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A greater commitment to proactive job creation, including more public sector support for self-employment, small businesses, co-operative and community-owned enterprises, and for employment resource centres and agencies that train and support people going into business

Labour will further develop financial markets to address issues of small capital markets and other problems
Labour will deepen venture capital and equity markets through a “fund of funds” in venture capital a joint public/private sector foundation for independent research on equities

National’s ongoing programme of personal tax cuts will put more money directly in the hands of small-business owners to give them more funds to reinvest in their business
Remove at least 200 existing regulations
Introduce a regulatory reform programme to ensure that new regulations are used sparingly and effectively, and are reviewed more often
Introduce a voluntary 90-day probation period for new employees in small businesses
Reform the Resource Management Act and amend the Building Act to reduce costs and delays

Progressively reduce business compliance costs
Ensure accident compensation is made fairer, more efficient, and more cost effective
Apply incentives to business activities which add value, create employment, provide export growth (or import substitution), and/or contribute to regional development
Develop Business Angel Networks to improve co-ordination between entrepreneurial opportunities and investment preferences
Ensure Trade and Enterprise New Zealand focuses increasingly on the development of emerging markets

Reduce the tax and administration burdens of SMEs
Encourage entrepreneurial activity, especially export orientation, assistance in export introductions, pooling of expertise, mentoring schemes, and introduction to funders all through a regionally available MED co-ordinated service that has minimal bureaucracy attached to it
Review employment law to ensure that it reflects the reality of workplace relations in small businesses