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What's new at the Forum?

We keep our membership services under constant review to ensure we deliver maximum benefit to our members. Here's a round-up of our most recent additions but keep an eye out for updates here and in our eNewsletters.
 
Join the Forum of Private Business today - join online here or call 0845 130 1722.
 
New for spring 2012
 

Release capital tied up in invoices

If outstanding invoices are causing you a headache, a new source of working capital finance could help. 
 
Members can obtain finance by auctioning unpaid invoices through an online marketplace. This service is ideal if you are a growing business which supplies large public organisations and corporates - read more>
 
New for winter 2012
 

Bespoke management consultancy for family businesses

  • Does your business rely heavily on one person, for example the head of the family?
  • Are you worried about what will happen to your business once you retire?
  • Do the younger generations have the right skills to take your business forward?
Create a clear strategy for continuity and strong performance with expert support from the Forum of Private Business - please click here for more information.  
 
New for autumn 2011
 

Call handling services

Safeguard your reputation and sales.
 
Forum members can now take advantage of discounted access to a reliable and highly cost effective way of delivering a professional response to business telephone calls.
 
This new member benefit is ideal if you're looking for a call centre solution to take your customers orders or make appointments, or just need an extra pair of hands to help on your reception desk - please click here for more information.

  

Language services for business

The Forum is launching a new membership benefit offering preferential access to one of the UK's leading language services provider.
 
The service can you support you in two ways:
  • If you trade internationally - read more>
  • If you have employees for whom English is not their first language - read more>
 
New for summer 2011
 

Bespoke online legal documents

The Forum is offering members a more in-depth, bespoke legal service, without the lawyers and the associated legal fees.
 
Members can now access a simple and convenient online tool to create legal documents custom made to the needs of their business - please click here for more information.
 
New for spring 2011
 

Your Business Your Future programmes

The Forum is supporting members who want to build a better business by offering scholarships to transformational development programmes.

Your Business Your Future programmes, run in partnership with Cass Business School, are specifically designed to help ambitious owner managers build the better future they want for their businesses and for themselves.

Businesses that participate in these programmes tend to grow sales and profits faster than the average smaller business, and more quickly after the programme than they did before - please click here for more information.
  

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INTERMEDIATE

ADVANCED

Bespoke management consultancy for family businesses

Call handling services - 10% discount

Language services for business development

Language services for HR

Bespoke online legal documents

10% discount

20% discount

10% scholarship for Your
Business Your Future programmes

 
We're so confident that membership of the Forum of Private Business represents excellent value for money that we offer a full money-back guarantee.