Many people wonder if we will go back to normal after the pandemic, it’s a question people are increasingly asking as the lockdown starts to lift, many think things will change perhaps for the better, but one thing is for certain we will all take the threat of a global pandemic and its associated […]
All posts by Ian Cass, Forum of Private Business
Governments approach beyond Coronavirus
Author: 5th May 2020Government’s approach beyond coronavirus Background The coronavirus pandemic has exposed and reinforced a problem that we have discussed with government before and it’s an issue they will have to deal with after the current crisis, rather than just trying to go back to the way things were. There are two main criticisms of the existing […]
Coronavirus, Sports, Music and Pubs
Author: 1st May 2020At the Forum we are all aware of the difficulties facing the hospitality industries, be it restaurants, bars, clubs and pubs, they had no choice but to close at very short notice. Another sector which is being badly impacted upon is the sports industry, we know that professional sports fixtures have been cancelled with […]
Coronavirus and its impact on pubs
Author: 29th April 2020Obviously, the Forum has been extremely busy during this time of turmoil for all businesses particularly the smaller ones that we represent and make up most of our membership. A number of these are rural businesses but one of the Forum of Private business real concerns has come from our members in the Hospitality […]
Helping all Small businesses at this time
Author: 27th April 2020Here at the Forum we have criticized Government for taking a one size fits all approach to business, they treat small business like big business only smaller and this causes many problems from poor communication to bad policies and regulations. There are many different levels of small business, sole traders, micro businesses employing a couple […]
Innovation for every Business
Author:Having listened to the last budget before the Coronavirus impacted on the country and then seen the latest round of treasury support for R&D the Future fund, which again seems aimed at technology firms, it got me thinking about innovation and the government’s attitude and understanding of innovation, creativity and how it works. First, […]
Three Neglected Sectors
Author: 23rd April 2020The Business which were ignored are now paying the price Background For all the time that I have been involved with the Forum of Private Business, there have been three business sectors that have been a concern, for our members who work in them. As a result, we have spent a lot of time and […]
Coronavirus, Member Ideas
Author: 22nd April 2020Forum Member Ideas During the Coronavirus Pandemic, Forum members, as you would expect have been using our resources in order to get practical advice and help. We have done our best to keep them up to speed with what is going on as well as telling them what it means to them and what action […]