The Forum of Private Business
Ruskin Chambers Drury Lane
Knutsford
WA16 6HA
UK
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Best fixed-rate loan options should be sought
FPB members should take their time to find the best fixed-rate loan options while interest rates remain at their highest level for 7 years, according to the Forum for Private Business.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 11 June 2007
Business myths no way to do business
A serial entrepreneur claims that business should not be done according to popular 'myths' such as 'your staff are your biggest asset' and 'the customer is king'.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 10 May 2007
Online tax returns compulsion condemned
The 'creeping compulsion' to file UK tax returns online has been condemned by the Forum of Private Business (FPB) and the UK200Group.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 7 May 2007
Politicians need to win over Welsh business
Politicians in Wales will have to work hard to win round the smaller business community, according to The Forum of Private Business.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 3 May 2007
Employers should not pay to stop smoking
That UK employers should have to pay for its employees to attend 'stop-smoking clinics' in work hours will be found to be completely impractical and of no benefit.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 26 April 2007
Do not fall foul of incompetent utility companies
Beware of incompetent utility companies, warns the UK's Forum of Private Business, which said that SMEs could be left with a bill for thousands of pounds.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 24 April 2007
HSE cartoons cover over unnecessary 'red tape'
The UK's Health and Safety Executive has come under criticism from the Forum of Private Business for not having reviewed the unnecessary 'red tape' being created in the name of health and safety.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 19 April 2007
UK Government's response to EU labour law paper
The FPB has been lobbying UK government for some time to prevent the EU green paper being used as a pretext for further employment regulation that would be costly for smaller firms.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 9 April 2007
SMEs consider UK budget having negative effect
A survey of over 220 small company owners and managers revealed that half of them thought that the UK government's Budget will have a negative effect on their companies.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 29 March 2007
FPB calls for a simple approach to food labelling
The Forum of Private Business (FPB) has called for clarity when it comes to the labelling of food.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 23 March 2007
Budget will deliver nothing for small business
The Forum of Private Business said that there is is nothing in the UK Government Chancellor's Budget to support small businesses.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 23 March 2007
UK Government budget - nothing for SMEs?
UK Chancellor Gordon Brown's budget is described by Forum of Private Business as a political budget that will deliver nothing for small business or enterprise.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 22 March 2007
2 days a month for small businesses to cope
Small businesses spend on average 14 hours per month coping with health and safety regulations, according to research published by the Forum of Private Business.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 21 March 2007
Summit for small businesses gets ex minister
The Forum of Private Business (FPB), has announced that the Rt Hon Charles Clarke will be the keynote speaker at its second national Small Firms' Summit.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 21 March 2007
Report into business support schemes welcomed
The Interim report from the Conservative's review of business support schemes and quangos has been welcomed by the Forum of Private Business (FPB).
News from Manufacturingtalk, 19 March 2007
What businesses want from UK budget
The UK Government must deliver on promises to cut regulatory and administrative burdens, reduce tax burdens, open up government contracts to smaller businesses and understand SMEs' needs.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 14 March 2007
UK minimum wage enters 'real world'
The UK Government accepted the Low Pay Commission's recommendation that the minimum wage rise in 2007 should not outstrip the UK's average increase in wages.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 9 March 2007
Wanted: UK tax incentives to promote training
A survey of some 600 owners of SMEs showed that tax incentives could be a potential solution for enabling the passing on their skills to employees.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 28 February 2007
Better Regulation programme success questioned
The Forum of Private Business (FPB) has questioned the claims of progress about its Better Regulation programme by the European Commission.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 9 February 2007
Fraudulant CV claims test employers
The Forum of Private Business (FPB) is sending a message to its members to keep an eye out for employees making fraudulent claims on their CVs.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 7 February 2007
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