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Forum of Private Business warns of ‘challenging’ year ahead

Thursday 30th December 2010

Forum urges firms to prepare for January VAT rise

Thursday 16th December 2010

Forum urges small firms to avoid Christmas party pitfalls

Wednesday 8th December 2010

Tax avoidance plans fail to address Channel Islands VAT loophole, warns business group

Monday 6th December 2010

Orders up but profits down at smaller firms, new research finds

Friday 3rd December 2010

Changes to small business rate relief could have sting in the tail, warns small firms' champion

Friday 26th November 2010

Don´t kill off high street trade through parking charge hikes, councils urged

Wednesday 24th November 2010

National business body appoints Scottish small business ambassador

Monday 22nd November 2010

Business owners sceptical over coalition's ability to cut red tape

Monday 8th November 2010

Big business immigration loophole would be unfair on small firms, Forum warns

Friday 5th November 2010

Business group welcomes move to make public contracts more accessible to small firms

Monday 1st November 2010

Forum reacts to announcement on local enterprise partnerships

Thursday 28th October 2010

Tax measures welcome but government must go further, says business group

Wednesday 20th October 2010

Negativity to blame for polarising business confidence ahead of spending review, survey suggests

Tuesday 19th October 2010

Over half of SMEs use social media - but many question its value, survey finds

Tuesday 12th October 2010

Entrepreneurs identify health and safety concerns in new research

Thursday 7th October 2010

Prepare for wintry weather now through business continuity plans, small firms urged

Thursday 7th October 2010

Comprehensive Spending Review: business group calls for tax and red tape reform in spending cuts to boost entrepreneurship

Friday 1st October 2010

Local bank managers must be freed to lend to firms with strong orders, says business group

Wednesday 29th September 2010

Just one week left to claim £200 million in backdated small business rate relief

Thursday 23rd September 2010

Public sector should stick to its 10-day payment target despite new European standard of 30 days, says business group

Thursday 16th September 2010

Training and business support should be the focus of new local enterprise partnerships, says business group

Tuesday 7th September 2010

National insurance holiday does not go far enough, says business group

Monday 6th September 2010

Police forces failing small businesses on prompt payment, says lobby group

Thursday 26th August 2010

Forum urges small firms to tell of their banking experiences via online survey

Wednesday 25th August 2010

Forum criticises plans to tax small firms on staff parking

Monday 23rd August 2010

Undervalued properties preventing bank lending to small firms, Forum warns

Wednesday 18th August 2010

Lax security and payment complexity leaving small firms stung by credit card fraud

Wednesday 11th August 2010

New red tape rules must be backed by real culture change, says business group

Thursday 5th August 2010

Banking figures confirm decline of small business lending

Friday 30th July 2010

Forum voices opposition to 'crippling' retirement age plans

Thursday 29th July 2010

Tougher approach to banks backed by new research showing small firms struggling to access finance

Monday 26th July 2010

Ten-day public sector payment not being passed along supply chain

Monday 12th July 2010

Forum uses freedom of information act to expose poorly-paying police forces

Thursday 8th July 2010

Computer giant Dell entered into late payment hall of shame

Monday 28th June 2010

Emergency budget: the response from small businesses

Friday 25th June 2010

Small business support group welcomes key budget victories for SMEs

Tuesday 22nd June 2010

Forum welcomes key small business budget victories

Tuesday 22nd June 2010

Almost 80% of Welsh small firms support prompt deficit reduction, survey finds

Wednesday 16th June 2010

Budget's deficit reduction policies should go easy on small firms, says business group

Monday 14th June 2010

Three quarters of Scottish SMEs support deficit reduction plans, survey finds

Thursday 3rd June 2010

Forum responds to government's regulation-busting action plan

Thursday 3rd June 2010

Forum of Private Business advises employers to plan ahead for World Cup watching

Wednesday 2nd June 2010

Forum highlights SME impact of Queen's Speech

Tuesday 25th May 2010

Small firms can show Whitehall how to do more with less, says Forum

Monday 24th May 2010

Forum reacts to release of full coalition agreement

Thursday 20th May 2010

Debt reduction plans backed by three quarters of small firms, survey finds

Tuesday 18th May 2010

New national insurance policy better for small firms and jobs

Wednesday 12th May 2010

Business group welcomes new PM and imminent Tory/Lib Dem coalition

Tuesday 11th May 2010

Small firms urgently need post-election certainty, warns business group

Friday 7th May 2010

Small businesses see election as platform for change but feel threatened by uncertainty

Wednesday 5th May 2010

Forum helps party leaders brush up on small business issues ahead of tonight's TV debate

Thursday 29th April 2010

Iceland volcano: Forum advises businesses how to manage stranded staff

Tuesday 20th April 2010

Equality Act guidance may leave small firms confused, Forum warns

Friday 16th April 2010

Scrap hikes in fuel duty to help struggling firms, says business group

Monday 12th April 2010

Economic improvements overshadowed by late payment, according to latest barometer of small business

Tuesday 6th April 2010

Forum lays out vital small firm-friendly measures in election manifesto

Thursday 1st April 2010

Nine out of ten small firms unhappy over Budget 2010

Monday 29th March 2010

Forum celebrates key victories for small firms in Budget

Wednesday 24th March 2010

Budget reaction – Forum of Private Business statement

Wednesday 24th March 2010

Only one in five small firms concerned about the Budget, survey finds

Tuesday 23rd March 2010

Help small firms spearhead economic recovery, urges business support group

Friday 19th March 2010

Opportunities and challenges in the downturn just like in the 1970s, says business group

Thursday 18th March 2010

Forum of Private Business announces key changes providing tailored support for small firms

Thursday 11th March 2010

Recession-fighting firms focusing on sales and marketing, survey finds

Tuesday 9th March 2010

Beware the 'cowboy' rating surveyors, warns business group

Friday 5th March 2010

Secret millionaire to speak at Forum of Private Business event

Tuesday 2nd March 2010

Figures show small firms losing out on energy deals compared to big businesses

Wednesday 24th February 2010

Think smallest first when policy-making, FPB tells government

Monday 22nd February 2010

NHS prompt payment survey finds wildly varying performance among trusts

Monday 15th February 2010

The Forum of Private Business (FPB)

Thursday 11th February 2010

Iceland boss under fire from FPB over comments criticising new protection for suppliers

Thursday 4th February 2010

Small business support group calls for default retirement age to stay

Monday 1st February 2010

Latest survey finds deep anger over tax system among small firms

Thursday 28th January 2010

Play fair when enforcing music at work laws, says FPB

Thursday 21st January 2010

SMEs seeking finance are not presenting the correct management accounts to lenders

Thursday 14th January 2010

Supermarket watchdog welcome, but more is needed to help small shops and suppliers

Wednesday 13th January 2010

Small businesses given breathing space over pension reform but fear sting in the tail

Tuesday 12th January 2010

Employee absenteeism because of bad weather could cost £230 million

Tuesday 5th January 2010

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