by Tracey Carter | J Jun, 2025 | FSB News, Spelthorne Business
Responding to the publication of the Government’s new Industrial Strategy, Tina McKenzie, Policy Chair at the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), said: “Through opening up procurement, helping to tackle late payments, and supporting new sectors...
by Tracey Carter | J May, 2025 | FSB News, Spelthorne Business
Responding to the UK and EU’s summit conclusions, Tina McKenzie, Policy Chair of the Federation of Small Businesses, said: “This agreement marks genuine progress by untangling the rules for small exporters of plant and animal products. If British goods can reach...
by Tracey Carter | J May, 2025 | FSB News, Spelthorne Business
Young people lack the financial education to equip them for entrepreneurship. Almost one in five young people (19%) in the UK say that better financial education at school and college would help them to set up or grow a business, according to data from the Federation...
by Tracey Carter | J May, 2025 | FSB News, Spelthorne Business
Responding to the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee’s vote to cut the base rate to 4.25%, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) National Chair Martin McTague said: “The cut in the base rate is good news, but against a backdrop of low small...
by Tracey Carter | J Apr, 2025 | FSB News, Spelthorne Business
FSB press release New data from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) reveals that small firms’ confidence levels are in a rut amid a rising tide of costs and taxes. FSB’s latest Small Business Index (SBI) for Q1 2025 shows a modest improvement in small business...
by Tracey Carter | J Mar, 2025 | FSB News, Spelthorne Business
FSB press release Responding to the Chancellor’s Spring Statement, in which Rachel Reeves confirmed a halving of the official growth forecast for this year, Policy Chair of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), Tina McKenzie, said: “Today’s growth figures are...
