FSB Westminster (Federation of Small Businesses)

Tariffs, national insurance, minimum wage, business rates, energy bills… small businesses are facing a raft of increasing cost pressures. 📻FSB’s Policy Chair Tina McKenzie MBE has been highlighting this on BBC Radio 4's #youandyours – and explaining the impact on small business confidence and ability to grow.

🌎 If your small business trades with the US, take a look at the Government's advice for international traders on the impact of US-UK tariffs 📦 The site also links to broader guidance for firms exporting to the US ⤵️ Find out more 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gJq4GYjQ #Tariffs #InternationalTrade #SmallBusinesses

President Trump’s recent tariff changes are sending shockwaves through the global economy — and UK businesses are taking note. From the impact on SMEs to the challenges facing exporters, UK leaders are weighing in on how these moves could reshape international trade. https://buff.ly/mNNTjuX #Tariffs #TradeWar #USTradePolicy #UKBusiness #SmallBusiness #GlobalEconomy #SMEs #SupplyChain #Brexit #BusinessStrategy #InternationalTrade

👎 Fake online reviews can be a huge issue for small businesses. Our research shows that around 1 in 8 small firms were targeted by fake or malicious reviews in the past year alone.   ✅ However, measures introduced in the Digital Markets Act 2024, which came into force this week, have effectively banned fake online reviews.   FSB's Craig Beaumont explains what it means for small business owners ⤵️ #SmallBusinesses #Reviews #OnlineReviews #FakeReviews

🗞️ From tariffs to taxes, it's never been more important to stay on top of the week's small business news.   ✅ Sign up for FSB's Weekly Brief Newsletter, the leading small business newsletter, and get it sent straight to your inbox 👇   📧 E: go.fsb.org.uk/3QWcJDX   📥 LI: go.fsb.org.uk/4cKAkjC #News #Newsletter #BusinessNews

🎙️ With small firms facing a raft of ballooning costs, including a rise in National Insurance Contributions, FSB's Martin McTague OBE tells Clare Foges OBE on LBC that it's vital the Government introduces measures to give SMEs breathing space, such as taking action on late payments 👇

As the US tariffs on UK goods kick in, we've been on BBC News talking about the likely impact on UK small businesses - at a time when they're also facing mounting business costs at home. Our Policy Chair Tina McKenzie MBE told BBC Breakfast that for the 60% of UK small exporters who have the US as a key market it's not simply a case of pivoting immediately to other markets 👇

🗞️ Tariffs, small business confidence, wage increases, card payments, Windsor Framework, neonatal care leave, and skills support. Read all about it in the latest Weekly Brief 👇 #News #Newsletter #BusinessNews #SmallBusinesses #Tariffs

📈 With our latest #SBI figures showing that business confidence remains in negative territory, as small firms face a raft of rising costs, US tariffs will cause untold damage to small businesses trying to trade their way into profit, FSB's Tina McKenzie MBE tells BBC News ⤵️ #SmallBusinesses #BusinessConfidence #Tariffs

🆕 OUT TODAY: Our latest Small Business Index #SBI for Q1 2025 found that small firms’ confidence levels are in a rut amid a rising tide of high costs and taxes. 🔺 A striking 85 per cent of small businesses reported rising costs, compared to the same period last year. Read the full release 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ewDxGC3X #BusinessConfidence #SmallBusinesses