Why policy certainty matters to growth‑focused entrepreneurs
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In Startups Magazine, Private Wealth Partner, Dom Rothbarth examines the growing disconnect between entrepreneurial ambition and confidence in UK government policy.
Drawing on insights from UBS’s Global Entrepreneur Report 2026, he highlights that while founders across Europe remain highly motivated to invest, hire and scale, many feel constrained by tax complexity, regulatory burden and a perceived lack of long‑term certainty. The data points not to a retreat from growth, but to ambition tempered by policy risk.
Dom argues that the UK faces a pivotal moment. To succeed, it must both retain domestic founders and remain competitive for internationally mobile entrepreneurs considering where to locate and grow their businesses. While recent reforms , including the Foreign Income and Gains regime, offer genuine advantages, concerns persist around short time horizons, immigration constraints and the gradual erosion of long‑standing reliefs for business owners. Above all, he observes that entrepreneurs value certainty more than generosity. Without clearer and more consistent signals on tax, succession planning and future policy direction, the UK risks losing growth‑focused founders to jurisdictions offering greater predictability, despite their clear willingness to invest and build for the long term.
The full article was first published in Startups Magazine in April 2026.
