For this year's #NAW2024 we asked apprentice George Farmer to give us a glimpse into his working day at Coles Sewing Centre in Nottingham. 🪡 👷‍♂️👩‍💼Apprenticeships allow small firms like FSB member Coles Sewing Centre to help shape the next generation, while building skills within their

Say hello to Picoh and Ohbot!🤖 To mark the launch of our new AI report, #RedefiningIntelligence, these two cheeky robots (created by FSB members Ohbot Robot) popped into our office to share their thoughts. ☕️ Spoiler alert - they're fans of independently owned coffee shops👇

🗣️ It was positive to hear the Chancellor explain how he'd listened to our calls to support small firms in today's #Budget2024. ➡️ There were welcome announcements including an increase in the #VAT threshold, a cut in self-employed National Insurance Contributions #NICs, and an

Many thanks to BBC Surrey for highlighting this important issue this morning and letting me have my two penneth (apols for the croaky cold voice!!)

🗓️ OUT TODAY: Our latest Small Business Index survey #SBI for Q1 2024 found small business confidence returned to positive territory for the first time in two years 📈   📺 Our Chief of External Affairs Craig Beaumont spoke to @IanKingSky about what it means for small businesses 👇

Congratulations Martin!

It reminds me of a song by A-llama Morissette…

So many amazing small businesses shortlisted for tonight’s final. Good luck to all!!

🚨We've published the Manifesto for Small Businesses and the Self-Employed ahead of July's General Election, setting out what small businesses want to see from the next Government: 🔗 fsb.org.uk/static/8205479…

📺 Following the launch of our manifesto, FSB Policy Chair Tina McKenzie MBE sets out why all those seeking to form the next Government should show their commitment to the millions of voters who run their own businesses. Read it here 🔗 fsb.org.uk/resources-page…

🎤 Small businesses and the self-employed: be part of the live General Election Small Business Debate on 17 June, 6pm. Book a place for in-person or online attendance now: eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-general-… You'll hear from, and be able to question: Kevin Hollinrake, Minister of State in

Happy 50th birthday Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) #FSB50

What an incredibly sad, possibly ironic, wrap-around. I have no doubt of the financial pressures and changing lifestyle / news consumption habits leading to this going from a leading daily to a weekly publication, but still sad, not least for the talented journalists affected.

📻We spoke to Shelagh Fogarty on LBC today about the potential impacts of new employment measures on small businesses. It's crucial that small firms aren't deterred from taking on new staff, which has knock-on effects on growth and investment.

After speculation about a rise in employer national insurance, the Chancellor needs to use this week’s Budget to show the Govt fully supports small businesses. FSB’s Craig Beaumont has been telling BBC Breakfast what hard-working small business owners want to see 📺

📺 As the US tariffs on UK goods kick in, FSB’s Policy Chair Tina McKenzie MBE has been telling BBC Breakfast it’ll be tough for the 60% of small exporters in the UK who have the US as a key market - and they can’t just pivot to other markets overnight 👇 #TrumpTariff

Tariffs, national insurance, minimum wage, business rates, energy bills… Small businesses are facing a raft of increasing cost pressures. FSB’s Policy Chair Tina McKenzie MBE has been highlighting it BBC Radio 4 #youandyours – and explaining the impact on small business confidence and

📣 SMALL BUSINESSES - we want your views on US import tariffs in our new survey. 🚢 Whether you trade directly with the US or you’re part of supply chains involving the US, your views are critical and will help shape our policy recommendations to Government on how to respond to

🐟 A £40,000 fine dished out by the Home Office to a fish and chip shop in Surrey for a genuine clerical error when conducting right-to-work checks is completely disproportionate, and could have led to the closure of the business. 📻 FSB's Alan Soady tells James Cannon on

💼 FSB’s Alan Soady tells Tom Swarbrick that plans to scrap day-one unfair dismissal rights and set a six-month qualifying period are welcome. 📢We led detailed discussions with the government because it was clear that part of the Employment Rights Bill would've had a huge