Support is never far away

This time last year most of us were full of optimism after a horrendous couple of years during the pandemic. 

2022 should have been the year when life swung back to normal for us all. Instead, Vladimir Putin started a war, the world caught a bout of inflation and a third of the world headed towards recession. If that wasn’t enough, the impact of these issues led to a cost of living crisis and a downturn in economic growth. The latter provoked a Prime Minister and a Chancellor to risk all and go for growth, but it backfired. 

Growth will return, but in the meantime, as the UK continues to learn how to trade post-Brexit, we as business owners need to be innovative, search out new technologies, look for new opportunities and most importantly, we need to remain optimistic. 2023 will undoubtedly be tough so it’s important we all look after each other too. I hope some of the articles in this edition of The Business Godparent will show you that support is within reach.