|
Using our bulk-purchasing power, the FPB has negotiated a range of deals to save members' businesses money.
Members can save the equivalent of their annual subscriptions several times over every year just by signing up to one or two of these deals.
The current range of benefits and services is listed in this document, alphabetically, first by benefit, then by provider.
Click on the letters of the alphabet at the top of each of the two lists to see the information you are searching for.
Letters in light orange denote no benefits or providers under those letters.
Contents
A to Z list of money-saving offers (by service) and other benefits of membership
Business guides (provided by the FPB)
Business insurance (provided by Premierline Direct)
 Business monitoring (provided by wk5.com and Qdos Consulting)Sign up to this free service from wk5.com and Qdos Consulting to monitor daily changes in the key business data of your suppliers, customers or competitors, with updates emailed to your inbox. Information is drawn from credit agencies, the courts and Companies House.
 Business rates appeal (provided by Montagu Evans)
Make sure your business rates are correct with a free appraisal from ratings specialists, Montagu Evans. If you decide to appeal the valuation, take advantage of the ‘no saving, no fee' service, with nothing to pay until you have received your rebate.
Buying support (provided by the Buying Support Agency)
Card processing
 Fixed/portable terminals (provided by HSBC Bank)
With more than 140 million payment cards in circulation in the UK alone, your business could reach more customers by accepting payments by cards. Members can save an average of £341 in the first year with HSBC Bank's card processing service.
 Mobile terminals (provided by HSBC Bank)
Members who need to be able to accept payments by cards whilst out and about can save money with HSBC Bank's mobile terminals. Whether renting the terminals or buying them outright, members can take advantage of generous discounts.
Corporate manslaughter insurance (provided by Qdos)
Costs, Controls and Profit (provided by the FPB)
Leaders and managers of today's businesses are called upon to exercise a diverse range of knowledge, technical and social skills in a range of circumstances. Costs, Controls and Profit provides easy-to-follow advice for running your business, with checklists, controls for the decision-making process and tools to identify root causes of business challenges.
 Credit reporting (provided by wk5.com)
View company credit reports quickly and easily online for almost half the standard price. Check out potential customers and ensure that your own credit report is correct. Reports include details of the business's credit rating and limit, accounts filing history, CCJ information, directors and more.
 Debt recovery (provided by wk5.com)
Our debt recovery service helps you to track down debtors and collect the money you are owed. An experienced debt collection team and set of legal experts will move rapidly down the legal enforcement route to ensure the best return for your business and if there is no collection up to the point of going to court, you do not have to pay a fee.
Directors' and officers' insurance (provided by Qdos)
Electricity and gas (provided by Utility Options)
Employment Guide (provided by the FPB)
Our Employment Guide will help you to implement the law as it applies to your workplace. Completely re-written and updated for 2008, the Guide will steer you through the employee lifecycle, from recruitment to retirement. It is packed full of practical guidance and comes with customisable templates to save you time, effort and money.
eNewsletter (provided by the FPB)
The FPB's free weekly eNewsletter is our way of keeping you abreast of the issues that are affecting all smaller and medium-sized business. And, best of all, it's completely free, so why not sign up today?
Finance
 Invoice finance (provided by Cattles Invoice Finance)Solve your cash-flow worries by releasing the cash tied up in your unpaid invoices. Members are guaranteed to save at least 10% on Cattles Invoice Finance's tariffs, plus free online account access worth £300 per year, and could save over £3,000 in the first year alone.
Fixed/portable card terminals (provided by HSBC Bank)
 Franchising (provided by Franchise Development Services)
We have teamed up with an industry-leading, full-service franchise consultancy, to offer members free advice, a discount of £500 on initial consultancy fees and other preferential benefits. Franchising can be the most effective, affordable and safest way to expand a successful business, nationally or internationally.
 Back to top of list
Gas and electricity (provided by Utility Options)
 Green buying (provided by Green Buying)
Your business can do its bit for the environment AND save money with Green Buying. Members save 5% on all purchases and can be confident of the ‘green' credentials of every product and supplier as they are all audited to confirm the validity of their claims.
Guides (provided by the FPB)
Helplines
 Legal (provided by Qdos Consulting)
Members with our comprehensive legal expenses insurance also have access to a 24-hour legal helpline for round-the-clock legal support. Advisers are available to take your calls every day of the year.
 Member (provided by the FPB)
Members can call our helpline with almost any business query. Our friendly team is available 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. If we cannot answer your question immediately, we can call on our specialist advisers to resolve the matter as quickly as possible.
Health & Safety Guide (provided by the FPB)
All companies, regardless of size, must comply with health and safety regulations. Our Health & Safety Guide is updated annually and will steer you through the maze of compliance, with checklists and templates of documents to personalise and use in your own business.
HR templates (provided by the FPB)
Insurance
 Business insurance (provided by Premierline Direct)
Your business needs insurance and Premierline Direct is a specialist in arranging business insurance. Packages can be tailored to your needs and cover a wide range of business types and sectors. Members save 10% on prices set by Premierline Direct.
 Directors' and officers' insurance (provided by Qdos)
The threat of personal litigation against the directors and officers of companies is on the increase, yet many small and medium-sized businesses are oblivious to the risks, which could prove to be costly in both time and monetary terms, and in some cases could lead to imprisonment. This package helps you to protect your personal assets, home, savings and pension fund. It also includes optional cover for crime and employment practice liability.
Legal expenses insurance (provided by Qdos Consulting)
Our comprehensive legal expenses insurance from Qdos Consulting protects members' businesses with up to £75,000 per head of cover (the equivalent of £825,000 for all sections of cover) for tribunal disputes, tax enquiries, health and safety prosecutions, and much more. Members with our LEI also have access to a 24-hour advice line.
 Find out more
Invoice finance (provided by Cattles Invoice Finance)
 Please refer to 'F' for finance
Back to top of list
Legal expenses insurance (provided by Qdos Consulting)
 Logo (provided by the FPB)Let your employees, customers, suppliers and peers know that your business is a member of the FPB and supports the fight for fair treatment of private businesses. Full members can download a version of the FPB's logo for use on stationery and websites.
Merchant services (provided by HSBC Bank)
Mobile card terminals (provided by HSBC Bank)
Monitoring of businesses (provided by wk5.com and Qdos Consulting)
Newsletter – Referendum (provided by the FPB)
Newsletter - weekly eNewsletter (provided by the FPB)
Back to top of list
 Payroll (provided by the Nationwide Payroll Company)
Managing your payroll can be a tricky business, so let the Nationwide Payroll Company handle it for you. Members save 10% on the service, which can also reduce your overheads and free you up to do what you do best – running and growing your business.
Practical business guides (provided by the FPB)
We aim to make running a smaller business as easy as possible. Our practical business guides to employment law, health and safety, credit control and growing your business help save you time and money. Members save an average of 66% on the subscription rates.
 Purchasing (provided by the Buying Support Agency)
Save up to 35% across a range of business goods and services, with no tie-in contracts. Members get complimentary membership of the Buying Support Agency's Consortium (normally £495+VAT per annum) and all suppliers are audited by purchasing specialists.
Rates appeal (provided by Montagu Evans)
Referendum (provided by the FPB)
Our quarterly newsletter updates members on changes to legislation affecting their businesses and includes a ballot to give them the chance to have their say on issues of the moment. Members' comments are forwarded to their MPs, who value this mechanism of collecting and disseminating the views of their constituents.
 Telecoms (provided by Chess)
Customers of our telecoms partner, Chess, saved over £3 million on their business telecoms last year alone. Members benefit from a first-class service and fantastic savings on a range of products, from lines and calls to broadband and non-geographic numbers.
 Templates (provided by the FPB)
Members can download a series of templates taken from our current Employment Guide. The documents, including a contract of employment, sample job application form and grievance procedure, are supplied in Microsoft Word format for ease of customisation.
Use the FPB's logo (provided by the FPB)
 Utilities (provided by Utility Options)Our members collectively pay an estimated £1.5 million more per year than they need to for their energy supplies. Utility Options provides a free service to members and identifies the best prices for gas and electricity, with average savings of £1,275.
|
