Growth is exciting. As a business owner, when you’ve passed the “start-up” milestones, you might be thinking seriously about scale up. That might mean investment, taking on new staff, winning more contracts, further developing your product or service portfolio, or … Continued
Here at the Forum we are pleased to see the new government making a great many announcements about spending on infrastructure as well as supporting small and micro businesses across the UK. In a spirit of partnership here are a … Continued
We feel that current policy and regulations are too rigid and don’t take into account the impact on small businesses. There is also an issue that policymakers seem to view small business like a big business only smaller. With that … Continued
No person or business should be disadvantaged by their location The needs of the rural economy are different from those urban businesses and government needs to recognise this. They also need to realise that small business is not big business … Continued
Event: 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 … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
There are so many ways to take card payments, so why not choose one that suits your business and how your customers would like to pay you. As independent consultants, acceptcards have lots of ways to get you paid and … Continued