Small business confidence suffers

FSB quarterly business survey shows small businesses increasingly pessimistic about their prospects. 1 in 7 owners expect to shrink or close down in Q1 2017. 

FSB boss Mike Cherry once again highlighted the damage that late payments are causing small businesses, along with domestic economic challenges including rises in inflation, and increasing pension costs from the auto-enrolment scheme.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2018/01/05/small-business-confidence-plunges-inflation-hurts-customer-spending/