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⚠️ 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 🔗

✅ Increasing the Small Business Rate Relief threshold to £25,000 and up-rating the Employment Allowance in the #Budget2026 will help to drive growth and create jobs. 🎙️ Following meetings with the Chancellor and Prime Minister today, FSB's @craigie_b told @MattChorley on @bbc5live about the measures small firms are looking for in the Autumn Budget.

RT @craigie_b: An early start at 11 Downing Street for a #Budget2026 breakfast with the Chancellor, for @fsb_policy Making the case for small businesses, high streets, retail, hospitality and leisure for ‘Budget and Beyond’ Among mainly big business voices, I focused on costs and jobs - 1) increasing Small Business Rates Relief and 2) the Employment Allowance would boost growth, investment and employment in every postcode. And give small and micro businesses some much-needed breathing space. @hmtreasury @JohnHealey_MP

💼 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.

💷 By increasing the SBRR threshold from £12,000 to £25,000 at the Autumn Budget, the Chancellor could unlock growth by removing at least 250,000 more small businesses from paying rates, we told @emilyhwkns at @DailyMailUK ⤵️

Our new findings show that more small firms would invest, recruit and grow if Small Business Rate Relief were to be expanded 🏬 💼 That's why we're calling on the Chancellor to increase the SBRR threshold to £25,000 at the upcoming Budget. Read more 🔗

What does the future of UK high streets look like? 🏬🛍️ FSB's @craigie_b spoke to @TheVanessaFeltz on @LBC about exactly that, and why we're calling on the Chancellor to prioritise small business rate relief in the upcoming #Budget2026 👇

Your Friday round-up of the latest small business news in FSB's Weekly Brief 🦉

⚠️ Calling all small business owners - we want your views in our new risk and investment survey 💷 This is 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. Take the survey 🔗

🏹 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.

£2,000 apprentice payment available for employers Eligible businesses hiring a new apprentice aged 16 to 24 can now access government support and funding Visit:

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🔷 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 👇

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 👇

Start your weekend right: Get up to speed with all the latest small business news in FSB's Weekly Brief 🎯

⛽️ With fuel prices soaring, FSB's Paul Wilson has been speaking to @SkyNews about the impact on small businesses, and what the Government could do to support them 👇

🟩 Party conference season continues and today we've been at Green Party Conference, talking about the key issues facing small firms. Some productive discussions on the future of high streets, energy bills, local businesses and the impact of increasing business costs.

♦️ Party conferences provide the perfect opportunity to grab the microphone and make the case for good policies for small businesses - and that's exactly what we've been doing at Labour Party Conference. FSB's @craigie_b talks about the most important takeaways from #Lab26 and what it means for small firms 👇

♦️ After a very busy (and blustery) few days in Liverpool for Labour Party Conference, FSB's @craigie_b talks about some of the key takeaways for small businesses and what it means for the Autumn Budget, which is in just under a month's time 👇

After a day of productive discussions at the Labour Party Conference, including with the Prime Minister and Business Secretary, FSB's @tinamckenz tells @GBNEWS what the Government should be doing to support small business growth ⤵️

💭 The broad theme of hope in the Chancellor's speech needs to be followed up with concrete pro-business, pro-growth changes that help small businesses. Read our full response 🔗