A guest blog from our Health and Safety partner MD Safety Management. It is known that both drugs and alcohol misuse affects certain brain functions leading to lack of judgement, self-control and co-ordination and also a loss of inhibition. All these factors can be a contributory cause of accidents in the […]
All posts by Joanne Thornber, Forum of Private Business
As global risks grow, how can I protect my business?
Author: 11th March 2020Our partners at the Buying Support Agency (BSA) have written a blog about protecting your business in this current climate. Sometimes it feels like the world has recently gone mad – Brexit, Trump, freak weather, global warming and now the Corona Virus coupled with talk of a global recession. Though you will never be able to […]
MEETING UPDATE – RURAL SERVICES NETWORK MEETING
Author: 4th February 2020Event: Rural Services Network Meeting Date: 27/01/20 Venue: Local government association London Issue/campaign: Protect your Pub, Rural Issues Attendees: Members of the Rural Services Network, Graham Biggs, Chief Executive, Rural Services Network and SPARSE Agenda/content: I presented the case for the Protect your pub campaign and the threat offered by the big pub companies to […]
MEETING UPDATE – ACRA CONFERENCE
Author: 21st January 2020Event: ACRA Conference Date: 15/01/20 Venue: Hilton Doubletree , 92 Southampton row Issue/campaign: ACRA members, compliance issues Attendees: ACRA members, Company registration agents, Helen Noonan HMRC, Louise Smyth Register of companies, Steven Webster BEIS Agenda/content: 1. Money Laundering and compliance issues for ACRA and company registration agents 2. BEIS head of transparency new regulations for […]
MEETING UPDATE – HSE exploring Business to business health and safety blue tape
Author:Event: HSE exploring Business to business health and safety blue tape Date: 15th January 2020 Venue: Charlotte Room, 25 Savile Row W1S 2ER; Issue/campaign: Health and Safety Issues, compliance Costs Attendees: Agenda/content: What do we all need to do better/differently to ensure that businesses get tailored and proportionate advice? What are the key messages that […]
Meeting Update – RICS UK leaders forum
Author:Event: RICS UK LEADERS FORUM Date: 14th Jan Venue: RICS HQ, Victoria square, London Issue/campaign: Rent and dilapidations issues, particularly around UK pubs Agenda/content: 1. Attendee introductions – 10 minutes 2. Summary of current RICS standards and guidance – public house valuation (CG) 3. Market overview c.20 minutes (including questions and discussion) 4. Contemporary valuation […]
Meeting Update – Ian attends Micro Biz Matters Day
Author:Event: Micro Biz Matters Day Date: 10/01/20 Venue: EKM Preston Issue/campaign: Late Payment and issues facing micro businesses Attendees: Tony Robinson, Small Business commissioner’s office, about 80-100 attendees Agenda/content: The day was made up of a variety of presentations and by a variety of speakers and a number of networking opportunities. I took a […]
72 pints issue finally being dealt with by the Pubs Code Adjudicator
Author: 24th December 2019The Forum of private business is pleased to see that one of the key issues it raised with the PCA is finally being dealt with. THE RULING The U.K. government has ruled that Marston’s PLC, one of the U.K.’s largest breweries and pub landlords, has been lying to its tenants about the amount of beer […]