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- £3,000 a year: the cost of crime against small business
Over the past 12 months more than two-thirds of small businesses have been a victim of crime costing them up to £3,000, according to a report by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). - Small businesses are keen to go green but need financial support so they don't go into the red
Expanding the current loan scheme for small businesses and providing incentives for firms to green their buildings are just two of the measures that Government must look at in order to achieve the UK's tough carbon emission reduction targets, according to a new report from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) today. - Micro firms should be exempt from pension reform ticking time bomb
All micro firms should be exempt from the automatic enrolment pension scheme due to come into force in 2012, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) said today. - Reform maternity and paternity pay, says FSB
The Government must reform statutory maternity and paternity pay to give small businesses certainty over employee's family leave, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) said in a new report today. - Boom in small businesses but with a legal sting in the tail
With the UK facing high unemployment, the Federation of Small Businesses is expecting a boom in people going it alone this year. - FSB set to be a key business partner with new local enterprise partnerships
Small businesses are set to be at the heart of the newly created local enterprise partnerships following a meeting between the Department of Communities and Local Government and the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) earlier this week. - LBRO needs revamping, not scrapping, says FSB
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) welcomes the review into the performance of the Local Better Regulation Office (LBRO) but is concerned this vital regulatory burden busting body will be scrapped. - Business confidence still fragile for small businesses, say FSB
Business confidence has worsened over the second quarter of 2010 suggesting that the recovery is still fragile and more should be done to support private sector growth, according to the FSB ‘Voice of Small Business Index', published today. - Royal Mail is still not delivering two years on, says FSB
In its response to the consultation ‘Review of developments in the postal market and Royal Mail since 2008', the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is disappointed that the situation with Royal Mail remains the same as in 2008, and that the same key issues highlighted then are still prevalent now. - FSB leads call to scrap the extension of rules on working time to self-employed lorry drivers
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), supported by 100 influential business leaders and Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), has called on the European Commission to stand firm in its proposal not to include self-employed lorry drivers within European rules on working time. - FSB welcomes moves to reduce regulatory burden
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has today welcomed the Coalition Government's launch of the ‘Your Freedom' website. - FSB reaction to the first Coalition Government Emergency Budget
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), today (22 June) welcomed many of the measures that the Chancellor has announced in the Emergency Budget, but expressed concern that rises in Employer National Insurance Contributions (NICS) were not completely reversed. - Budget should strike the right balance on VAT, say small businesses
As the Chancellor prepares to give his first Budget speech on Tuesday, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is urging him to strike the right balance with any tax increases. - Emergency Budget should ‘think small first', says FSB
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has today written to the Chancellor, the Rt Hon George Osborne MP ahead of the Emergency Budget on 22 June, urging the Coalition Government to ‘think small first'. - One million small businesses dissatisfied with their high street bank, says FSB
Research shows that over a quarter of small businesses have been dissatisfied with the support offered by their high street bank in the last 12 months. - Working time regulations will hinder entrepreneurship warns the FSB
Ahead of a vote in the European Parliament on Wednesday 16 June, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is concerned that MEPs are about to set a dangerous precedent by regulating the working time of self-employed heavy goods vehicle drivers, which could threaten entrepreneurship across Europe. - Businesses need to be on the ball with TV Licensing, says FSB
On the eve before the World Cup kicks off, new figures show that over half of small firms will be letting their staff watch key matches, however 32 per cent are unaware they need a TV Licence to watch the games online, says the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). - FSB welcomes attack on red tape
The coalition Government's proposals to slash the red tape stifling business growth is welcome news for the UK's 4.8 million small firms, says the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). - FSB supports small firms to avoid legal strife during the World Cup
With the World Cup approaching, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) and Abbey Legal Protection have produced guidance on how small firms can avoid employment issues during this high-profile month long tournament. - FSB response to the Queen's Speech 2010
In the first Queen's Speech of the new coalition Government the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) welcomes moves to safeguard jobs and support the economy as well as investing in high-speed broadband.