Hi
If you haven't already read Luke Johnson's article in today's Sunday Times then grab a copy (Business: page 12).
Luke is always worth reading and today he explains why we are turning into a nation of entrepreneurs and why that is a good thing for business and the economy.
He says "They [civil servants] should dabble a little in the private sector - as owners. It would give them
insight into what it means to generate sales, meet a payroll, pay invoices, cover overheads - and provide the tax that ends up paying for the entire state sector."
The rest of the article is just as good.
Without the 4.6m 'official' self employed (and the huge numbers of jobs they create), not to mention those too small to be registered for VAT or file accounts our country would be a far poorer place - and not just
financially.
Have a great Sunday.
Noel Guilford
Noel Guilford is the principal of Guilford Accounting a small business accountancy practice specialising in advising owner-managed businesses on current accounting, finance, and tax matters. You can reach him via email at noel@guilfordaccounting.co.uk or by phone at 
01244 660866. He is the author of the best selling book 'Figure it out - an entrepreneurs guide to understanding your business numbers' which you can obtain by visiting
http://guilfordaccounting.co.uk/figureit out. His forthcoming book 'Know your business numbers' will be published in the autumn.