The Federation of Small Businesses. The voice of small businesses and the self-employed since 1974. https://xitter.cf/t.co/edtceCQzyJ
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🤩 This week, my @FSB_Scotland #SmallBusinessFocus in @pressjournal features #Aberdeenshire hypnotherapist, Norman Williamson💡"The Government has to recognise how hypnotherapy can improve mental health and so many other areas of our lives... ⬇️👀
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Our @FSBHisashiK has told North Lanarkshire Council @nlcpeople it should pause its Visitor Levy plans to avoid putting extra strain on small businesses. Thanks to @Glasgow_Times for a great report.
glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/2661…
FSB Scotland retweeted
Federation of Small Businesses - FSB Scotland says the council should not move forward with the proposed tourism tax until challenges seen in other parts of Scotland are fully understood and addressed.
The warning comes as part of FSB's response to the council’s early engagement on a potential levy.
heraldscotland.com/news/2661…
@FSB_Scotland @FionaCampbell74 @SaveSCScotland
The appetite for taking risks among small business owners has fallen, as the economic climate has become more uncertain.
What would give you the confidence to take bigger risks to invest in and grow your business?
Tell us before 20th October. Thanks.
about.fsbbigvoice.uk/RiskTak…
Congratulations to @MiAlgae on their latest success. An outstanding and innovative small business and former winners of the Sustainability Award at the FSB Scotland Awards.
go.fsb.org.uk/4zfU75K
FSB Scotland retweeted
✏️ This week, my @FSB_Scotland #SmallBusinessFocus in the business pages of @PressJournal, features Michael James of Michael James Design #Inverness 🤩 "Seeing my design work for The Acorn Project was a real turning point for my business... ⬇️👀
go.fsb.org.uk/3VtugJ9
Struggling to understand your business rates bill?
The Scottish Govt has produced a new service which makes it easier to find out about your premises, from how its rateable value was calculated to the impact of any appeals. Search for your premises here: saa.gov.uk/
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"For many rural businesses, the digital divide is becoming an economic divide."
Our Scotland Chair @guyhinksphoto in @heraldscotland on the lack of gigabit-capable broadband holding back small businesses, as highlighted in new @Consumer_Scot report.
go.fsb.org.uk/3TsxYCc
"For many rural businesses, the digital divide is becoming an economic divide."
Our Scotland Chair @guyhinksphoto in @heraldscotland on the lack of gigabit-capable broadband holding back small businesses, as highlighted in new @Consumer_Scot report.
go.fsb.org.uk/3TsxYCc
Fantastic setting for today’s @aberdeenuni Business and Finance fair.
Plenty of recruiters and support services for those looking to start and grow their own business.
Also delighted that we’re working with the University to offer an internship later this year 💪
A Visitor Levy scheme that works in Edinburgh won't necessarily work in East Lothian or elsewhere in Scotland. Local economic impact studies are crucial. Thanks to @elcourier for covering this important issue.
go.fsb.org.uk/47oQdvs
If the number of people employed in small businesses increased by just 2%, that would mean an extra 19,000 jobs in our economy.
@colin_borland writes in @heraldscotland about the huge potential of Scotland's 380,000 small businesses to grow the economy.
heraldscotland.com/opinion/2…
“Businesses in East Lothian cannot afford a carbon-copy of Edinburgh’s Visitor Levy scheme. East Lothian is not Edinburgh and its tourism economy is different.”
More on our view of East Lothian's Visitor Levy plans in @MidlothianView 👇
go.fsb.org.uk/4hb4eBm
The Scottish Government's food price cap plans have not been properly thought through. They would have knock-on effects on small businesses in the food supply chain as well as hitting some independent traders, as @colin_borland told @conor_matchett.
go.fsb.org.uk/4xFFmb7
FSB Scotland retweeted
⏰ Tomorrow is the day! Join us at FSB Connect Rosyth for relaxed small business networking in Fife. Grab a coffee, make key connections & boost your business.
Final chance to book 👇
go.fsb.org.uk/4cnbOY2
FSB Scotland retweeted
EXCLUSIVE: Swinney's food price cap could kill off hundreds of Scots corner shops
thescottishsun.co.uk/news/16…
🚨 Small businesses are facing a range of cost pressures - from business rates bills, to rising employment costs.
Take our latest Small Business Index #SBI survey and help us campaign for the growth measures small firms need ⤵️
🔗 about.fsbbigvoice.uk/SBIQ320…
🚨 Small businesses are facing a range of cost pressures.
With the UK's Autumn Budget just weeks away, take our latest Small Business Index #SBI survey and help us campaign for the growth measures small firms need ⤵️
🔗 about.fsbbigvoice.uk/SBIQ320…
The business rates system in Scotland is complex, opaque and ripe for reform, our Scotland Director @colin_borland has told the Scottish Parliament's Finance and Public Administration Committee.