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Forum of Private Business helps to educate Politicians to Get Britain Trading

The Forum of Private Business is launching a ‘Get Britain Trading’ campaign to coincide with the Article 50 trigger on Brexit. Positioned with the objective of working with small businesses to increase their performance and productivity in both home and overseas markets, at the heart of the initiative...

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Forum of Private Business welcomes NI U turn

The Forum of Private Business welcomes the Chancellor's reconsideration of his plans to increase Class 4 National Insurance announced in the budget on the 8th March. Ian Cass, Chief Executive of the Forum, commented, "The Forum has long lobbied for a simplified tax system and continues to...

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“Squeezing the smaller employers and self-employed who make up a large part of the UK economy is not clever" Forum of Private Business tells Chancellor

The Forum of Private Business has given the Chancellor 4 out of 10 for his Budget announcements, with a warning that continued pressure on small businesses and the self-employed is short sighted as we look to get Britain trading again. The cap on business rate increases will be a welcome relief to...

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Measures to get Britain’s High Streets trading again top the Forum of Private Business Budget six point wish list

The Forum of Private Business is positioning the Chancellor’s red budget box firmly in the high street as it lobbies on behalf of the independent businesses impacted by the Business Rates changes on the eve of the Budget. Ian Cass, Chief Executive of the Forum, says, ‘Bit by bit small businesses...

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High Street Businesses being put under unsustainable pressure Forum of Private Business tells BBC

As the impact of the Business Rate Review starts to hit high street businesses, the Forum of Private Businesses, which represents many of the independent and family businesses who will be impacted, is highlighting that Business Rates are just one of the costs that disproportionately penalises small businesses. ‘We...

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Forum of Private Business cites Britain as trading again

Ian Cass, CEO of the Forum of Private Business, is citing the Production, Manufacturing and Trade Balance data announced today (10 February) as a real indication that Britain is well placed for business in the post Brexit environment. "Today's data is excellent news as we approach the Brexit...

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Forum of Private Business welcomes CMA Bank Competition Recommendations

The Forum of Private Business has welcomed the report from the Competition and Markets Authority into Retail Banking. The Forum has long lobbied for greater transparency, and the CMA’s further opening of the business banking market to more competition can only be good news for businesses looking...

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Forum of Private Business welcomes the Government announcement on Late Payment

The Forum of Private Business welcomes the announcement from BEIS that Late Payment of small business invoices is to be a focus of the Minister for Business. They claim that the issuance of guidance to large businesses on how to pay on time is probably unnecessary, as most know the procedure, but...

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The Forum of Private Business calls for Brexit clarity, again, after today's Supreme Court decision

Whilst the Prime Minister's recent Brexit speech gave some clarity to businesses, enabling them to start planning their post Brexit positioning, the Supreme Court's decision has now reintroduced uncertainty. The Forum is calling on MPs and the Government as a whole to consider the plight of...