💷 With global energy and fuel prices driving inflation, the Bank of England's decision to increase the base rate to 4% is not unexpected. But it will make life harder for small firms, pushing up the cost of credit while leaving households with less money to spend.

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The Government wants to achieve growth in every postcode, but the Chancellor's #Budget2026 missed the mark on matching that ambition, FSB's @craigbeaumont.bsky.social tells Ali Fortescue on @news.sky.com ⤵️

This #Budget2026 should have been the moment to help small businesses with the soaring costs holding them back, and the taxes restricting job creation. Instead, they got nothing to ease sky-high energy bills and nothing to make hiring someone more affordable, while...

⏰ The Chancellor is due to deliver the #AutumnBudget from 12:30pm. ✅ Stay tuned for FSB's full reaction later this afternoon and in the coming days. Watch the #Budget2026 live here 🔗 parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...

⏰ If you're a small business owner, you know that the true impact of late payments goes well beyond the £11 billion it costs small firms each year - harming cashflow, growth, and the economy as a whole. ✅ But the Commercial Payments Bill, which FSB campaigned for, is huge step towards...

💼 Ahead of tomorrow's #Budget2026, FSB's David Hale tells @listentotimesradio.bsky.social how the Chancellor can back small businesses and help to encourage growth across the whole of the UK 🎙️

This document will be a game-changer for any small firm which has experienced late payments at the hands of a big business. ⏰ It's the Commercial Payments Bill, aimed at outlawing poor payment practices. It's been voted for by the House of Lords, and it's now going to MPs for their approval...

This is the time to win back the trust of small business owners and end the anti-entrepreneur era, FSB’s @craigbeaumont.bsky.social tells @news.sky.com ahead of Wednesday’s #Budget2026.

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Government commits to reducing bureaucracy for SMEs From left to right, Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds, Prime Minister Andy Burnham, FSB's National Chair Tina McKenzie and Small Business Ministe...

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Our National Chair Tina McKenzie has launched today's report by the Small Business Regulatory Taskforce, alongside Prime Minister Andy Burnham, Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds, and Small Business Minister Lord Leong. 14 out of the 15 red-tape-cutting measures put forward by the...

💼 Increasing Small Business Rate Relief to £25,000. 💼 Uprating the Employment Allowance to help with employment costs. 💼 Removing 75% of Renewables Obligation costs from small business energy bills. FSB's David Hale told the Treasury Committee about measures we're calling for in the #Budget2026.

📆 There's just over a week left until the Autumn #Budget2026, and FSB's Tina McKenzie has been speaking to the Chancellor about the measures small businesses want to see. 💼 We're calling for Small Business Rate Relief to be increased to £25,000 and the Employment Allowance to be uprated 👇

⏳ FINAL CALL: What, if anything, is holding back investment in your business? have your say in our risk and investment survey before it closes tomorrow 💷 This is a vital part of our campaigning, and helps us call for the measures that small firms need to grow.

OUT NOW: All the most important small business news of the week in FSB's Weekly Brief 💡🧰 www.linkedin.com/pulse/chance...

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Chancellor challenged over soaring costs and high street jobs The Chancellor has been warned by FSB that rising costs are forcing high street business owners to cover shifts themselves rather than rep...

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🎙️ FSB's Tina McKenzie spoke to Sarah Ropek on the brand new episode of The HR Podcast - talking about the most pressing issues facing small businesses. Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts 👇 www.thehrpodcast.co.uk

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⚠️ Calling all small business owners - there's still time to have your say in our risk and investment survey 💷 It's a vital part of our campaigning, and helps us call for measures that give small firms the confidence they need to invest and to grow.

🎙️ Following meetings with the Chancellor and Prime Minister today, FSB's @craigbeaumont.bsky.social told Matt Chorley on #BBC5Live about the measures small firms want to see in the upcoming Autumn Budget.

💼 With the Autumn #Budget2026 only a couple of weeks away, FSB's @craigbeaumont.bsky.social has been setting out the key small business issues to the Chancellor, and the actions he could take support them: ✅ Increasing Small Business Rate Relief from the current £12,000 threshold to £25,000...

💷 By increasing the SBRR threshold from £12,000 to £25,000 at the Autumn Budget, the Chancellor could unlock growth by removing at least 250,000 more small businesses from paying rates, we told Emily Hawkins at @dailymail.co.uk ⤵️ 🔗 www.dailymail.com/money/market...

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With John Healey facing crunch talks with industry bosses on Downing Street this morning, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) warned further tax hikes would push up prices and cost jobs.

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Our new findings show that more small firms would invest, recruit and grow if Small Business Rate Relief were to be expanded 🏬 💼 That's why we're calling on the Chancellor to increase the SBRR threshold to £25,000 at the upcoming Budget. Read more 🔗 www.fsb.org.uk/media-centre...

What does the future of UK high streets look like? 🏬🛍️ FSB's @craigbeaumont.bsky.social spoke to Vanessa Feltz on @lbc.co.uk about exactly that, and why we're calling on the Chancellor to prioritise small business rate relief in the upcoming #Budget2026 👇

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Prime Minister writes to FSB members Andy Burnham visiting apprentices and graduates in Derby. Photo by Lauren Hurley and 10 Downing Street The Prime Minister has written a letter to FSB members, foll...

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⚠️ Calling all small business owners - we want your views in our new risk and investment survey 💷 This is a vital part of our campaigning, and helps us call for measures that give small firms the confidence they need to invest and to grow. Take the survey 🔗 about.fsbbigvoice.uk/RiskTaking

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🔷 It's been a busy day in Birmingham for #CPC26 - talking about the key issues facing small firms. We've had lots of productive discussions, including with Leader of the Opposition Kemi Badenoch and Shadow Chancellor Andrew Griffith, on rates, energy costs, and the future of high streets 👇

FSB's @craigbeaumont.bsky.social has been talking to @lbc.co.uk about the impact of rising fuel prices on small businesses, and with the #AutumnBudget only a few weeks away, what action the Government can take to support small firms with costs 👇

⛽️ With fuel prices soaring, FSB's Paul Wilson has been speaking to @skynewsrss.bsky.social about the impact on small businesses, and what the Government could do to support them 👇

🟩 Party conference season continues and today we've been at Green Party Conference, talking about the key issues facing small firms. Some productive discussions on the future of high streets, energy bills, local businesses and the impact of increasing business costs.

♦️ Party conferences are the perfect opportunity to grab the mic and make the case for good policies for small firms - and that's what we've been doing at #Lab26 FSB's @craigbeaumont.bsky.social talks about the most important takeaways and what they mean for small businesses 👇 lnkd.in/p/esvGiCk8

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♦️ Party conferences provide the perfect opportunity to grab the microphone and make the case for good policies for small businesses - and that's exactly what we've been doing at Labour Party Conferen...

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