Friday Various government handouts and bankruptcy protection legislation have come to an end, or soon will. Businesses that have been technically insolvent for over a year will begin to close their doors. Many will go under because they cannot pay the rent that they owe for the period when they were forbidden to trade. They desperately need a renegotiation … [Read more...]
The Economic Impact of Government on One Small Business
I have spent my life in business, creating products for which there is a demand. I make it, they buy it. I have worked the business for 48 years (though I have had a lot of ‘time out’). I was 22 when I began. Back in 1968, I was the main producer, I dealt with the customers, I paid the wages, I worked out the staff roster and I did all the bookwork. Once a year I sat down … [Read more...]