Great night at FMB: Master Builders parliamentary reception with speakers Natalie Elphicke MP, Lee Rowley, Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi MP, Wera Hobhouse MP 🔶 🇺🇦

Glad that the Chancellor has been listening to FSB and taken onboard some of our recommendations in his Budget, today.

Great to be on the panel of Sir William Borlase's Grammar School Question Time event this evening. Some good questions across a whole raft of topics including eduction, climate change and tomorrow’s #Budget announcement

A very good - if slightly rainy - visit to Downing Street today, meeting senior Government figures to talk through a range of issues affecting small businesses. We need the sun to shine economically and the UK's 5.5m small firms are the key to achieving growth.

Great to hear a focus on small businesses from the Prime Minister at today's UK Prime Minister business event.

Great to be at the IEMA & Broadway Initiative parliamentary reception this afternoon. Speaking were Graham Stuart MP, Lord Gus O’Donnell, Kerry McCarthy & Edward Lockhart.

Great to join the #RoadHaulage Association at the UK House of Commons yesterday.

The Labour Party has introduced a nine-point plan for small businesses, with Jonathan Reynolds MP stating the top commitment is legislation to address £20 billion in unpaid invoices.
The link to the full article is below:
labour.org.uk/updates/member…

Australian MP Julie Collins says businesses in Australia failing to pay SMEs will be 'named and shamed'.
The review found that late payments can lead to cash flow problems and weigh on productivity, with small businesses particularly vulnerable.
More:
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Today's #CPC23 announcements are a step to tackling late payments, but we hope it's the prelude to more fundamental reform. Getting this right will add £2.5 billion to the economy and save 50,000 small businesses each year.

Read our reaction in full: 🔗fsb.org.uk/resources-page…

Huge thank you to Kemi Badenoch, Secretary of State for Business and Trade, for taking the time out of her busy schedule today to show her support for Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) by opening our new Westminster office. This ministerial support is so important to our members.
Department for Business and Trade

Congratulations Claire Coutinho MP. Energy bills and net zero support are key for small businesses. We look forward to working with you in your new role.

Promoting entrepreneurship as a great career choice is vital for future economic prosperity, and the jobs and communities which depend on successful small businesses.

It was a pleasure to share my experience and advice with some of tomorrow’s entrepreneurs University of Sunderland in London

According to Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), UK #smallbiz are having to DOUBLE working capital to deal with issue caused by #latepayments . FSB's National Chair has said this is a wasted investment opp, so should be a top gov priority. Join our campaign to end late payments - lnkd.in/dhuchyNA

New research by Simply Business reveals that UK small businesses are owed £32.1bn in late payments, with many considering using personal savings.

Read more 👉 buff.ly/44OC4Vg

#businessnews #smallbusiness

V much hope to see interesting high street policy in next manifestos. Our own polling for Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) found the public really care about having thriving small businesses on the high street

Check out our interview with John Hayes, Chief Procurement Officer at NatWest Group, where he explains why even though NatWest is a great example of a Fast Payment culture, they still seek help and support from Good Business Pays - lnkd.in/eepuy2k8 #sme #latepayments #payments

Just left debate on future of railways in Bradford to stand in 1st class carriage that CrossCountry Trains have 50% oversold 😖

The future of the high street: FSB will launch major survey on 13 July to plan 'new golden age of the high street'
business-live.co.uk/retail-consume…

Many congratulations Mike!