Former Dragons' Den panellist Doug Richard has called for a major overhaul of the way the government supports small businesses with ineffective schemes ditched in favour of incentives for investors.
In a damning document, the California-born businessman says the UK is plagued by "Kafkaeseque bureaucracy" so it is time for the government to step back, sweep away the burden of regulation and let entrepreneurs, the UK's "wealth creators", thrive.
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