An update for Forum members We have been very busy as you can imagine over the last few weeks helping individual members with their issues and problems as well as making sure these and the views of our members are … Continued
The UK’s regional imbalance was well and truly brought home in the recent election, where the issues facing the North of the country played a big role and the contrasting years of heavy investment in London and the south … Continued
What is the Business Support Campaign? The Government created this campaign to help business during the Coronavirus pandemic and it supports the Forums own communications and business toolkit, it is a useful resource for forum members at this difficult time … Continued
The Chancellor made some further announcements this afternoon which the government hope will help the UK’s businesses to survive the Covid-19 pandemic, I have to say I was surprised at the level of help offered in the Coronavirus Job retention … Continued
Dear Members, Partners and Stakeholders, The Forum wants to wish you all the very best in this time of unprecedented change caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, our generation has never been faced with a challenge like this and our small … Continued
Coronavirus and its impact on pubs The Forum of Private business has some real concerns for our members in the Hospitality industries who will need help if people are being told not to use them. Following the prime ministers briefing … Continued
The Chancellor’s first budget has been announced this afternoon. We take a look at the announcement and how it relates to our own budget wishlist. The Forum welcomes the focus on supporting and helping businesses but this will need to … Continued
Our partners at the Buying Support Agency (BSA) have written a blog about protecting your business in this current climate. Sometimes it feels like the world has recently gone mad – Brexit, Trump, freak weather, global warming and now the … Continued