🏦 From your bank’s customer service levels, to receiving a payment, overdrafts, and loans - we want to hear your views in our latest survey to help shape the future of banking for small businesses. Find out more, and how respondents have the chance to win £200 👇 🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/time-s...

💡 OUT NOW: Catch up with the most important small business news of the week in the latest edition of the Weekly Brief 👇 👇 www.linkedin.com/pulse/cost-c...

📈 Business rates, dividends tax, energy standing charges, Statutory Sick Pay, and employment costs are all set to skyrocket for small businesses in April. We told @cityam.bsky.social why the Chancellor needs to take urgent action to support small firms ⤵️ 🔗 www.cityam.com/small-busine...

🚀 Small businesses' costs are set to soar in April, with business rates bills, Statutory Sick Pay costs, energy standing charges, and employment costs all increasing. (1/2)

🚨 OUT TODAY: In our exclusive in @thetimes.com, we tell Helen Cahill that small firms are facing an unparalleled cost crunch in April, with business rates, energy standing charges and employment costs all set to rise 👇

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📻 With the minimum wage, Statutory Sick Pay, and other bills set to rise for small firms, FSB's Tina McKenzie tells Nick Eardley on #BBC5Live why the Government needs to take action to relieve the pressures facing small employers ⤵️

🚀 Skyrocketing employment costs for small businesses have priced many young people out of jobs. FSB's Tina McKenzie tells Peter Cardwell on #TalkTV that the Government needs to give small business owners the support they need to create jobs and growth 👇

📺 "We've been warning government that small firms can't carry on like this," FSB's policy chair, Tina McKenzie, calls for help with energy costs and a Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) rebate on @news.sky.com this morning, after the latest unemployment figures showed the UK unemployment rate stood at 5.2% 👇

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📣 Small businesses, what do you think of the deal you're getting from your bank? 🏦 We want your views on everything from transfer fees to customer services in our latest survey. Respond by 24 February for the chance to win £200 ⤵️ 🔗 about.fsbbigvoice.uk/Banking

🗞️📣 Read all about it! All the most important small business news of the week in the latest edition of the Weekly Brief 👇 🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/cost-p...

📣 Calling all small businesses: Are you getting a good deal from your bank? 🏦 Have your say on everything from current accounts to customer services in our new survey. Respond by 24 February to help us get a fairer deal for small firms - and a chance to win £200 ⤵️ 🔗 about.fsbbigvoice.uk/Banking

💷 The small uptick in GDP figures shouldn't disguise the tough reality being felt by small businesses. 🚩 It's crucial that the Government turns its focus to relieving the pressures facing small firms. Read our full release 🔗 www.fsb.org.uk/media-centre...

🏬 With a new House of Commons Business and Trade Committee report saying that small high street firms are being squeezed on a wide range of costs, FSB's Paul Wilson tells BBC News #BusinessToday what the Government should do to support small businesses 👇

"You get the opportunity to get a young, bright mind into your business, and they get the hands-on experience and broader knowledge.” 👨🏻‍💻 On #NAW2026 Employer Tuesday, FSB's Policy Champion Hollie Whittles tells us why small business apprenticeships are so important 👇 #SkillsForLife

#Apprenticeships are a great way for young people to learn and become work-ready. For a small business, employing an apprentice can be invaluable too ✅ To help encourage more employers to take on an apprentice, we’re calling for: 💷 £3,000 incentive for SMEs hiring apprentices under 25 (1/2)

💭 FSB's Policy Champion Hollie Whittles talks about this year’s National Apprenticeship Week, and what apprenticeships mean to her 👇 #NAW2026 #SkillsForLife

It’s National Apprenticeship Week – an opportunity to celebrate the small employers across the UK that are backing the next generation of talent 👩🏽‍🔧

 ✅ Apprenticeships open doors for young people as well as helping small firms to grow and tackle skills gaps. #skillsforlife #NAW2026

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✅ We were very pleased to be part of a roundtable hosted by Young Enterprise and the Department for Business and Trade as part of the #EntrepreYOUTH campaign - backing the next generation of small business owners 🤝 (1/2)

There are a number of ways the Government can support small firms taking on those furthest from the labour market 💡 📺 FSB's Chris Russell told the Work and Pensions Committee how an SSP rebate could make a real difference for SMEs hiring someone with a disability or long-term health condition 👇

🏬 Our senior policy manager, Chris Russell, will be giving evidence to the House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee tomorrow on tackling disability and ill-health-related economic inactivity. 📺 Watch the full session live on Parliament TV from 9:30am 👇 🔗 parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...

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🎨 What image comes to mind when you think about SME procurement? 🖼️ 📑 From our latest report, to improving access to public procurement for small suppliers, Bryan Mathers of Visual Thinkery brought the procurement debate to life at our roundtable with Minister Chris Ward, last week. (1/2)

📈 Many small high street businesses are facing huge increases to their business rates bill over the next 3 years, FSB's Tina McKenzie writes in the @express.co.uk. The impact will be cuts to staff, fewer hours and putting plans for growth on ice 👇 www.express.co.uk/news/politic...

🤖 AI can be a game-changer for small businesses, but 46% of small firms say they don’t yet have the skills or knowledge to use it effectively. 🚀 We're pleased to support the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology's new AI Skills Boost as a strategic partner... (1/2)

🔍 With only 9% of small firms saying they've bid for UK Government work, unlocking public procurement for all small businesses is crucial for growth. ✅ Some productive discussions with Minister Chris Ward MP at our roundtable for our #procurement report, Signed, Sealed, Delivered. (1/2)

🏬 Although the Government's rates package for pub and music venues in England will bring a temporary reprieve, small firms across the rest of the hospitality, leisure and retail sectors will be left stranded without any type of lifeline. Read our full release 🔗 www.fsb.org.uk/media-centre...

📣 OUT NOW: From business rates to data protection, get up to speed with all the most important small business news of the week in the latest edition of the Weekly Brief ⤵️ www.linkedin.com/pulse/tax-ti...

💣 Small high street businesses across the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors are facing a ticking business rates timebomb - with rates set to soar by an average of 52% in the next 3 years unless the Chancellor takes urgent action. More in @thetimes.com ⤵️ www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

🧀 Small businesses across the country, like Victoria's Cheese in Ely, are facing a ticking tax timebomb that will see three years of spiralling bills. Read our full article outlining why the Government needs to take urgent action 👇 www.linkedin.com/pulse/busine...

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🎉  Congratulations to our Policy Chair Tina McKenzie on receiving the Freedom of the City of London for her work supporting small businesses across the UK.    A nice piece from the Belfast News Letter 👇 www.newsletter.co.uk/business/i-a...

🎙️ "It's already making me shrink the offering that I give to my customers straight away." 💷 That's the reality for Vicky Dunthorne, owner of Victoria's Cheese in Ely, who says that she's expecting her business rates bill to soar. Read more 🔗 go.fsb.org.uk/3YQxC7o

📈 Small high street firms are facing a tax timebomb, with their business rates bills set to soar by an average of 52% over the next 3 years, according to FSB research, unless the Government takes urgent action. Read more in the @telegraph.co.uk ⤵️ www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...

🗞️ OUT NOW: From business confidence to potholes - get up to speed with all the latest small business news in the latest edition of the Weekly Brief 👇 www.linkedin.com/pulse/confid...

🚙🕳️ Potholes cause misery for small business owners across the country. This #NationalPotholeDay, we're calling for: ➡️ Pledged cash to be ring-fenced and rolled out swiftly to highways departments. (1/2)

🚆 The Government's plans to invest billions in Northern Powerhouse Rail will help to unlock the growth potential of small businesses across the north of England, FSB's Robert Downes tells BBC News. However, this must be a concrete commitment to long-term rail investment 👇

🚩 In our latest #SBI for October to December 2025, 37% of small businesses said they are planning to reduce investment levels in the next quarter. 📊 Only 13% of small firms say they plan to increase investment in their business. Read more 🔗 go.fsb.org.uk/3NfKQrS

⚠️ Our latest #SBI for Q4 2025, out today, shows that 64% of small businesses cited taxation as a cause of higher costs compared with a year ago, making it the most commonly-cited factor. Find out more 🔗 go.fsb.org.uk/3NfKQrS

💷 In our latest #SBI for Q4 2025, nearly 3 in 5 small businesses in the hospitality, accommodation, and food sector said they expect revenues to fall in the next quarter. 📉 Nearly half of those small firms plan to decrease staff numbers over the same period. Read more 🔗 go.fsb.org.uk/3NfKQrS

🆕 OUT TODAY: Our latest Small Business Index #SBI shows that small businesses' confidence plunged in the final quarter of 2025 - the lowest it's been since the outbreak of Covid in 2020. 🚨 That's why we’re calling on the Chancellor to tackle the raft of cost pressures facing small firms. (1/2)

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Read all about it 🗞️ Get up to speed with all the most important small business news of the week in our first Weekly Brief of 2026 👇 🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/procur...

💷 Small business owners, the self-assessment tax deadline is fast approaching 👨🏽‍💻 🗓️ Make sure you submit a self-assessment return for the 2024 to 2025 tax year by 31 January. Find out more about who needs to complete a self-assessment tax return and how to do it 👇 🔗 www.gov.uk/self-assessm...

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Many small businesses on the high street and beyond are facing a raft of increasing costs, including a hike in their business rates bill 📈 📻 FSB's Martin McTague tells Shelagh Fogarty on @lbc.co.uk that the Government needs to do more to support small high street firms ⤵️

👑 With the Employment Rights Bill receiving Royal Assent, it's vital that small firms are given the time they need to adjust to the changes. (1/2)

🏦 The Bank of England's decision to cut the base rate to 3.75% is just part of what is required to get the economy back on track, with much more still to be done to support small firms. Read our full release 👇 🔗 www.fsb.org.uk/media-centre...

This afternoon, the UK House of Lords will discuss the employment gap for blind and sight-impaired people, whose employment rate stands at just 27% compared to 75% for the general population. (1/3)