Liz Barclay
Biography
Liz Barclay is the Small Business Commissioner for the UK. She has a background in broadcasting and journalism specialising in small business, personal finance and consumer affairs and is author of several business books. She is also chair of the Fair by Design Campaign (to tackle the poverty premium) and a non-executive director of the Lending Standards Board.
Until she took up the role of SBC Liz was a Financial Inclusion Commissioner, an ambassador for Business Debtline, a member of the Fundraising Regulator Standards Board, the Equity Release Council Standards Board, and ran BackinBusiness.org.uk to give small businesses a voice with policy makers.
She worked with boards and small businesses on improving governance, trust and culture, inclusivity, employee engagement, and understanding customer behaviour. She is also a communication and presentation skills coach and chairs national and international conferences.
Small Business Commissioner
The Small Business Commissioner considers complaints from small businesses about payment problems they are encountering concerning their larger business customers, making non-binding recommendations on how the parties should resolve their disputes.