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Entrepreneurs are problem solvers by nature, so we should welcome the fact that an esteemed group of them are turning their attention to the biggest challenge of our age: how to pull Britain out of the doom loop<\/a>. <\/p>\n Enterprise Britain launches today with a rallying cry to \u201creject the narrative of decline\u201d and \u201creignite Britain\u2019s ambition.\u201d Serial entrepreneurs Stephen Fitzpatrick (OVO Energy, Kaluza, Vertical Aerospace) and Brent Hoberman (Founders Forum Group, lastminute.com, firstminute capital) co-chair the new group which describes itself as \u201ca movement of entrepreneurs, business leaders, and investors who feel compelled to act now, to build a better future for the UK.\u201d <\/p>\n Having built, scaled and sold businesses Fitzpatrick and Hoberman \u2013 along with a heavyweight Advisory Board \u2013 bring gravitas to this mission along with a welcome sense of urgency. Fitzpatrick rightly observes that successive governments have \u201cincreased the amount of resistance businesses face in this country, while starving them of the capital and talent they need for fuel,\u201d adding that as a consequence \u201cBritain\u2019s greatest threat isn\u2019t from disaster, it\u2019s from drift\u2026a slow erosion of confidence.\u201d Hoberman says that \u201cit\u2019s not too late to change our trajectory\u201d as long as we\u2019re bold enough to pursue \u201ca collective reset in ambition and a willingness to think bigger.\u201d <\/p>\n Blueprint for a more prosperous society<\/p>\n Their inaugural report makes dozens of policy recommendations including dramatic tax reform to incentivise investment; cutting employment taxes; promoting a culture of retail investment; banning non-compete clauses; reviewing the scrapping of the non-dom regime<\/a>; recognising childcare costs in the tax system; unwinding the risk-averse<\/a> nature of pension funds; and championing entrepreneurship through a national campaign. <\/p>\n It\u2019s heady stuff that should be taken seriously by the government and opposition parties. What makes the report stand out is that in addition to the well-argued policy recommendations, the authors make the case that this isn\u2019t just about shifting the dial on GDP growth; it\u2019s about building a society that understands and celebrates the contribution of entrepreneurs, employers and businesses of all sizes. This, they argue, is best achieved when people have a tangible stake in economic success, whether through higher wages, investment returns or just clarity over their pension and personal finances. <\/p>\n Enterprise Britain hasn\u2019t just outlined a manifesto for growth but a blueprint for a more engaged, prosperous and ambitious country. All power to them.\u00a0<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tRead more<\/p>\n