However, I do question whether too much emphasis is placed on promoting start-ups and not enough focus on businesses which are trapped in the classic scenario of growth verses cash flow.

Around 80% of start-up companies will go bust within the first few years. What I find disturbing is the fact that there is plenty of support and funding for start up companies, but very little when you get the point of actually getting to the next level. This is where companies fall down because they simply cannot fund their growth, so resources become stretched and all the work they have put in becomes pointless as they cannot move forward.

My mission is to be heard. To help the government find a positive way forward. To set up a scheme that will bridge the gap and turn the statisctics around so that more companies make the jump.

The future of our economy depends on it.

If you have a business and can relate to the above, please post your comments.