Regulations made by Small Business Minister Margot James mean the Commissioner can now handle complaints from
small businesses about unfair payment practices.
This is the fourth year of the campaign, which last year saw PS623m spent with
small businesses across the UK on Small Business Saturday, an increase of PS119m or 24 per cent on the previous year.
The results, displayed in the accompanying table, show that owners would most like the candidates to address how they would handle taxes that affect
small businesses. Owners' next-most frequently mentioned issues are the economy, healthcare and jobs, followed by the impact of government regulations, and the desire for a general focus on small-business owners.
Last year, an estimated PS623 million was spent with
small businesses across the UK on Small Business Saturday itself - up PS119 million on the previous year and an increase in spending of 24%.
Now in its fifth year, Small Business Saturday serves as the ceremonial kickoff to the holiday shopping season for
small businesses across the United States.
Finally,
small businesses support resource development with appropriate environmental checks in place.
"The majority of
small businesses do not think today's political system serves their business well," stated NSBA President Todd McCracken.
Denniston stated that government-wide, the 3 percent goal for awards to Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned
Small Businesses had not been met.
DYMO Corporation is partnering with the United States Federation of
Small Businesses (USFSB) to introduce its members to DYMO Stamps[TM], the new desktop postage solution from DYMO.
CONGRESS CREATED the Small Business Administration (SBA) in 1953 to fix a specific problem: Lenders allegedly pass over large numbers of creditworthy
small businesses. An April study from the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) concludes there is no evidence such a problem exists.
Small businesses represent more than 99% of all employers.