Meeting the Treasury on the day before the Budget and seeing the Chancellor on the steps outside were perhaps good portents for the value the Government place on supporting growing businesses and business incubation, but it may just be that they like meeting UKBI. There were a few good things in the Budget…it is good to see the Government recognising the need to support growing businesses through their new £750m Strategic Investment Fund, but of course the devil will be in the detail when we come to talk to the Treasury and BERR
Basically though there was not enough for those of us wanting to start-up a business or continue to develop their growing businesses through business incubation. Then again given the borrowing requirement (PSBR) thats not such a suprise. I do note though that the next general election seems more likely to be after next years budget, given the lack of ‘give a ways’ announced this week.
It was also not a suprise that we didn’t get tea at our meeting with the Treasury…we didn’t complain, times are tough
Malcolm Buckler CEO, UKBI
Tags: budget, business incubation, treasury
