FSB Vehicles Company Car FAQ’s

Monday 27th July 2015

The launch of FSB Vehicle Services at the FSB Expo earlier this year was a great opportunity to meet up with you and understand how you use your vehicles for business. We learnt that many businesses and sole traders currently rely on employees to either drive their own vehicles or they buy vehicles outright. During…

FSB Calls for Action

Government must take decisive action now on Operation Stack, says FSB The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is writing a letter to the Government today, (Monday 27th July 2015) calling on ministers to address, once and for all the travel chaos caused by Operation Stack. The disruption is having a severe effect on the UK…

The British Economy is Growing Fast

Saturday 25th July 2015

The UK economy is  stronger than it was five years ago – more than two million jobs have been created in the UK since 2010. This growth is set to continue: the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecasts GDP growth of 2.4 per cent in 2015 and 2.3 per cent in 2016. To ensure this…

Companies House launches online search service

Companies House has announced that all public digital data held on the UK register of companies has been made freely accessible via its new public beta search service. The search service will provide public access to over 170 million digital records on companies’ financial accounts and details of directors and secretaries during the life of…

FSB Education & Skills

Friday 24th July 2015

FSB top lines: Education and skills The rising UK skills shortage should be addressed. The rise in the number of vacancies due to skills shortages[1], despite an increase in further and higher education numbers, suggests that businesses do not have access to the skills they need. Young people lack workplace skills required by businesses. The…

How To Source Images For Social Media Posts

Friday 17th July 2015

  The best way to get more views on a post or tweet on Social Media is to add an image. This gets the post seen in the noise of our audiences timelines. Canva Canva is one of my favourite image creation tools. It has set templates for social media, presentations, posters, blogs and more…

A Quick Guide to Video Marketing

Thursday 9th July 2015

Using video in your content marketing strategy is not only effective but it can also be low cost. The world of video is such a crowded space so small businesses need to think about their mission and what the story that you want to tell. Video is by far the simplest way to do this….

FSB response to budget

Wednesday 8th July 2015

Budget is a potentially challenging, mixed bag for business, says FSB The Chancellor is right to continue to focus on reducing the budget deficit and has made some tough decisions to reach his goals. For businesses, the Budget contained a mixed bag of proposals, some of which will prove challenging for our members. John Allan,…

Strategist

Thursday 2nd July 2015

Exploring the Essence of ‘Good’ Strategy For the latest in our series of live radio shows through which we are exploring the characteristics of success in 2015 we focused on ‘The Strategist’. The Strategist refers to the importance of developing a clear vision and strategy for the firm’s future and sharing and embedding this throughout…

The Apprentice

Friday 26th June 2015

Ecce Media – Thrilled to be FSB Finalists   It has only been nine months since Ecce Media took on their first apprentice, but they’ve taken on several challenges since then that have proven they were more than ready to do so. The latest of these is making it to the final three places in…

Ways To Recycle Your Old Content

Thursday 25th June 2015

By Kelly Culver In the world of small business and one man bands, it is often hard to keep finding new content to keep your audience engaged. But never fear, I’m here to tell you how to make the most out of your content. Videos With old videos that you have, why not make a…

5 Free Tools To Use When Marketing A Business

Saturday 13th June 2015

It’s a lot easier to market your business when you have handy tools, and believe it or not, some of the greatest tools are free. 1. Canva I’m always raving about Canva, everybody knows I love it. But it really is a fantastic tool that’s free! You can create awesome blog graphics, presentations, infographics and more…

Alternative Finance Explained

Wednesday 3rd June 2015

    Alternative Finance Explained Below is an explanation of the various forms of alternative finance: Peer to peer lending – online An individual will apply for a loan for various reasons The platform will credit score the individual and accept or decline the individuals application The amount and credit score of that individual will…

Forging The Future

Sunday 31st May 2015

We gathered 37 of Kent’s leading growth business owners and senior executives at the exquisite Westenhanger Castle Conference venue in May 2015. The castle, originally the estate of the 11th Century King of Denmark & England Cnut ( known to English history students as Canute ). As you will recall King Cnut is famous for the…

FSB FINANCE FACTSHEET

Saturday 30th May 2015

Better Business Finance http://www.betterbusinessfinance.co.uk/?finance-finder Better Business Finance provides impartial information and support to businesses and entrepreneurs looking to develop and grow; whether the business is seeking finance, or starting out or exporting abroad. Crowd Funding UK Crowd Funding Association http://www.ukcfa.org.uk/ Crowd Funder www.crowdfunder.co.uk Invest And Fund a local Kent/Sussex Crowd Fund Platform https://www.investandfund.com/index.aspx Free business banking…