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Federation of Small Businesses (FSB)

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Official page of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). Follow us on LinkedIn: @ FSB Westminster and on Bluesky: @ fsb-uk. National Chair: @MMcTagueFSB

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FSB CEO Julie Lilley Joins ‘Ask for Angela’ as Ambassador to Expand Safety Initiative to Small Businesses Beyond the Night-Time Economy hospitalityandcateringnews.com/2025/06/fsb-ce…

FSB CEO Julie Lilley Joins ‘Ask for Angela’ as Ambassador to Expand Safety Initiative to Small Businesses Beyond the Night-Time Economy hospitalityandcateringnews.com/2025/06/fsb-ce…
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➡️This is a step in the right direction. 💻Our research shows that 12% of small businesses have been impacted by fake reviews - rising to 25% for those operating on Amazon. 🖱️Online platforms need to make it much easier for people to report fake reviews.

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💷 Public finances are on a knife edge, and business confidence is in the doldrums. 👩🏽‍🔧 The Spending Review must target everyday entrepreneurs, they can generate wealth, growth and jobs. ➡️Here’s what we’re calling for: Read the media release: fsb.org.uk/media-centre/p…

💷 Public finances are on a knife edge, and business confidence is in the doldrums.

👩🏽‍🔧 The Spending Review must target everyday entrepreneurs, they can generate wealth, growth and jobs.

➡️Here’s what we’re calling for:

Read the media release: fsb.org.uk/media-centre/p…
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💻Small firms are facing huge digital and AI skills gaps, impacting productivity and growth. 👨‍🏫The government must make sure young people leaving education have the basic digital skills needed to enter a workplace or to start as an entrepreneur – and today’s announcement is a

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FSB Policy Champion Ian O'Donnell MBE went along to a No.10 reception to celebrate the contribution of co-ops, mutuals and employee-owned businesses to the economy. He was privileged to meet the legendary Larry Larry the Cat ! (pictured) With keynote speeches by Business and Trade

FSB Policy Champion <a href="/ianodonnell/">Ian O'Donnell MBE</a> went along to a No.10 reception to celebrate the contribution of co-ops, mutuals and employee-owned businesses to the economy. He was privileged to meet the legendary Larry <a href="/Number10cat/">Larry the Cat</a> ! (pictured) 

With keynote speeches by Business and Trade
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One-in-three small businesses have suffered from traditional crimes like theft and burglary in the space of a couple of years. These are NOT victimless crimes. They cost the business owner money, time, stress and often can have an emotional impact. FSB policy champion

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Thanks to Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones MP for the call this morning to FSB’s Tina McKenzie MBE & Craig Beaumont in advance of the #SpendingReview 📈 For small business confidence, growth, jobs and wealth creation to bounce back, small businesses need a real focus today and

Thanks to Chief Secretary to the Treasury <a href="/darrenpjones/">Darren Jones MP</a> for the call this morning to FSB’s <a href="/tinamckenz/">Tina McKenzie MBE</a> &amp; <a href="/craigie_b/">Craig Beaumont</a> in advance of the #SpendingReview 

📈 For small business confidence, growth, jobs and wealth creation to bounce back, small businesses need a real focus today and
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Yesterday, we hosted a roundtable in Parliament with the MS Society UK to discuss how to support people with MS to thrive at work. We were delighted to be joined by Sir Stephen Timms (Minister for Disability), Danny Kruger (Shadow Minister) & colleagues. (1/5)

Yesterday, we hosted a roundtable in Parliament with the <a href="/mssocietyuk/">MS Society UK</a> to discuss how to support people with MS to thrive at work.

We were delighted to be joined by <a href="/stephenctimms/">Sir Stephen Timms</a> (Minister for Disability), <a href="/danny__kruger/">Danny Kruger</a> (Shadow Minister) &amp; colleagues. (1/5)
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This was not the small business-focused day we had hoped for, but the one major bright spot was the increase in resources to the British Business Bank 🔍Read FSB’s full reaction to today’s Spending Review: fsb.org.uk/media-centre/p…

This was not the small business-focused day we had hoped for, but the one major bright spot was the increase in resources to the <a href="/BritishBBank/">British Business Bank</a>   

🔍Read FSB’s full reaction to today’s Spending Review: fsb.org.uk/media-centre/p…
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"It would have been nice to hear the Chancellor link all of that spending into something than means something for the businesses of the country." 📺Our Policy Chair Tina McKenzie MBE spoke to JayneSeckerSky and Sam Coates Sky about today's Spending Review on Sky News 👇

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ONS confirms GDP fell 0.3% in April: ons.gov.uk/economy/grossd… - (ONS HMRC data also shows 109,000 fewer payroll jobs in May) This week has served up a bleak economic sandwich: grim GDP data on one side, falling employment stats on the other, and a Spending Review in the middle

ONS confirms GDP fell 0.3% in April: ons.gov.uk/economy/grossd… - (ONS HMRC data also shows 109,000 fewer payroll jobs in May)

This week has served up a bleak economic sandwich:  grim GDP data on one side, falling employment stats on the other, and a Spending Review in the middle
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💬Small business owners - we want your views in our latest Small Business Index #SBI survey for Q2 2025. 🗣️Sharing your experience helps us make sure policymakers know how their decisions are affecting the small business community. 🔗Take the survey now:

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🗞️ Out now! Get up to speed with all the week's most important small business news with the latest edition of FSB's Weekly Brief Newsletter 👇 🔗 linkedin.com/pulse/spending…

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📢 Small businesses - our latest Small Business Index #SBI survey for Q2 2025 is live and we want your views. 💭 Your ideas help to form essential policy recommendations to key decision-makers at every level. Take the survey now 👇 🔗 about.fsbbigvoice.uk/SBIQ22025 #BigVoiceFSB

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Congratulations to FSB Board of Directors member Prem Goyal on being awarded a CBE for public service in the #birthdayhonours news.cityoflondon.gov.uk/city-of-london…