Stuart Sinclair, Head of Marketing and Business Development at Rickard Luckin explains, "We believe it is vital to gain as strong an understanding of the challenges, concerns and priorities of our business clients, which in turn enables us to provide the best possible business advice to our diverse and extensive client base."

"We are therefore delighted to sponsor this new and important survey of business sentiment across the nation and believe it will become an important component in helping to support a healthy and vibrant business environment."

Paul Andrews, Founder and CEO of Family Business United adds, "We are delighted to be launching the new barometer to track sentiment over time and also ask questions around specific topical matters too. It will enable us to identify trends in business confidence and to understand more of the nature of discussions taking place in board rooms around the country."

"By adding a simple question as to whether or not respondents are from the family business sector or not, we will also be able to see if there are any differences between the thoughts of family firms and those of the broader business community too."

You can find out more about the Business Barometer, and share your thoughts, here . 

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