tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215006984353817373.post7194683378817039010..comments2024-03-23T12:56:50.209+00:00Comments on 99% is ....... The Barnet Eye: Business Rates in Barnet and why the Conservatives are not the party of ambitionRog Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08139705078907584931noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215006984353817373.post-45905598670069051532015-10-11T09:49:16.445+01:002015-10-11T09:49:16.445+01:00Most businesses are small businesses many nowadays...Most businesses are small businesses many nowadays micro enterprises run from home. Do the council know about them? no they don't. I can tell you which businesses are run from my road from architecture, through graphic design, greeting cards design, dog walking, legal services, filming, computer repair, training, restoration work to acting. The only ones which the council know exist are the ones whose registered office happens to be at the home address. They don't know of any others (many of which are not structured as Limited companies).<br /><br />Let me predict anyway that they won't be interested as we don't have to pay business rates if we only use a single room for business. The council will not be interested in finding out who all those businesses are to help them to grow to then take on staff as they haven't been so far.<br /><br />The council see businesses as entities which can be soaked for high taxes and service charges e.g. a business vehicle permit is £525 whereas for an individual it is £40.<br /><br />Would I take advice from a council about how to run my business? (est 1987) Based on how they run the council (employing unlicensed security guards, investing money in Icelandic get rich quick schemes, making decisions which fail a judicial review, selling a depot before finding a new one etc) never in a million years.Mr Mustardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12522242686839965655noreply@blogger.com