Responding to figures from the RAC Foundation which show that 8,000,000 local authority parking penalties are issued annually across England and Wales, Gordon Millward, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) regional chairman, said: “Councils are cutting their noses off to spite their faces when they try to fill revenue gaps with parking
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Small manufacturer confidence could be short-lived
Responding to a slight fall in the UK Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) to 54.3 in June, Gordon Millward, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Regional Chairman, said: “Our latest Small Business Index saw a huge swing in confidence among manufacturers from -10 at this time last year to +36
Small firms should not pay the price of energy bills plan
The smallest businesses should not be excluded from plans to cap ‘rip off’ energy bills, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). A price cap for the 17 million households on variable standard tariffs would deal a double blow to microbusinesses – these firms are the most vulnerable and so
FSB welcomes outline of Great Repeal Bill
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has welcomed the publication of the Government’s white paper on the Great Repeal Bill. FSB regional chairman Gordon Millward said: “This gives small businesses stability and certainty that Brexit will not mean sudden big changes in regulation over the next two years. While transferring EU regulations
Thirty seven problems – and tax is one, says FSB
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has released a list of 37 challenges facing the self-employed. These include no sick pay, no employer pension contributions, inferior maternity pay and pensions and putting their homes and family’s livelihoods on the line to build their businesses. FSB regional chairman Gordon Millward said: “While setting
FSB applauds Doncaster’s “buy local” policy
The Federation of Small Businesses has welcomed the news that two-thirds of Doncaster Council’s budget is to be spent with local businesses. This amounts to more than £108m of council work in 2016/7 to be awarded to Doncaster businesses. FSB’s regional chairman, Gordon Millward, said: “It is refreshing to hear that Doncaster
Industrial strategy focused on driving local economic growth and productivity
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has responded to the release of the Government’s Green Paper "Building our Industrial Strategy". Gordon Millward, regional chairman, said: “The 132-page Green Paper published today is the start of an economic blueprint for the UK. FSB members are based in every local area of the country, and
Small business confidence bounces back to pre-referendum levels
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has today revealed that UK small business confidence in the last quarter bounced back to the level reported before the EU referendum campaign began. FSB’s Small Business Index (SBI) has now moved into positive territory, which means that more small businesses feel confident than those that
Small firms secure apprenticeship funding concession
The Government has announced its proposals for how the new funding arrangements for apprenticeships will work under a reformed apprenticeship system. The plans detail, for the first time, what proportion of the cost of training an apprentice would be borne by individual businesses, both those liable to pay the apprenticeship levy
Small firms could deliver a million more apprenticeships
A new report out today found the small business sector in England has the potential to double the number of apprentices they take on to well over two million, if the Government can get the incentives and package of support right. The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) report found apprenticeship reform at