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A summary of the Spring Budget 2021
4 Mar 2021

A summary of the Spring Budget 2021

by Ian Cass, Forum of Private Business | posted in: Blog, Ian-Cass | 0

Your Personal finances The personal allowance and income tax thresholds for basic and higher-rate taxpayers will rise in April and then be frozen until 2026 – increasing their tax as earnings rise. Income tax rates and thresholds are set in … Continued

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Paul Uppal on the high street
18 Nov 2020

Paul Uppal on the high street

by Ian Cass, Forum of Private Business | posted in: Blog, Ian-Cass, Late Payment, Restore the High Street | 0

 Paul Uppal, Forum Non-Executive Director Late Payment & Bad Business Practices Paul Uppal was the Government’s Small Business Commissioner from 2017 to 2019. Paul made giant strides towards ensuring fair payment practices for small businesses and changing the late … Continued

Governments Planning after the Pandemic
6 Jul 2020

Governments Planning after the Pandemic

by Ian Cass, Forum of Private Business | posted in: Blog, Ian-Cass | 0

  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 … Continued

Coronavirus, Sports, Music and Pubs
1 May 2020

Coronavirus, Sports, Music and Pubs

by Ian Cass, Forum of Private Business | posted in: Blog, Ian-Cass | 0

  At 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 … Continued

Coronavirus and its impact on pubs
29 Apr 2020

Coronavirus and its impact on pubs

by Ian Cass, Forum of Private Business | posted in: Blog, Ian-Cass | 0

  Obviously, 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 … Continued

Helping all Small businesses at this time
27 Apr 2020

Helping all Small businesses at this time

by Ian Cass, Forum of Private Business | posted in: Blog, Ian-Cass | 0

Here 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. … Continued

Innovation for every Business
27 Apr 2020

Innovation for every Business

by Ian Cass, Forum of Private Business | posted in: Blog, Ian-Cass | 0

  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 … Continued

Three Neglected Sectors
23 Apr 2020

Three Neglected Sectors

by Ian Cass, Forum of Private Business | posted in: Blog, Ian-Cass | 0

The 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 … Continued

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