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Press Coverage 2012


The FSB London Team press coverage is outlined below:
 
Steve Warwick, London Regional Chairman, FSB, urges the Chancellor to extend the national insurance holiday to include small firms in London.
 
The FSB says parking restrictions need to be changed in order to protect struggling shops' future.
 
Steve Warwick, London Regional Chairman, FSB, writes that more still needs to be done to support small businesses
 
Supporting Small Businesses, p8
 
The FSB is encouraging Councils to condsider the damage that parking increases and lack of footfall does to the local economy.
 
Sue Terpilowski, FSB London Policy Chair comments on the 'drive towards sexual equality'.
 
Protection is vital if small businesses are to prosper.
 
Read a letter by Steve Warwick about the importance of education and business partnerships
 
In a new FSB report The Apprenticeship Journey, 69% of small business says they want 'a greater emphasis on employability skills in schools.
 
Matthew Jaffa, FSB Senior Development Manager discusses why London's small businesses want Boris Johnson's help to expand.
 
Exempt small business from NI to create jobs, says think tank
 
Paul Kelly, West London Branch Chairman, quoted about the Harrow Means Business Event to support entrepreneurs
 
Read The FSB London Regional Chairman's comments on the need for the National Insurance Holiday to extend to London businesses
 
Three London Councils support FSB drive to access funds to support a difficult London Games
 
FSB London Regional Chairman encouraging councils to follow simple steps to positive procurement practices
 
Small firms are creating 88% of jobs according to FSB statistics
 
Credit conditions stunt small business growth
 
Tottenham market traders get boost from the Mayor
 
Providing vital business support
 
Cryer's Call
 
School leavers are not ready for work
 
Councils need to help small businesses more
 
Come on, give us some backing
 
Small firms key to boosting economy
 
Still waiting for riots pay-out one year on
 
Businesses uncertain about the readiness of school leavers for work
 
Most school leavers are not ready for work, say businesses
 
FSB calls to make CompeteFor permanent tender process
 
Olympics leads to increase in card spending
 
Poll: How have the Olympics affected your small business?
 
FSB London calls on London Councils to fight for a "2012 Business Fund" to help businesses adversely affected by the London 2012 Games
 
Local businesses dismayed at considerable loss of trade due to Olympic Games disruption
 
MP Lynne Featherstone Behind the Counter at Independent Chemist
 
Q. Does free parking really benefit the high street?
 
Small businesses are #open4biz
 
London Policy Chairman, Sue Terpilowski talking about generating business during and after the 2012 Games
 
London 2012: Small firms face 'unforgiving' Games Lanes
 
Three of London's town centres to get the Mary Portas treatment
 
London's firms suffer a drop in confidence
 
Wards Corner Finally Passed  
 
A game-changer for Statford
 
FSB proposes National Insurance holiday
 
Richmond and Twickenham Times - 13 July 2012 (also reported in Ealing and Acton Gazette, Greenford & Northolt Gazette, Westminster Chronicle and Fulham & Hammersmith Chronicle)
The FSB welcomes the latest injection of £50bn by the Bank of England into the economy
 
Olympics Daily - 15 days to go
 
Compensate 38% of SMEs who say games will have detrimental effect
 
Borough's brilliant businesses recognised at awards
 
MP supports campaign to help local businesses
 
The Shard could price SMEs out of central London
 
Businesses still unprepared for the Games
 
MP supports campaign for small firms 
 
John Cryer MP for Leyton and Wanstead supports FSB campaign for small firms
 
To help small firms hire apprentices the Mayor of London has announced £6m from the government to offer a cash incentive of £1,500
 
More than 700 visitors and 90 exhibitors flocked to the Warren, in Hayes, for the second annual Bromley Expo 
 
Is your firm prepared for the Olympics?
 
Expo experts are big help to small firms
 
Unemployment falls by 20,000 in London
 
Leyton: MP backs small business campaign
 
Quarter of London firms "refused credit by banks"
 
Businesses get to grips with Olympic challenges
 
MEP backs federation calls to cut business red tape 
 

London comes  to London in online domain shake-up

 
London's bid for domain name confirmed
 
Dartford Crossing Tolls up again!
 
More 'stop and shop' parking bays are needed in Hounslow to help struggling traders, the FSB has claimed
 
Boris urges small firms to take on apprentices
 
Vince Cable launches £200m business scheme
 
Nationwide to enter SME lending market
 
Sainsbury's set to take over Wards Corner store in Tottenham
 
The FSB wants the mayor to deliver on manifesto commitments
 
Diamond Jubilee celebrations 'could hamper economic recovery'
 
Queen's Speech: Split retail and investment arms of banks
 
Federation of Small Businesses calls for Boris Johnson to deliver a business agenda
 
Mayoral candidate, Siobhan Benita, becomes a 'champion of micro businesses'

FSB 'Liverpool-London' networking hailed a success

Discussions at GLA hustings hosted by Raul Mancera, Chairman of London North East Branch
  
FSB sponsored London Assembly Hustings begin in Croydon and Sutton
 
TfL Olympic/Paralympic travel hotspot 'information' get a welcome from the FSB 
 
FSB London senior development manager Matthew Jaffa said: "London has seen a bit of a boost with an export-led recovery"
 
London 2012: Companies can make out-of-hours deliveries during the Olympic Games
 
FSB economic outlook data quoted
 
FSB comments on businesses planning for the Olympics
 
Boris promises £35m fund for London firms
 
London SMEs 'could defer £165m in business rates'
 
Sue Terpilowski, London policy chairman comments on night-time deliveries given the go-ahead during Olympics and Paralympics
 
MP pledges to do the business to support small companies  
 
FSB members get MP to become a 'real life entrepreneur' champion 
also featured in the Enfield Advertiser 
 
Plans to provide a sustained boost for the high street
 
MEP agrees to champion smaller firms
 
Matthew Jaffa, Senior Development Manager says "small businesses in London can ill afford to go without fuel"
 
The FSB discuss the outcomes of the Breedon Report calling for a Business Finance Advice Network
 
The FSB talking about businesses relocating from the East End
 
FSB comments on the value of government contracts awarded to SMEs having doubled
 
Read FSB comments in reaction to Vince Cable's view on banks.

Sarah Ludford MEP embraces our recent FSB London report to push the small business agenda for London

 

Investment Adviser - 28 February 2012

Small firms in London have been resilient

 

London Loves Business - 28 February 2012

Make relaxed night time delivery rules an Olympic legacy, says FSB

 

Mail Online - 27 February 2012

FSB Comments on London 2012 Contracts

 

PR Week - 24 February 2012

Burson-Marsteller and Federation of Small Businesses launch Brand Academy

 

London Evening Standard - 22 February 2012

FSB calls for action over "cripplingly high" interest rates.

 

London Loves Business - 20 February 2012

Matthew Jaffa, Senior Development Manager, discussing how George Osborne could help London businesses take on more staff by expanding the National Insurance Contributions holiday

 

LBC News - 16 February 2012

Matthew Jaffa, Senior Development Manager, discusses the issue of business crime which is costing them £3,000 per year.

 

London Loves Business - 14th February 2012

Falling inflation provides encouragement for small businesses

Falling inflation 'provides encouragement for SMEsFalling inflatiocouragement London Loves Business - 13th February 2012

FSB discuss the recent Small business lending figures

 

BBC News London - 7 February 2012 - Inside The Games - 7 February 2012

London 2012: US firm to print Olympic tickets

 

BBC News London - 7 February 2012

Matthew Jaffa, Senior Development Manager, discussing Olympic contracts

 

Orpington News - 19 Jan 2012

Small firms and traders featured have the backing of the FSB

 

The Evening Standard - 23rd January 2012

Matthew Jaffa, Senior Development Manager, discusses small business' views on employment

 

South London Press - 19th January 2012

Steve Warwick, London Regional Chairman, discusses confidence amongst small businesses in London


East London Series - 13th January 2012

Waltham Forest Council are continuing to pay small businesses late.  The FSB comments


London Loves Business - 9th January 2012
The FSB is concerned by the London 2012 legacy impacts on small businesses

 

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