The link between small businesses and household finances: Why we should be talking about the ‘cost of doing business crisis’
with Liz Barclay, Small Business and Entrepreneurship Lead – Institute of Directors
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At the recent Money Advice Liaison Group (MALG) Conference 2025 in Leeds, MALG CEO Bob Winnington took to the stage with former MALG Chair Liz Barlcay for our first ever LIVE Podcast.
This episode is just a snapshot of what he talked about with the former UK Small Business Commissioner and now Small Business and Entrepreneurship Lead at the Institute of Directors. We’ve captured Liz’s key insights into why those working to improve the lives of people in debt should be concerned not just about household finances but about the health of the nation’s small businesses. She warns that, while we’ve been talking about the cost of living crisis, we may have overlooked the ‘cost of doing business crisis’.
So if you weren’t able to join us for the whole thing, here are the highlights.
Listen to more episodes at www.malg.org.uk/podcast or wherever you get your podcasts.
