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FSB London publishes findings of latest Small Business Index study
The Federation of Small Business' London Small Business Index (LSBI), which measures confidence amongst firms, has fallen in Q4. The index score now sits at -61 after having been at -26 in the last quarter. Compared with year-to-date, the London Small Businesses are less positive about business prospects for the next three months Confidence...
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FSB London publishes findings of latest Small Business Index study
The Federation of Small Business' London Small Business Index (LSBI), which measures confidence amongst firms, has fallen in Q4. The index score now sits at -61 after...
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Small firms offered way to have employee credentials acknowledged
Small businesses are being offered a new way to have their employee wellbeing, sustainability and diversity credentials acknowledged thanks to a fresh collaboration between Federation of Small...
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250,000 small businesses set to fold without further help, new study warns
A record number of small business owners are planning to close their firms over the coming 12 months, putting the UK on course to lose more than...
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Search is on for new CEO of London First
CEO Jasmine Whitbread will be leaving business campaign group London First at the end of March. Ms Whitbread, who joined London First four years ago, will...
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Catherine McGuinness: Lockdown makes trading exceptionally difficult – if not impossible
City Policy Chair Catherine McGuinness has said new national lockdown measures will make trading exceptionally difficult – if not impossible – for many business. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak...
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LCCI says New Year’s resolution required for London
As the start of a new working year gets fully underway in London, figures released by London Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) show the challenge that...
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Fresh round of lockdown funding “won’t go far enough” for businesses
New lockdown funds don't go far enough to help small businesses in crisis. That's the message from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) as Rishi Sunak unveiled a raft of...
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Five-point plan needed to support small businesses, says FSB
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, calling for a five-point support plan for small firms impacted by the latest wave...
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£1.5million raised for local businesses struggling through Covid
More than £1.5 million has been raised for small and independent businesses in London that have struggled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. More than 400 small businesses in the capital...
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Only one in five small firms fearing end of transition have prepared, study finds
A new FSB study of more than 1,500 firms shows that just 18% of those that believe they will be negatively impacted by the end of the transition...
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Government must support firms through “bleakest winters on record”
Government's decision to extend the furlough scheme is "a step forward", but more needs to be done to assist small businesses facing "one of the bleakest winters on record". FSB...
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Businesses must do more to represent diversity of the capital
Jasmine Whitbread, Chief Executive of London First, and Andrien Meyers, Co-Chair of the City of London Corporation’s Tackling Racism Taskforce, pen a joint column on the need to drive...
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Hundreds of small businesses to provide ‘Kickstart’ placements to young unemployed
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has given its backing to a scheme which will enable small employers and sole traders to provide work placements to unemployed people...
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Small Business Saturday: a springboard to help hard-hit local businesses survive the pandemic
City & East London Assembly Member Unmesh Desai is encouraging Londoners to use Small Business Saturday this weekend “as a springboard” to helping local shops and restaurants...
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Innovation and net-zero priorities will help drive the capital’s economic recovery
London business leaders have set their sights on rebuilding a fairer, greener and more inclusive economy in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic – despite eight out of 10...
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FSB issues ‘shop small at Christmas’ rallying cry
Shoppers in London are being urged to buy from, and celebrate, their local and independent businesses in a pre-Christmas campaign led by Britain’s biggest business representation group.
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Top 10 skills most needed by London employers following impact of Covid
A new skills and employment trends report has highlighted an auditing skills gap in the London jobs market – as the most sought-after technical skills by employers...
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Business leaders draw-up fresh proposal to help forgotten companies
A coalition of small business leaders, tax experts and company directors have mapped out the measures needed to address a government shortcoming which has left thousands with...
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Social Enterprise Day celebrates responsible business pioneers
Today (19 November) marks Social Enterprise Day - an annual celebration of social enterprise which takes place during Global Entrepreneurship Week. Every year membership and lobbying body Social Enterprise UK...
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Long-term inequalities must end if region is to enjoy sustainable rebound
Targeted action to improve physical and digital infrastructure is vital if London is to build back better from the economic ravages of coronavirus, says a new report from the...
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Public notice: Oeno Future Ltd
Notice is hereby given that Oeno Future Ltd has applied to the City of London on 12/11/2020 for a new premises licence for Unit 35, The Royal Exchange, London...
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Free support for London SMEs to respond to the pandemic
Small and medium-sized businesses in London are being invited to make a difference to people and places by signing up for a capital-wide responsible business programme.