Move EIS into the light and out of the shadows

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Dermot Campbell, Managing Partner at Kuber Ventures on the FSA's long awaited decision as to whether EIS will be defined as an UCIS.

Small businesses are the absolute bedrock of economic growth and if we want to get our economy back on track, we must find ways to encourage their success. This quarter sees us once again staring down the possibility of another quarter of negative growth and the third recession in just four years. To help stem the long-term tide of economic disappointment we must look to small businesses where the success of one has an exponentially positive impact on the economy. Small businesses are currently responsible for as much as 60% of private sector jobs in the UK, so it is vital we give ...

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