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29th January 2008
Post Office closures "bad for small firms"
The Post Office's recent programme of closures and reorganisation of post offices around the country has come in for criticism from the Forum of Private Business (FPB). More than 2,500 post...
29th January 2008
Business leaders welcome "Mac A Level"
Network Rail, fast-food chain McDonalds and budget airline FlyBe will be allowed to provide vocational courses to the equivalent of A level standard, in a pilot scheme announced by the...
28th January 2008
New online forum for UK small firms
A new online discussion forum has been launched to specifically cater for the UK's small business community. The Forum of Private Business (FPB) has created the dedicated online discussion area,...
28th January 2008
Private equity firms "not as harmful as image"
Despite the popular assumption, there is no evidence that companies bought by private equity firms are suffering large-scale job losses, a new study says. Research conducted by Josh Lerner at...
25th January 2008
1 in 5 small firms "will miss tax return deadline"
Almost one in five small firms will not get their tax return in on time, according to new research. Responding to a new survey conducted by online accounting software company Kashflow, almost...
- 21st November 2008 Official retail figures 'hide tough condition', says BRC
- 20th November 2008 Entrepreneurs 'should be school governors'
- 19th November 2008 Small businesses urged to register hazardous substances




