76% of small business owners now pay themselves less than £20,000 a year. That's one of the headline findings from Enterprise Nation's Small Business Barometer for Q2 2026.
In the video below, our Head of Policy, Daniel Woolf, sets out four practical things the government could do about it before the Budget in October.
As Daniel says: "If this is your reality, tell us, because we will take it straight to Number 11."
What's the one cost that's grown most for you this year? We use these answers when we put member evidence in front of government, so real examples carry real weight.
We'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments below. 👇