Putting our high streets high on the agenda
………………………………………….. Published in association with by JENNIFER THOMAS, FSB development manager for Northamptonshire A MAJOR new report published by the Federation of Small Businesses recommends a...
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View ArticleA stable economy will make ESG, net zero and sustainability more affordable…...
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View ArticleChamber urges the Chancellor to deliver a Budget for growth
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View ArticleMP hails rail maintenance giant’s nurturing of engineering’s next generation
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View ArticleMPs debate business issues with NNBN members on visit to Parliament
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View ArticleBudget REACTION: ‘The hard-working business owners and entrepreneurs have...
CHANCELLOR Rachel Reeves has presented the most significant tax-raising budget in modern British history, positioning businesses as a key source of funds to address the UK’s £22 billion budget deficit...
View ArticleBudget REACTION: The true test of this Budget will be whether small...
………………………………. THIS BUDGET has been rumoured for some weeks to be quite painful and there was a lot of worry from small business about just how tough it might be. Across the FSB we have been doing a...
View ArticleBudget REACTION: The government has failed in its promise of business rates...
THE GOVERNMENT has failed to deliver its promise of business rates reform in the budget despite repeated calls from industry for a total overhaul of the existing system which discourages investment....
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