It was interesting to read in his New Year message the CBI director-general Richard Lambert highlighted a number of risks and opportunities for British Business in the year ahead concluding.
“The message is that the UK does indeed face big structural problems – but with sufficient determination they can be largely fixed within the lifetime of the next parliament. At the same time, the job of political and business leaders is to focus relentlessly on those policies that will enable a different and more sustainable pattern of economic growth for the future – education and skills, enterprise and innovation, competitive taxes and flexible labour markets, private sector investment, trade growth and open markets”.
I must admit that although the Director General’s message is fine at a higher level, for a lot of small businesses there is still a need to be ‘focused on cost savings’ to remain competitive and watching the overheads to ensure they survive in what is still a recessionary period, key to this is their business energy bills.
Company Directors often find themselves with their business electricity and business gas bills forcing them to reduce costs elsewhere because of contract rates that are crippling their operations. However, changes to the supply licence by the regulator OFGEM will benefit small businesses and help them avoid the pitfalls of the big 6 suppliers assuming renewal on very uncompetitive rates for lengthy contract durations. This will benefit business customers signing up for new contracts from 18th January 2010.
Utilising our services as an independent energy comparison service can often save a business a great deal of time and money when it comes to searching for and negotiating the best deal possible for their business electricity or business gas requirements.
At Energy Advice Line we have tailored ourselves as consumer champions of the business energy market, believing that everyone should be entitled to clear, trustworthy and impartial advice about their business energy bills.
With an in-house team of specialists we can assist customers with any information or queries they may have, in the first instance though it is worth visiting our web site www.energyadviceline.org.uk or calling 0800 915 1800
Please note that we will be updating our blog with specific information of the regulatory changes in the next 2-3 days.
To read the Director Generals full message published: 01 Jan 2010 on www.telegraph.co.uk
please follow this link.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/6917429/New-year-message-from-CBI-director-general-Richard-Lambert.html that was publishedon 01 Jan 2010
Tags: Business Energy
