57% of small firms are carrying out community roles during the crisis 23% of small businesses helping key workers by providing PPE, volunteering and offering accommodation 30% of all small business owners prioritised and supported vulnerable customers, with 19 per …
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New Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) survey of over 5,000 firms lays bare the impact of coronavirus pandemic One in three small employers consider redundancies as they struggle to pay bills, shelve exports and pause product development FSB calls for introduction …
Responding to the publication of new in-depth guidance for small firms looking to return to work, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) National Chairman Mike Cherry said: “We engaged with the Government on these guidelines and it’s good to see that …
Responding to reports that the Government is set to unveil a raft of measures aimed at improving small business access to the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) National Chairman Mike Cherry said: “Time and …
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Responding to the Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s pledge of financial support for the self-employed impacted by the coronavirus crisis, National Chairman of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Mike Cherry said: “This bold support package from the government will give much-needed …
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During the Coronavirus outbreak we have seen the Government announcing a raft of measures to support small businesses and their employees but we have still seen very little support provided for the 4.9 million self-employed. These entrepreneurial strivers contribute over …
Email sent out on behalf of Mike Cherry, National Chairman Dear volunteers, Yesterday was a fantastic day for FSB and I wanted to thank you personally for your part in this success. As I’m sure you’ve seen from news reports, …
· As 2020 Spring Budget published, Chancellor flags Federation of Small Businesses (FSB)’s recommendations regarding entrepreneurs’ relief · FSB calls for statutory sick pay (SSP) rebate, business rates cut and reduction in ‘jobs tax’, through increase in Employment Allowance, all …
Chancellor unveils pro-small business Budget, cutting business rates and jobs tax Read more »
Responding to the Bank of England (BoE)’s emergency interest rate cut and new stimulus package, unveiled in response to the Coronavirus outbreak, Federation of Small Business (FSB) National Chairman Mike Cherry said: “The Bank of England has thankfully wasted no …
Emergency BoE measures should help small firms weather Coronavirus storm Read more »
Almost a third (30%) of small businesses on the high street are helping to address key issues by being part of the local initiatives such as BIDs, with another one in six (17%) wanting to get more involved Small firms …
Small businesses call for urgent help to revitalise their high streets Read more »