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...
by Tracey Carter | J Mar, 2025 | FSB News, Spelthorne Business
Responding to the Payment System Regulator’s final report from its market review of card scheme and processing fees, Tina McKenzie, Policy Chair, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), said: “The finding from the regulator that card fees cost business at...
