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⛽️ The conflict in the Middle East has caused a huge increase in the cost of fuel, driving up inflation. 📻 FSB's Paul Wilson tells Vanessa Baffoe on LBC News how our call for a temporary 5p per litre cut to fuel duty for the duration of the crisis, will help to reduce the pressure on small firms 👇

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We welcomed Shadow Business and Trade Secretary Andrew Griffith to our Westminster offices - some productive discussions about supporting small businesses through the current costs stack and how to drive long-term economic growth ✅

📈 These changes will be a huge blow thousands of small firms and self employed people working in shared workspaces, effectively stripping away their crucial Small Business Rates Relief as the cost of doing business is soaring we told the @telegraph.co.uk ⤵️ www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202... (1/2)

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⛽️ Fuel prices have been inflated by the conflict in the Middle East, with diesel prices up by 34% and unleaded up by 19%. ✂️ That's why we're calling for a temporary 5p per litre cut to fuel duty for the duration of the crisis, to help reduce the cost burden for small businesses and their suppliers.

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💭 Small firms are facing major changes to Statutory Sick Pay rules from April, alongside a stack of rising costs. 📻 FSB's Chris Russell spoke to Nick Abbot on @lbc.co.uk to explain what this means for small business owners ⤵️

🚩 In our latest #SBI survey for the first quarter of 2026, 54% of small firms said that their revenues had fallen. 📊 Only 24% said that their incomes had increased. Read more 🔗 www.fsb.org.uk/media-centre...

⚠️ Our #SBI figures for Q1 2026, show that 58% of small businesses said taxation was the top driver of rising costs. Find out more 🔗 www.fsb.org.uk/media-centre...

💷  Our latest #SBI for the first quarter of 2026 showed that nearly 9 in 10 small firms are seeing their costs increase compared to the same time last year. 📉  Over a quarter of small businesses are reporting double digit rises. Read more 🔗 www.fsb.org.uk/media-centre...

Our latest #SBI figures showed a slight uptick in small business confidence, but April's costs crunch could send it straight back down without Government action, we told #ThisIsMoney 👇 www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/market...

🆕 OUT TODAY: Small business confidence is ticking back up - but without Government action, this month's wave of cost hikes could push it straight back down. Read more 🔗 www.fsb.org.uk/media-centre...

Make sure you know what’s changing this month 🚩 💷 Small businesses are facing a costs stack from April, with energy standing charges, business rates, and the national living wage all increasing from 1 April, and changes to Statutory Sick Pay and dividend tax rises coming in from 6 April. (1/2)

🐝 Our policy chair, Tina McKenzie, and FSB members Nick Mann, founder of Habitat Aid Ltd, and Amanda Winwood, founder of Made for Life Organics, speak about our event at @anthropyuk.bsky.social last week, and how we represent the UK's small businesses ⤵️

📈 Energy costs, employment costs, and business rates bills are set to rise for many small businesses.   📺 FSB's @craigbeaumont.bsky.social tells @news.sky.com what the upcoming April costs stack means for small firms 👇

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🐝 We've been at the Eden Project this week for Anthropy UK - the biggest gathering of business leaders in the UK - showcasing the brilliant work of the UK's small business community. ✅ Our packed event looked at the vital role of small businesses within our local communities... (1/2)

⏱️ The Government is bringing forward new legislation to end late payments to small firms, after successful FSB campaigning. 📻 Our executive director, @craigbeaumont.bsky.social, tells @lbc.co.uk what these landmark measures mean for small businesses 👇

Our policy champion for procurement and social value, Arnab Dutt, is giving evidence to the House of Commons Defence Committee on the impact of the delay to the Defence Investment Plan on industry. 📺 Watch the full session live ⤵️ 🔗 parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...

⏰ Time's up on poor payment practices, after extensive campaigning by FSB. We told @thetimes.com that the Government's new legislation to curb late payments to small businesses will finally stop big businesses using their small suppliers as free credit 👇 🔗 www.thetimes.com/business/com....

🚨 LAST CHANCE: Click the link to take our Q1 Small Business Index #SBI survey before it closes tomorrow. 💷 Have your say on changing business rates bills, rising energy and employment costs, and more, to help us campaign for the growth measures small firms need 👇 🔗 about.fsbbigvoice.uk/SBIQ12026

📈 With small employers facing mounting cost pressures, and youth unemployment figures stubbornly high, the Government's new hiring incentives are a very positive step towards tackling youth unemployment, FSB's Martin McTague tells BBC News London 👇

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FSB's trade delegation has been in Washington, D.C. this week, meeting with key policy-makers and business leaders. ✅ From the impact of tariffs to expanding small business trade in the US, we've had productive meetings looking at the barriers and opportunities facing SMEs... (1/2)

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In her Mais lecture today, which was attended by our National Chair Martin McTague, the Chancellor underscored the important role that small businesses play in powering economic growth, particularly in the field of AI. (1/2)

💷 Cost pressures are increasing for small firms - from changing business rates bills, to rising energy and employment costs. Click the link to take our Q1 Small Business Index #SBI survey. The results will help us campaign for the growth measures small firms need 👇 🔗 about.fsbbigvoice.uk/SBIQ12026

📻 FSB's Tina McKenzie tells @listentotimesradio.bsky.social why the Government's new £3000 hiring incentive for businesses employing a young person on Universal Credit, and £2000 incentive for small firms taking on a new young apprentice, are game-changers for tackling youth unemployment 👇

Our latest report on regulation, #PlayingByTheRules, shows that a 41% of small businesses disagree that guidance provided by regulators is easy to understand 🤷🏽‍♀️ Only 14% think that they get a quick response from regulators when they need help. Read the report 🔗 www.fsb.org.uk/resources/po...

🚩 According to our #PlayingByTheRules report on regulation, only 1 in 10 small businesses say it is easy to resolve complaints or concerns relating to regulation. Reducing the regulatory burden by just 25% could save small firms 95 million hours each year. (1/2)

Our new report on regulation, #PlayingByTheRules, shows that the annual cost of compliance for small businesses is a staggering £36 billion 💷 ⏰ The time spent grappling with compliance issues uses up 379 million hours. Read our full release 🔗 www.fsb.org.uk/media-centre...

🆕 OUT TODAY: Our new report, #PlayingByTheRules, examines the true cost of regulation for small businesses. 📑 It shows that small firms spend billions of pounds and millions of hours on red tape, but regulators and the Government rarely design rules with them in mind. (1/2)

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🚨 Small businesses are facing a raft of cost pressures - from changing business rates bills, to rising energy and employment costs. Click the link to take our Q1 Small Business Index #SBI survey and help us campaign for the growth measures small firms need ⤵️ 🔗 about.fsbbigvoice.uk/SBIQ12026

✅ A rebate on Statutory Sick Pay costs. ✅ Uplift the Employment Allowance in line with the NLW. ✅ Introduce a £3000 incentive for employers taking on an apprentice. FSB's Chris Russell tells the Work and Pensions Select Committee how the Government can help small firms... (1/2)

📺 FSB’s Paul Wilson tells Channel 5 News that many small businesses are worried about the impact of skyrocketing energy prices. ⚡️ Small and micro businesses are vulnerable to energy shocks, as they are not covered by the protections offered to households, and do not have the buying power… (1/2)

✅ It's good to see progress on a UK-EU food and plant safety deal (SPS). ➡️ But as the details are worked out, small firms must not be saddled with extra checks, paperwork or rules that make trading harder than it needs to be. Read more 🔗 www.gov.uk/government/n...

🆕 A new report by the House of Commons Business and Trade Committee shows that small businesses are facing a range of 'pandemic-level' pressures. ✅ At our event today to mark the launch of the report, we asked Committee chair, Liam Byrne MP, what the Government can do to support small firms 👇

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📻 We’re a month away from employment costs, business rates and energy bills going up, FSB's Tina McKenzie tells @listentotimesradio.bsky.social. Today's Spring Forecast was a missed chance for the Chancellor to address the costs stack about to hit small businesses ⤵️

🚩 Inaction from the Chancellor is not enough for the UK’s 5.7 million small businesses and self-employed who are being squeezed by cost pressures and facing a new cost crunch about to hit in April. Read our full response 👇 🔗 www.fsb.org.uk/media-centre...

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

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