses to take on additional staff and help absorb public sector redundancies. But the UK also needs to plug the ever widening skills gap and the Get Britain Trading campaign is calling for a review of the education system so that young people are work ready when they leave school or university.
Contractors can pledge their support for the campaign by signing up on the Get Britain Trading website.
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