LEADERSHIP

Leaders of Britain’s fastest-growing firms reveal their post-election wishlists

Entrepreneurs spell out what they want from the next government to help them expand their businesses
Simmy Dhillon, co-founder of Simmer, a healthy ready-meal provider which makes all its products in-house
Simmy Dhillon, co-founder of Simmer, a healthy ready-meal provider which makes all its products in-house
MATTHEW CHATTLE FOR THE TIMES

The behaviour of the taxman and banks, the lack of support for exporters and manufacturers, and the ongoing shortage of skilled recruits are all issues that the leaders of some of Britain’s fastest-growing companies want the next government to address.

Ten of the founders and chief executives from six companies featuring high-up in the annual Sunday Times 100 ranking shared their concerns before this week’s general election.

They all faced specific challenges in business but the one common to them all were the growing pains of managing such a rapid increase in sales and workforces. The average sales growth rate for the Sunday Times 100 was 118 per cent, sustained for three years in a row — and these six companies all logged higher