12/03/2014 Party Political Broadcasts - Conservative Party

'Small businesses are very important to the whole country.'

Without small businesses on the high street,

it would close the heart of the towns and villages.

We're very excited, really.

The first time for 100... over 130 years since we've been here,

we are expanding and we've bought another shop,

taking more employees on.

Business has never been as strong.

'Whether you are a small or a large business,

'things have been extremely difficult.'

More recently, things have improved,

due to the fact that people come in more regularly.

'We'll hopefully be able to employ some more stylists.

'We're feeling really optimistic about the future.'

MUSIC DROWNS SPEECH

The overall measures that the Conservatives are taking

to put some stability back in the economy

are certainly helping small businesses like ourselves.

We've gone from two employees two years ago, to ten today.

Looking to increase that again, to 20 by the end of the year.

'The Conservatives...I feel

'are trying to help us in every which way they can.'

Red tape is the bane of all small businesses like ours.

We just want to concentrate on the job in hand.

Cutting red tape has definitely helped us.

Cutting the jobs tax for a small business like ours

is absolutely fantastic

because it allows me to employ more people.

You know, I want people to feel proud to work for my business.

When I went to school, you know,

getting up in the morning was a bit of a chore.

Now, when I come to work, I really enjoy it.

I want to come in, get to work on time.

Every day is different and at the end of the month, you know,

I get a pay cheque, which means I can feel much more self-reliant.

So it's... I feel much more independent now I have a job.

'We definitely feel that the Conservative Government

'are supporting us to grow.'

The costs of running a business like this are excessive.

With tax breaks that we've been given,

we've been able to invest and put in new machinery

'and that new machinery in turn has enabled us to employ more staff.'

We are a small business now, but the sky is the limit.

When this Government came to office, the economy was in a real mess.

Businesses were closing, jobs were being lost and people questioned

whether Britain could earn its way in the world.

We're turning that around. The job's not done

but you can see with all the businesses that have been backed,

with all the jobs that have been created,

we're really helping take this country out of the mess it was in

and give it a secure future.

Getting behind businesses, large and small,

to help create jobs

is absolutely essential for our economic future

and our future as a country.

That's what our long-term economic plan is all about.

But even more than that, it's about our people.

Every extra job is another person with a pay packet,

with the ability to provide for themselves and their families

and with all the piece of mind, stability and security that brings.