Small health and social care businesses impacted by national insurance increase from today as operating costs spiral and workplace absences rise    UK’s largest business group urges creation of cross-government social care taskforce, late payment reform and incentives to assist …

FSB sets out recommendations for social care as £12bn ‘health and social care levy’ takes effect Read more »

·    Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) and Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) write to Trade Ministers Anne-Marie Trevelyan and Mary Ng to outline measures needed in future agreement to ensure small business access ·    Organisations call for a dedicated …

Small businesses from both sides of the Atlantic set out UK-Canada FTA asks as talks launch Read more »

The UK’s largest business group has laid bare the impact of spiralling utility and fuel bills on small businesses ahead of the Chancellor’s Spring Statement this week.   Illustrative analysis from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) shows an electricity …

New analysis shows £10,000 increase in small business utility bills ahead of Spring Statement Read more »

Responding to the Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) National Chair Martin McTague, said: “We are very pleased to see the Chancellor adopting our top ask for this Spring Statement: uprating the Employment Allowance to help …

Chancellor adopts FSB proposal to help 500,000 small firms through Employment Allowance Read more »

Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) writes to Rishi Sunak to encourage move away from “eye-wateringly expensive” tax break for big corporates and towards support for community firms    Calls for action on employment costs, business rates and help for migrant …

Deliver on low tax pledge at Spring Statement, new FSB Chair urges Chancellor, as 280,000 firms stand on the brink Read more »

Entrepreneur and small business champion Martin McTague has been appointed National Chair of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), the UK’s biggest organisation representing small businesses and the self-employed. Martin takes over from outgoing National Chair, Mike Cherry, who has …

Business costs and supply chain practices are priorities, says Martin McTague as he is appointed new FSB National Chair Read more »

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 …

Act now to avert £800m hit to levelling up areas, small firms urge, with one month to NICs hike Read more »