Restore the high street – August update
The issues facing the high street were already causing many problems before the impact of COVID-19 and the lockdown. But we now face the deep scars to our retail sector and Britain’s high streets as we come out of the initial lockdown and we are going to have to be even more creative and innovative […]
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Governments Planning after the Pandemic
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 […]
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Governments approach beyond Coronavirus
Government’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 […]
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Coronavirus, Sports, Music and Pubs
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 upon is the sports industry, we know that professional sports fixtures have been cancelled with […]
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Coronavirus and its impact on pubs
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 the Forum of Private business real concerns has come from our members in the Hospitality […]
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Helping all Small businesses at this time
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. There are many different levels of small business, sole traders, micro businesses employing a couple […]
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Innovation for every Business
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, […]
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Three Neglected Sectors
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 who work in them. As a result, we have spent a lot of time and […]
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Coronavirus, Member Ideas
Forum 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 […]
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Beyond Coronavirus – A Business Reset
One of the things that the Corvid-19 lockdown has done is to make people think, think about how they live their lives, think about loved ones, to think about their neighbours and their community and also to think about how they do business. With this in mind, I have started to think about what […]
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#NoPubNoRent
It’s now 5 weeks since the government forced the closure of Britain’s pubs. In that time many family brewers who are the pubs’ landlords have done the right thing and cancelled rent. Unfortunately, some of the bigger pub operating companies have not followed suit and as a result, their tenants are running up debts while […]
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Call to action for pub tenants
The Forum needs your support and help Since 2016 it’s fair to say that the only large business support organisation that has been working with campaigners to represent pub tenants, particularly those whose pubs are owned by the big six pub companies, is the Forum of Private Business. We have campaigned alongside you, attended events, […]
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Do you need financial advice?
Many of our members are having difficulties with finance at the moment. The Business Interruption Loans schemes are difficult to navigate and offering high-interest rates above 8%. Some businesses are being offered standard commercial loans from the bank instead. The grants are not yet up and running. Furloughing is being implemented but does not work […]
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Health and Safety Guide 2020
The 23rd edition of the Forum of Private Business Health and Safety guide is now available for our members April 2020. It is a vital business resource for any business owner not only our members and it will give you peace of mind to know that you will be fully up to speed and compliant […]
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The UK Tax System, COVID-19 and a possible opportunity for change
The UK Tax System One of the areas people have focussed on during the COVID-19 pandemic that has hit the country, is the UK’s tax system, the treasury has done its best to help in the crisis and one of those actions is to ease up on tax collection from Business and Individuals. But we […]
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