The Chancellor’s first budget has been announced this afternoon. We take a look at the announcement and how it relates to our own budget wishlist. The Forum welcomes the focus on supporting and helping businesses but this will need to translate into meaningful deliverables for our small business members. Forum Managing Director, Ian Cass commented, […]
Today we the Forum of Private Business outlined 8 action points we believe should be top of the new government’s priority list, following Boris Johnson’s entrance into Downing Street last week. Ian Cass, Managing Director, said: “We would like the new Prime Minister to address these 8 key issues for small businesses and take these […]
Eighteen companies – including BT Plc, British American Tobacco, and Centrica – have been suspended from the Prompt Payment Code for failing to pay suppliers on time, the Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM) announced. Screwfix, Prudential, and various businesses of BAE Systems are also among those that have failed to honour their Code commitment […]
We are writing to inform you the Secretary of State for International Trade, Liam Fox MP, has issued a Written Ministerial Statement (WMS) setting out the current position of negotiations for Trade Continuity Agreements if the UK leaves the European Union without a Withdrawal Agreement. I would also like to inform you that the Government […]
As an Employer, you will often require your survey staff to drive as part of their job requirements for you. As a result, you will responsible for the “provision and use” of these vehicles whether they are: Provided by you directed (company owned); Provided by you (hired, leased); or Provided by Employees (the “grey fleet”) […]
67% of SMEs have become more worried about cyber-attacks in the last year 62% of businesses are spending more on cybersecurity than they were 12 months ago Businesses in London, Yorkshire and the North West were most likely to be more concerned Businesses in the UK are more concerned about cyber-attacks now than they were […]
If your business is VAT registered with a turnover above the VAT threshold then you will be required to use the new guidelines of Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT by law from the 1st April 2019. The primary aim of Making Tax Digital is to make the administration of tax effective and easier for taxpayers […]
For Information Only Manufacturers in China shut down over Chinese New Year, so many exporters will be taking their final orders of stock well before 5 February 2019. The official Chinese New Year holiday lasts around one week, but most factories will close for most of February, which means missing out on the cut off […]