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  Speaking as someone who has started retail businesses and is considering doing so again, rent is usually negotiable and particularly so at times like these as landlords look to reduce their property costs, business rates are a huge issue as the current discount schemes etc are set too low to have any positive impact on any but the smallest of shops and certainly adversely impact the high street.
  
  As for red tape it is fine provided you do not employ anyone, but once you do ....

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