Originally written by Anna Jordan on Small Business
The 2019 General Election is only a couple of weeks from now – and it’s one of the most heated votes in years.
Questions have been asked around who the real party for small business and what exactly is each one promising.
To help you de-fog these quandaries, we’ve sifted through the manifestos and pulled out key policies relating to entrepreneurs and small businesses.
The main areas we’ve covered are:

Late payments
Business rates
Skills and apprenticeships
Self-employed support
Employee rights
Finance
Other noteworthy policies

Links to each party’s manifestos are included in the table for you to take a further look.

 Late paymentsBusiness ratesSkills and apprenticeshipsSupport for the self-employedEmployee rightsFinanceOther noteworthy policies

ConservativeClamp down on late payments.‘Fundamental review of the system’ to reduce business rates.Introduce a £3bn national skills fund. This fund will provide
matching funding for individuals and
SMEs for high-quality education and
training.

Improve the working of the apprenticeship levy.

Invest almost £2bn to upgrade entire further education college estate. Will have 20 institutes of technology, connecting high-quality teaching in science, technology, engineering and maths to business and industry.
Launch a review into better support for the self-employed – improving access to finance and credit (especially mortgages), making tax system easier to navigate and how better broadband can boost

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