FSB Podcast

This episode covers all you need to know on the latest issues impacting small businesses, including the rising cost of doing business, international trade disruption and new rules for disputes over commercial rents.

This episode is in partnership with Dell Technologies, visit https://www.dell.com/en-uk for more.

Running a small business is tough and can at times feel isolating. What's more, finding money to invest in growing or evolving your business – from web design to legal advice, consulting services and content creation – can be an unwelcome additional expense. However, there are a growing number of small business networking hubs and forums that enable small business owners to obtain support, share ideas and swap strategies - or exchange skills and resources. This episode explores the value of these sites and how they can help small businesses grow.
Featuring: Rupert Lane, Founder, Probo.co and Kelly Baynes, C-founder, Nurture Network.

All you need to know on the latest issues impacting small businesses, including the key announcements from the Spring Statement and Making Tax Digital.

From apprenticeships to T Level industry placements and traineeships – there is a whole host of government-supported training and employment schemes that can help you gain access to skilled workers. What’s more, there is also support available from the government to help you do that. This episode looks at some of those schemes, exactly how they work and how your business can grow through investment in training.

This episode is in partnership with the Join The Skills Revolution campaign.

The regular Small Business Round-Up takes a look at all the important issues and announcements impacting small businesses during the past month – to make sure you are up to speed on all the need-to-know topics – and looks forward to what's on the horizon for the month ahead. This month: finding business insurance in a tough insurance market; getting to grips with changing Covid restrictions; navigating the ongoing challenges of Brexit.  
In partnership with Dell Technologies: www.dell.com/en-uk

Late payments continue to put pressure on thousands of small businesses. Getting your invoices or ‘payments in’ settled on time can be the key to survival and growth. There are plenty of steps you can take to chase down payments – or to ensure you are in the best place to get paid promptly. This episode lists some handy steps you can take. Sponsored by www.shell.co.uk/fleetapp

The regular Small Business Round-Up takes a look back at all the important issues and announcements impacting small businesses over the past month – to make sure you are up to speed on all the need-to-know topics – and looks forward to what's on the horizon for the month ahead.

In this episode, we round up the big issues and expected trends that all small businesses need to be aware of for the coming 12 months. We speak to Damien Tree, expert business coach and owner of www.businessmechanix.co.uk .

This episode is our January ‘Small Business Round-up’, in which we will take a look back at all the important issues you need to be aware of from December – as well as taking a quick look at anything important on the radar in the coming weeks.

Craig Beaumont, Chief of External Affairs at FSB, helps us unravel the new business support unveiled by the Chancellor on December 21, and exactly what it means for small business owners throughout the UK.

As government support eases, many still face a financial challenge – while others are looking to secure funding to pivot or grow in 2022. This episode explores the latest funding options available to small businesses