📣 OUT TODAY 📣
🏬 Our new The Future of the High Street report sets out a vision for the UK’s high streets and recommendations to ensure the small firms on them thrive.
Read the full report here 🔗https://t.co/VDzGsr78eI
#FutureHighStreet
Say hello to Picoh and Ohbot!🤖
To mark the launch of our new AI report, #RedefiningIntelligence, these two cheeky robots (created by FSB members @OhbotRobot) popped into our office to share their thoughts.
☕️ Spoiler alert - they're fans of independently owned coffee shops👇
For this year's #NAW2024 we asked apprentice George Farmer to give us a glimpse into his working day at @ColesSewing in Nottingham. 🪡
👷♂️👩💼Apprenticeships allow small firms like FSB member Coles Sewing Centre to help shape the next generation, while building skills within their team.
#SkillsforLife
Today is #NAW2024 Employer Tuesday! We’ve spoken to some of our members about how their small business has benefitted from taking on an apprentice.👷♂️👩🏭
We’re kicking off with Neil Coles, director of @ColesSewing who told us about how apprentice George has been vital in ensuring specialist skills within the business are continued.
#SkillsForLife
Big sectoral optimism split emerging in Q1
Accommodation/ food (+16.5) & Information/ communication (+32.1) up with relaxing of travel rules & rise of hybrid working
Manufacturing (-9.1) & retail (-8.2) struggling with surging costs, supply chain disruption & fresh tax hikes
📢Following meetings with the Chancellor @RishiSunak, we're pleased that our asks on statutory sick pay and grants have now been agreed by government. These are part of our 10-point plan to support small businesses. Read more 👇https://t.co/MpXk20SY1I
#SmallBusiness@hmtreasury
Join us for our Women Entrepreneurs in Hospitality webinar on Tues 30 Nov, 11am-12pm.
Our brilliant panel will be talking about why the sector appeals to women entrepreneurs and what can be done to help women grow their businesses.
Sign up here➡️https://t.co/8NorqilCEY
My first @fsb_policy report! We've worked with members in hospitality and tourism to understand what they need to recover and grow after the pandemic. Shout out to the top team @emeliaquist and @TalbotCharlotte making it as fun as possible!
My first @fsb_policy report! We've worked with members in hospitality and tourism to understand what they need to recover and grow after the pandemic. Shout out to the top team @emeliaquist and @TalbotCharlotte making it as fun as possible!
It's been a tough year for our mental health. Although the easing of lockdown will be good in some respects, it may also bring on a new set of anxieties.
We look at how you can support yourself & others over the coming months.
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
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💼Job opportunity💼
Do you have experience in communications or journalism, and have a passion for politics and business? Why not apply to join our high-profile Westminster team as Media and Communications Officer.
#commsjobs#mediajobs
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@Wowcher_Support hi, I have a spa voucher that has a ‘redeem by’ date on. Spa is trying to tell me that I have to have attended the spa day by that date rather than just redeem it online-pls can you confirm that’s not correct?! only purchased on 8/2 and redemption date is 29/2