‘The NHS is crying out for nurses, so why won’t they hire us?’ - thousands of British staff finishing their nursing courses in Britain can’t understand why the Labour-run National Health Setvice won’t hire them and is recruiting abroad (via The Telegraph) telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/1…

There is no water shortage in the UK. Just a shortage of water management. They want the public to be responsible for managing water rather than doing the job they are very well paid to do.

More small businesses expect to shrink or close in the next 12 months than those which expect to expand. It’s the first time FSB’s quarterly Small Business Index has found more small firms likely to contract than to grow. The full story is The Times and The Sunday Times Times Business 👇

Front page of Sunday Times. Small business confidence lowest since 2008!

TODAYS the Day! For Milton Keynes Museum's first ever Culture Festival! 40 brilliant vendors lined up by @miltonkeynesmuseum offering info, products for sale, performances, workshops, and tasty food. And it's FREE! Find out more: pulse.ly/jnjzh4kn4v #LoveMK

Unlike big corporates or public bodies - SMEs don’t have HR Directors/teams, or in-house legal employment experts to handle complex industrial relations with trade unions So we need some sensible lawmaking in Parliament, tomorrow A 🧵 on amending the #EmploymentRightsBill👇 1/

Join Idhaliz Flores Flores and Mira Mousa tomorrow, 22 July, for an #EPHect fireside chat about how to build collaborative research networks in #endometriosis: bit.ly/EPHect-fireside

Want to grow your team but in a cost-effective way? Hiring an apprentice could be a smart investment. Not only will this help your business to grow, you'll also be contributing to the wider community by giving young people valuable opportunities to gain skills and start their

📉 Are you struggling to find or hold onto the right staff? 📊 Are you worried about skills gaps in your business? 📍Are you noticing changes in your local labour market? If any of that sounds familiar, FSB wants to hear from you. Small employers, Ltd co directors,

Shop closures are accelerating, 17,350 forecast this year, 202,000 jobs at risk. That’s 47 shops & 550 jobs lost every day. In rural and seaside towns, those small businesses are most of the jobs. If you’re visiting this summer, shop local. Every £ spent supports a local family

We’re into the final weekend of @IFMKFest - but there’s still plenty to enjoy! 🕊 Les Colombes at Middleton Hall 🎪 Aerial shows, live music, workshops and more Make the most of it before it ends! 📍 ifmiltonkeynes.org/whats-on

Please retweet to help Marley and Beethoven find a home together #CHELTENHAM #UK 🐶🐶 Looking for double the love, double the cuddles, and double the fun? 18-month-olds, Marley and Beethoven are the sweetest Collie duo who come as a ready-made pair of best friends, and they’d

Please read this (much of this also applies to running a small business in the UK) Death by a thousand rules: my year as a small housing developer. thetimes.com/article/a1c6e0…

Ready to be your own boss? Join FSB and work on your own terms as one of our Membership Advisors. Interested? Click here to find out more: go.fsb.org.uk/Careers-SelfEm…

BREAKING NEWS Tess Lovely WHISTLEBLOWER midwife steps forward! Tess Lovely Tess Lovely, 20 years a midwife, has found her voice. After enduring 4 YEARS of a grievance process, the NMC is now threatening to release her private medical records. But she’s not alone anymore. A

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📊 Yesterday's GDP figures will offer no comfort to small firms, with rising costs, barriers to finance, and high business rates all draining investment and stifling growth. We spoke to Daily Mail 👇 🔗 dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…

Grateful to join Naga Munchetty & #CharlieStayt on the BBC Breakfast sofa 🙌 So much to say, but message is simple: times are undeniably tough, but we all have power! Use it this bank holiday in your local small biz 💪 PS Shirt by Southwark small biz Dress2kill! 👕