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Professor Stefan Allesch-Taylor

It’s not unicorns driving the UK economy; it’s ‘side hustles’

Professor Stefan Allesch-Taylor CBE FKC, looks at one fast growing but underreported ‘small business’ segment in the UK: the ‘side hustle’....

With the Budget looming, SMEs are asking for meaningful support that reflects their huge contribution to UK GDP - estimated at around 52%. But while Government articulates the importance of our SME businesses it rarely matches this with measures to support them.

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