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Tag Archives: Federation of Small Businesses
How has the prompt payment code been ensured Paul Scully?
A few days ago just before Parliament broke up for the half term holiday, there was a series of Topical Questions for the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Department. One of the people who took part in answering the … Continue reading
Two MPs break a barrier and challenges the Government
The recent history of our Parliament is that Jacob Rees-Mogg was not prepared for many months for any MPs or Ministers to participate in debates using video systems at all until Boris Johnson was forced to respond from No 10 … Continue reading
Let us ensure the 2020’s becomes a powerful decade for Micro Businesses
Over the next 12 months, let alone the next 120 months we will have a significant period for many people and for our nation as a whole. Irrespective of the political nonsense and chaos that is bound to be part … Continue reading
Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) please change tactics
For the last 10 years I have been working for a small business which has grown over that period and from time to time we have been successful at winning significant contracts for various parts of the public sector such … Continue reading
Project Bank Accounts – a positive solution for SMEs
When organisations such as charities or public sector bodies or even businesses commission major pieces of work such as the construction of new buildings or refurbishment of existing ones, in the process of limiting their involvement in the day to … Continue reading
Small Businesses need a Minister who understands their challenges
In the light of the unexpected departure of Andrew Griffith from his post as Minister of State for small businesses on Friday night, it is vital that the Government appoints someone who understands how small businesses operate and their needs … Continue reading
Parliament, please stop patronising SMEs
Three weeks ago I wrote a blog, inspired by a claim by a select committee in the House of Commons that it wanted to meet with Small and Medium Enterprises. The challenge with SMEs is they represent businesses referred to … Continue reading
The high price of our comfort
As part of plans to travel over the Easter weekend I spent part of yesterday morning waiting at my local garage to have some new tyres fitted onto my car. Whilst I was there I bumped into the mechanic who … Continue reading
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The madness of Chancellor George
It seems that the Conservative Party simply cannot stop themselves from demonstrating how unsuited they are to be in Government. I should make it clear that I am not arguing that Labour would necessarily be any better, simply how appallingly dreadful the Tories … Continue reading
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