Press Releases

Employees are happiest in small businesses

Tuesday 2nd September 2008

FSB launches Keep Trade Local tour

Monday 1st September 2008

FSB urges Government to reduce red tape on training

Tuesday 26th August 2008

FSB calls for more support on public sector contracts

Monday 11th August 2008

Small businesses back restaurant tipping legislation

Thursday 31st July 2008

FSB and ASC Finance for Business release top tips to beat the credit crunch

Friday 25th July 2008

FSB accuses big firms of abusing small businesses’ trust

Monday 21st July 2008

Demise of energy champion leaves businesses with nowhere to turn

Friday 11th July 2008

FSB launches plan for local business survival

Wednesday 9th July 2008

VAT cuts would show support for the high street

Monday 7th July 2008

FSB urges government to maintain business growth scheme

Tuesday 1st July 2008

Small business growth could offer way out of EU’s economic malaise

Tuesday 24th June 2008

Small businesses blame government inaction over rising costs

Monday 23rd June 2008

Government must do more to recognise on-the-job training

Wednesday 18th June 2008

Official: record fuel costs hit jobs and economic growth

Monday 16th June 2008

EU Employment deal: Ministers pop corks whilst small businesses drown their sorrows

Tuesday 10th June 2008

Don’t take us back to the 1970s, FSB warns

Monday 9th June 2008

Small businesses show resilience in face of credit crunch

Friday 30th May 2008

Agency workers deal ‘disastrous’ for small businesses, warns FSB

Tuesday 20th May 2008

FSB calls for Chancellor to share oil tax windfall

Friday 16th May 2008

PM’s employment announcement could prove a nightmare for small firms

Wednesday 14th May 2008

Work experience under threat, warns FSB

Friday 9th May 2008

Adam Hart-Davis joins FSB’s Keep Trade Local campaign

Thursday 8th May 2008

Grocery sector inquiry is a failure, says FSB

Wednesday 30th April 2008

FSB calls for town centre parking rethink

Friday 25th April 2008

FSB urges local authorities to protect their communities

Wednesday 9th April 2008

FSB urges Minister to avert nursery school crisis

Friday 28th March 2008

FSB Chairman wants to Keep Trade Local

Thursday 13th March 2008

FSB welcomes a Budget speech with no nasty surprises

Wednesday 12th March 2008

FSB Annual National Conference & Mass Lobby of Parliament

Monday 10th March 2008

Government loses trust of small businesses

Monday 10th March 2008

FSB satisfied with in-line inflation move in National Minimum Wage

Wednesday 5th March 2008

Small business owners are not immigration officers, says FSB

Thursday 28th February 2008

Fuel costs affect us all, says FSB

Monday 25th February 2008

FSB calls for Peers to save small retailers

Thursday 21st February 2008

FSB asks Government to lay off small firms

Tuesday 19th February 2008

Competition Commission tinkering will not work, says FSB

Thursday 14th February 2008

FSB Conference 2008 attracts big speakers

Wednesday 13th February 2008

FSB urges integrity of Camden Market re-development

Monday 11th February 2008

FSB welcomes revisions to capital gains tax plans

Thursday 24th January 2008

FSB help available for flood-stricken small businesses

Tuesday 22nd January 2008

FSB urges MPs to consider business view in EU Treaty

Monday 21st January 2008

FSB welcomes TfL’s stance on Low Emission Zone

Friday 18th January 2008

FSB launches Every Crime Every Time Campaign

Thursday 17th January 2008

FSB welcomes procurement website for small businesses

Wednesday 16th January 2008

Small businesses vote for referendum on EU Treaty

Wednesday 9th January 2008

Environmental awareness and social responsibility: top small business priorities for 2008

Monday 31st December 2007

Competition Commission and banks deaf and dumb to small businesses

Friday 21st December 2007

Government’s free places threatening to send nurseries under

Wednesday 19th December 2007

Capital gains tax uncertainty continues for small businesses

Thursday 13th December 2007

FSB welcomes BERR simplification efforts

Tuesday 11th December 2007

FSB warns shoppers that small shops may not be around next Christmas

Monday 10th December 2007

FSB calls in former Treasury expert for CGT proposals

Friday 7th December 2007

TfL’s Press Office is a Low Emission Zone, says business

Monday 3rd December 2007

FSB backs local banking campaign

Tuesday 27th November 2007

FSB welcomes Treasury Select Committee comments on CGT

Monday 26th November 2007

FSB launches British Small Business Champions 2008

Monday 12th November 2007

FSB urges shoppers to think green and shop local this Christmas

Wednesday 7th November 2007

Business reaction to the Queen’s Speech

Tuesday 6th November 2007

Competition Commission lets supermarkets off the hook again

Wednesday 31st October 2007

Small business initial reaction to Competition Commission supermarket report

Wednesday 31st October 2007

Government must do more to publicise new waste rules

Monday 29th October 2007

Supermarket inquiry must defend fair competition, says FSB

Friday 26th October 2007

Public Accounts Committee tax report hailed by business

Thursday 25th October 2007

FSB statement following meeting with the Chancellor

Monday 22nd October 2007

Small businesses left all alone to cope with employment laws

Monday 22nd October 2007

Chancellor’s tax changes will hit entrepreneurs in retirement

Sunday 21st October 2007

Tax reform shows Government fails to understand business, says FSB

Friday 19th October 2007

Business hits out at compulsory e-filing of pensions

Tuesday 16th October 2007

Business hits out at compulsory e-filing of pensions

Tuesday 16th October 2007

Darling’s first PBR is bad news for small businesses

Tuesday 9th October 2007

Smalls firms warned on corporate ID fraud

Tuesday 9th October 2007

Citizens Advice staff devastated by pension scheme closure

Friday 5th October 2007

BUSINESS CALLS FOR WIDER DEBATE ON REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

Wednesday 3rd October 2007

Health and Safety rules can hold economy back, says FSB

Tuesday 2nd October 2007

Small firms can’t afford competition cop-out for banks

Monday 1st October 2007

Small firms get their own care service from the FSB

Monday 1st October 2007

Red tape costs small firms seven hours a week

Monday 1st October 2007

Government warned not to hit entrepreneurs in private equity crossfire

Friday 28th September 2007

Future events from the Federation of Small Businesses

Friday 28th September 2007

Rest of UK should learn from Scotland on road tolls, says FSB

Wednesday 26th September 2007

Milk price fixing scandal puts pressure on Competition Commission, says FSB

Thursday 20th September 2007

FSB maintains SME message during conference season

Friday 14th September 2007

Government needs to think small first on business support says FSB

Thursday 13th September 2007

FSB calls for part time post offices to ease impact of closures

Tuesday 4th September 2007

Dell help FSB bail out flood-hit members

Wednesday 29th August 2007

Failure of secondary schools hidden by GCSE results, says business

Thursday 23rd August 2007

FSB attacks decision to let banks off the hook

Thursday 23rd August 2007

Redwood red tape report demands all-party action says business

Friday 17th August 2007

A golden future might not mean University, A-level students told

Thursday 16th August 2007

Government regulators must be accountable, says FSB

Tuesday 14th August 2007

Small businesses put off engaging in e-commerce

Tuesday 14th August 2007

Supplementary Business Rates will hit local jobs, says FSB

Tuesday 7th August 2007

Government, not business, should police immigration says FSB

Tuesday 7th August 2007

FSB warns of crisis in nursery care

Monday 6th August 2007

Six months until London Mayor's pollution plan hits hauliers

Wednesday 1st August 2007

Flood tax relief for businesses welcomed

Monday 30th July 2007

FSB applauds House of Lords decision in family tax case

Wednesday 25th July 2007

Small shops are casualties in crime front line

Tuesday 17th July 2007

FSB welcomes appointment of small business minister

Tuesday 10th July 2007

FSB rides to rescue of business flood victims

Wednesday 4th July 2007

Smoking ban should have three strikes policy, says business

Friday 29th June 2007

FSB welcomes Lords rejection of EU paper on labour law

Wednesday 27th June 2007

FSB calls for help for small business flood victims

Tuesday 26th June 2007

FSB publishes advice for firms on smoking ban

Thursday 21st June 2007

FSB calls for overhaul of dispute resolution rules

Thursday 21st June 2007

British business cannot afford a Blair EU sell-out, says FSB

Wednesday 20th June 2007

Mail strike must be stopped, say small businesses

Thursday 7th June 2007

FSB slams shameful conduct of HMRC in family tax case

Tuesday 5th June 2007

EU Parliament gives with one hand on mobiles but takes with the other on websites