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FPB Raises Concerns Over The Impact of Today’s Rate Rise on Business

The Forum of Private Business has raised concerns about the impact on the business community of today’s base rate rise. Today’s rise represents the first increase since July 2007. Ian Cass, Chief Executive of the FPB, said: “While the small increase may not impact businesses hugely, it...

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FPB welcomes calls for US trade talks to coincide with EU negotiations but requests bolder actions

The Forum of Private Business has welcomed calls for trade talks with the USA to proceed alongside the EU trade negotiations. The proposal was made by the Legatum Institute’s Shanker Singham at this week's International Trade Select Committee. He explained that by holding trade talks with the...

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Forum of Private Business calls for clarity on the direction of Brexit negotiations

The Forum of Private Business is calling on the government to clarify the direction of the Brexit negotiations, as Parliament begins to scrutinise the EU Withdrawal Bill. After months of negotiations and no significant progress, the Forum is expressing its concerns for those businesses on which the...

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Forum of Private Business welcomes long awaited Small Business Commissioner appointment

The Forum of Private Business has welcomed the appointment of Paul Uppal as the new Small Business Commissioner, setting out three key priorities they would like addressed. They are looking to him to make the issue of Late Payment his number one priority, with an urgent look at the damage that the...

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Government support for UK businesses trading with Africa is welcomed by the FPB as they await further support for SMEs

The Forum of Private Business is urging the government to go further to support business today, after it welcomed the government’s initiative to support UK businesses trading with Africa. On Sunday it was announced that the UK’s export credit agency will double support for trade with South Africa...

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Forum of Private Business welcomes Pub Code Adjudicator's belated support for landlords

The Forum of Private Business has responded to Paul Newby's announcement today setting out the initial results of his 'fact finding exercise' into tied pub tenants both by welcoming it and expressing disappointment that it has taken him too long to engage in this way with tenants. Ian...

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As poor economic data is released, the Forum of Private Business warns of perfect storm brewing and puts the blame on the Government’s single-minded Brexit focus

The Forum of Private Business is advising members to have a survival plan in place as the UK goes through the Brexit negotiations. Reacting to today’s poor Productivity and Trade data, which show that the UK’s total trade deficit widened by £2 billion between May and June of this year, the Forum...

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Government’s new Data Protection Bill risks being the death knell for many small businesses according to the Forum of Private Business

The Forum of Private Business is calling on the Government to form a working group to consider the impact on small businesses of the proposed GDPR legislation following the announcement of the bill today to be discussed in parliament after the recess, as a lack of clarity on what small business can and...

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Forum of Private Business welcomes tax simplification

The Forum of Private Business has welcomed the Government's launch of the Small Business Online Forum enabling small and micro businesses to get quick and easy advice on their tax issues. Ian Cass, Chief Executive of The Forum of Private Business, commented: “We have been consistently asking...