GRIMSBY AND CLEETHORPES BOUNCE BACK!

If you are a member in North East Lincolnshire, we want your help with the Grimsby and Cleethorpes Bounce Back campaign being run by Grimsby Telegraph and supported by the Federation of Small Businesses.

Would you like to advertise a job vacancy or training opportunity free in the Bounce Back campaign?

Would you be interested in supporting the Bounce Back campaign by accepting special money-off vouchers?

Please download this simple questionnaire and return it to us by Tuesday 14th July 2009. Email to: office.lincoln@fsb.org.uk, fax to 01522 688089, or post to: FSB, 1 Henley way, Doddington Road, Lincoln, LN6 3QR.

ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL LINCOLNSHIRE SHOW!

FSB Lincolnshire Region made a striking presence at the 125th Lincolnshire Show with a stand which covered a massive 80 ft frontage.

It was a great pleasure to meet many exisiting members there as well as enrolling many new members on the day.

Several of our FSB Lincolnshire Region members exhibited within the Lincolnshire FSB Market place and two days of blazing sunshine and record crowds made this a Lincolnshire Show to remember!

If you would like to be considered to exhibit within the Lincolnshire FSB Marketplace at next year's Show, please email your interest now to the Regional Office.

SPECIAL REDUCED RATE FOR PERFORMING RIGHTS SOCIETY LICENSE FOR FSB MEMBERS! 

A Campaign Success for the FSB! For full details here.

DEFERRED BUSINESS RATES INCREASES!

On 31st March 2009, the Government announced details of a scheme under which the current Business Rates increases can be deferred.

This applies, both, to the 5.2% increase in Business Rates and to the extra rates increases which follow from the removal of Transitional Rates Relief following the 2005 Business Rates Revaluation.

GOVERNMENT PRESS RELEASE

GOVERNMENT FACT SHEET

The Government has announced the details of its' proposed finance schemes to support small businesses.

FULL DETAILS HERE

HOW TO APPLY ADVICE

New finance schemes were announced on 3rd and 5th February 2009 as follows:-

NATWEST and RBS £250 MILLION LOAN FUND DETAILS

EMDA £5 MILLION LOAN FUND DETAILS

ENTERPRISE LOANS EAST MIDLANDS

Please note that more information is available through these two websites:

BUSINESS LINK

DEPT FOR BUSINESS ENTERPRISE & REGULATORY REFORM

Please try the websites above. Hopefully more details will be made available,

but this is everything which is available at the moment.

REAL HELP NOW

The government has now issued advice to businesses 'Real Help Now' which is available to download here.