Responding to publication of the Government’s Heat & Buildings and Net Zero Strategies, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) National Chair Mike Cherry said: “The commitments in these documents mark a starting point – a foundation on which government can build the support …
Net Zero Strategy marks foundation on which to build, say small firms Read more »
Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) sets out need for reform as compliance costs and time lost to reporting soar Illustrates how the Value Added Tax (VAT) threshold is serving as a disincentive to grow for more than a million firms Calls for …
Small firms losing £25 billion a year to tax admin as Budget nears, new study shows Read more »
Responding to the Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conference speech, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) National Chair Mike Cherry said: “The vision championed by the Prime Minister today does not match the current lived realities of small businesses and sole traders. For it …
Responding to the Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s speech at Conservative Party Conference, FSB National Chair Mike Cherry said: “Small firms and the self-employed are coming up against unprecedented strain with the cost of doing business rising ever higher, and they were hoping for more …
Tax rises threaten faltering recovery, say small firms Read more »
Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) sets out measures to secure recovery and save taxpayer funds Calls come ahead of Conservative Party Conference and after Labour was seen to “throw down the gauntlet” with regards to pro-business policies and tax cuts to …
Today (30 September) sees the end of the furlough scheme, the scrapping of the small employer sick pay rebate, and the closure of the Apprenticeship Incentive FSB is concerned at an ‘autumn storm’: small businesses are facing numerous challenges as …
On the third Wednesday of the month between 9-11am, MYNetwork meets at Cafe Ollo in the Media Centre and is a great way to catch up with connections and making new ones in and around Huddersfield. It is an extremely …
Responding to the Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Conference Speech, as new Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) research indicates that 200,000 small firms would be removed from the business rates system if its reforms to business rates were taking forward by Labour as …
Responding to the Labour Party’s proposals to increase the ceiling for small business rates relief to a rateable value of £25,000, ahead of more fundamental reform, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) National Chair Mike Cherry said: “The Shadow Chancellor is right to …
Small firms give Labour plans for business rates reform a warm reception Read more »
A new report out today from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) shines a spotlight on the ongoing difficulties that small business exporters are facing from the Covid-19 pandemic and the UK’s exit from the EU. The report, Ready to Launch, …
Exporters need urgent support to reap benefits of new trade deals Read more »