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Under the Shadow of Tata Steel

Posted on 25th January 2024 | Uncategorized
Under the shadow of Tata steelworks, Port Talbot, twelve women crafters meet every week to enjoy two hours of sharing their skills, encouraging each other in their endeavours, and putting the world to rights.  The discussion this week inevitably was in relation to the devastating news that 2,800 people would …

Self-employment v. the benefits system

Posted on 25th November 2023 | Uncategorized
Purple Shoots is constantly advocating for changes in the benefits system which will enable and encourage self-employment instead of stifling and destroying entrepreneurship. Below is an account by someone who has struggled through - it is anonymous indicating the level of fear there is around speaking up about the system …

Does Government want to destroy Small Business?

Posted on 15th June 2023 | Uncategorized
An emotive title for a blog – but it is an actual question that I have been asked by a frustrated microbusiness owner and he is not the only one who feels like that. Another quote: “It feels like the whole system is against you when you start a small business …

Spring/Summer Newsletter 2023

Posted on 14th June 2023 | Company News
Dear Friends and Supporters,Another 6 or 7 months have whizzed past and my plan to send quarterly newsletters still isn't working. However, if you follow us on social media you might have seen our weekly news updates which we introduced a month or so ago. These are giving lots of …