Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) urges Government to mitigate impact of National Insurance Contributions (NICs) and dividend taxation hikes taking effect on 6 April New analysis shows move will hurt areas earmarked for investment in Government white paper National Living …
Looking ahead to today’s expected announcement from the Prime Minister on Covid restrictions in England, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) National Chair Mike Cherry said: “Small firms right across England will be hoping that this week definitively marks the end of …
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There is an old saying that “You can only make one first impression” – but are first impressions always accurate? And if not, at which point should we challenge our perception of that first impression? A few months ago, following …
New figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that the economy shrank by 0.2% in December during another disrupted festive season, with output in consumer facing services down 3%. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is estimated to have grown by 7.5% last …
Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) highlights how cutting jobs tax will unleash recruitment of apprentices as skills shortages bite and levelling up plans published Apprenticeship starts drop by more than 30% following introduction of Apprenticeship Levy and close to 20% between …
With the 2022 FSB Volunteers conference happening on Tuesday 8th February, we asked Merewyn Sayers, owner of Sayers Solutions, why she is #ProudtobeFSB (Federation of Small Business). As a long time member, advocate and volunteer of the FSB, and an …
With the recent occurrence of the COP26 event and the push from government for individuals and businesses to become greener, the LEP is organising a “green business event” to highlight the range of business support programmes that can help businesses …
Responding to the news that the Government has launched new support measures to mitigate the impacts of rising energy bills for households and the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee has raised the base rate to 0.5%, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) National …
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We are really excited at Sayers Solutions to be able to offer two opportunities during February to create and work on your marketing strategy, in our Workshop and 6-Week Course. We help small businesses be better at what you do, …
Responding to the Government’s Levelling Up white paper announcement, FSB National Chair Mike Cherry, said: “The new Levelling Up agenda gives an opportunity to rebalance the system, making sure opportunities and funding are more equitably spread across the nations and regions. It’s …
Levelling Up: The devil’s in the delivery, say small firms Read more »