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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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 …
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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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 »
More than half of small firms intend to grow this year, but skills shortages and costs weigh on intentions, according to latest Small Business Index (SBI) Credit applications and approvals hit seven-year low amid fears lenders will replicate approach to …
Small business growth aspirations at pre-pandemic level, new report finds Read more »
For Sayers Solutions one of the highlights of 2021 was attending the FSB Pants event on 9th December – yes you read that correctly “PANTS”. Building on the success of the previous event in 2018 & 2019, the FSB Pants …
Responding to the announcement that “Plan B” restrictions will be eased in England next week, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) National Chairman Mike Cherry said: “After two years of chopping and changing, small businesses right across England will be hoping that this …
Small firms relieved at winding down of “Plan B” and call for pro-business policies Read more »
Figures released today by the Insolvency Service show that just shy of 1,500 companies were lost during yet another disrupted December, up 20% on the same period last year and 33% higher than in December 2019, before Covid hit. Overall, corporate insolvencies …
Small firms sound alarm on company insolvencies as labour shortages bite Read more »