'We couldn't afford to close the pub on the Queen's funeral': The struggle to stay afloat on one Greater Manchester high street
Gordon Conway says he's always been a workaholic. It's a good job too, because at the minute he's doing 15 hour days, six days a week.
Gordon, who spent most of his working life in logistics before opening up the cafe about six years ago, says luckily his energy bills are locked in until next summer. But the cost of everything else is soaring and he can't risk putting his prices up because he 'wouldn't have any customers left'. He believes a more effective way of helping small business would be to reduce VAT or scrap it altogether. "They take VAT whether or not I make a profit," he said." It's a type of stealth tax. That's something they can cut straight away and it would be the biggest help to small businesses."
"It used to be very good. I used to be able to save and go on holiday, now I'm working seven days a week just to make ends meet. Everything I make, I'm spending. It's very tough." "But having said that our energy bills are fixed until 2024, it's small shop so we don't pay business rates and we have a good landlord who hasn't out the rent up in five years, so we're really lucky in many ways."
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