TWO QUOTES OF THE DAY

“We have hundreds of thousands of very good small companies in Britain, but they are going to have to grow rapidly in order to absorb people and keep the economy growing. If it doesn’t happen, the economic strategy simply won’t work.”

Vince Cable, Secretary of State for Business

“We need to give the guys who have survived this recession far more support....If you have just got through the last two years, congratulations. You have showed some mettle and will have learned a lot. Why are we not supporting them to get to the next stage?”

Lara Morgan, founder of Pacific Direct