We surveyed a selection of small business owners to find out what they hope to get from the General Election 2015. We asked what party they think best represents them and what's the one thing that they hope the next government will do...

1. Stop
bullying
us
I would
like to see the next
government continue
the apprenticeship
programme and make it
easier for employers to
take on and train young
people
What do small business
owners want from the
General Election 2015?
We surveyed a selection of our customers to find out what issues
they were concerned about in the run up to the election and what
they hope the next government will do for their business:
What is the most important issue
facing small businesses in the run up
to the election?
Which party do you think best
represents small businesses?
What one thing do you hope the next
government will do?
Conservatives:
Liberal Democrats:
Labour:
Green Party
UKIP:
Scottish National Party:
Plaid Cymru:
Don’t know/other:
None:
58%
10%
6%
6%
5%
3%
0%
2%
10%
The economy
Tax
EU membership
Education/finding qualified staff
Minimum wage
Business rates
Funding for small businesses
Technology investment
Other*
27%
17%
17%
8%
6%
5%
5%
4%
10%
We asked respondents to expand on
their answer to the above question.
Here are some of them:
We need a stable and growing economy
It would be a disaster to leave the EU
Small businesses starting out should pay lower
tax for a minimum period of 3-5 years to enable
expansion and growth
We pay all our employees well above the
minimum wage but we are concerned about
upward pressure to raise all wages if the
minimum wage is increased significantly
We need to sack all the politicians and put in a
government of technocrats
Reduce
corporation
tax
Make the
banks help
small
business
Stop wasting
time with
sound-bites and
short-term measures —
instead focus on a
long-term plan of
action
Encourage
local trade
Cut red
tape
I hope they
continue
EIS/SEIS
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This data is based on the responses of 93 UK business
owners from a wide range of industries surveyed
between 15th April and 23rd April 2015. All answers
were given anonymously.
*other concerns included costs of running a vehicle,
identity theft legislation, energy costs, zero hour
contracts, interest rates and investment in transport
and infrastructure.
Stop zero hour
contracts. It gives big
business an unfair
advantage as they have
the resources to
manage it. It is also
highly iniquitous