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Forum of Private Business and Pubs Advisory Service join forces in meeting with Government Minister to deliver changes to help Tenant Landlords
The Forum of Private Business and the Pubs Advisory Service were pleased to welcome the Pubs Code Adjudicator and his team to their Knutsford offices where they had a lively and proactive discussion about the code and the issues in implementing it, ensuring that it met its primary objectives that ‘there...
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Forum of Private Business welcomes today’s Brexit clarity, but awaits action
The Forum of Private Business has welcomed the clarity provided by the Prime Minister today, but expresses the need for action. Ian Cass, Managing Director of the Forum, said: “We’ve often heard the Prime Minister talk about the need for frictionless trade after Brexit, so we welcome today’s...
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Forum of Private Business welcomes news that over 1 million employers have enrolled staff into a workplace pension and encourages others to follow suit
The Forum of Private Business (FPB) has welcomed today’s news that over one million UK employers have enrolled staff into a workplace pension. New figures released by The Pensions Regulator show that over 600,000 employers have enrolled their staff into a workplace pension this year. Ian Cass,...
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FPB welcomes narrowing trade deficit, but calls for more support for exporters
Responding to today’s narrowing trade deficit data, the Forum of Private Business has renewed its call for the government to provide more focussed support for small businesses who have the potential to export for the first time and to those who are already exporting but with a bit more help could do...
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Forum of Private Business highlights today’s pre-Victorian era productivity levels and suggests ways to Get Britain Trading
The Forum of Private Business has today renewed its call for the government to back it’s Get Britain Trading Campaign, after new ONS data highlighted pre-Victorian era productivity levels. According to the Office for National Statistics release, “examining UK productivity growth on a rolling...
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Forum of Private Business welcomes Government announcement to review terms
The Forum of Private Business is welcoming the announcement today by Paul Uppal, the Small Business Commissioner, and Margot James, the Small Firms Minister, that a complaints handling service has been launched by the Small Business Commissioner to focus on unfair payment practices which disadvantage...
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Forum of Private Business welcomes stage 1’s Brexit deal but urges government to properly understand the needs of business as it heads into a trade negotiation
Welcoming today’s announcement of a deal at stage one of the Brexit negotiations, the Forum of Private Business is calling on the government to better understand the needs of British business as it begins trade negotiations. Ian Cass, Managing Director of the Forum, said: “We’re delighted the...
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Small Business Saturday is just the start of what’s needed to support businesses, according to the FPB
On the eve of Small Business Saturday, The Forum of Private Business has renewed its call on the government to increase support for small businesses with a particular focus on Britain’s high streets. The Forum welcomes this important annual event, but feels the government still has some way to go...
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Forum of Private Business gives Chancellor 4 out of 10 for his lost opportunity Budget
The Forum of Private Business is voicing disappointment at the Chancellor’s lack of support for small businesses in today’s Budget. Having campaigned for a greater understanding by Government of the value of the SME sector, lobbied for relief for high street businesses from draconian business...
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Forum of Private Business puts Brexit clarity at the top of their Budget Wish List
If the Chancellor can’t find a financial rabbit to pull out of the hat on Budget Day, the Forum of Private Business is asking him at least to make life easier for the UK’s small businesses by giving them some clarity on the post Brexit environment. Emphasising the difference between big business,...