⏳ FINAL CALL: What, if anything, is holding back investment in your business? have your say in our risk and investment survey before it closes tomorrow 💷 This is a vital part of our campaigning, and helps us call for the measures that small firms need to grow. Plus, there's the chance to win £200 🔗 about.fsbbigvoice.uk/RiskTak…

“It’s the small businesses that will help us get growth,” FSB’s @tinamckenz tells BBC’s Any Questions? tonight, as she calls for action on business rates in the upcoming Budget.

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🎙️ FSB's @tinamckenz spoke to Sarah Ropek on the brand new episode of #TheHRPodcast - talking about the most pressing issues facing small businesses. ✅ From supporting young entrepreneurs and dwindling small business confidence, to taking on new staff and what the Employment Rights Act means for small employers. Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts 👇 thehrpodcast.co.uk/

⚠️ Calling all small business owners - there's still time to have your say in our risk and investment survey 💷 It's a vital part of our campaigning, and helps us call for measures that give small firms the confidence they need to invest and to grow. Click the link to take the survey for the chance to win £200 🔗 about.fsbbigvoice.uk/RiskTak…

💼 With the Autumn #Budget2026 only a couple of weeks away, FSB's @craigie_b has been setting out the key issues for small businesses to the Chancellor, and the actions he could take support them: ✅ Increasing Small Business Rate Relief from the current £12,000 threshold to £25,000 would remove at least 250,000 more small businesses from paying rates - giving them vital room to grow. ✅ With rising employment costs putting off many small firms from hiring, uprating the Employment Allowance, then indexing it in line with the National Living Wage would be a lifeline for small businesses looking to take on more, particularly younger, members of staff.

🏹 After successful FSB campaigning, we're pleased to see the Government introduce a new £2,000 incentive for non levy-paying small employers, which helps to give small firms much-needed support to take on and train more apprentices. ✅ As FSBs @craigie_b says, this is a vital part of tackling the many challenges facing young people who aren't in education, employment or training. 💷 The payment can be stacked with other support worth up to £6,000 and is a major step towards helping more small firms invest in the next generation of workers.

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FSB's @craigie_b has been talking to @LBCNews about the impact of rising fuel prices on small businesses, and with the #AutumnBudget only a few weeks away, what action the Government can take to support small firms with costs 👇

🔷 It's been a busy day in Birmingham for Conservative Party Conference #CPC26 - talking about the key issues facing small firms. We've had lots of productive discussions, including with Leader of the Opposition Kemi Badenoch and Shadow Chancellor Andrew Griffith, on business rates, energy costs, and the future of local high streets 👇