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Scotland’s small businesses ended a tough 2019 with confidence and profits falling, new figures from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) reveal. In the final quarter of 2019, FSB’s Scottish Small Business Index (SBI) fell by 13.7 points to stand at -27.2. The fall was mirrored acros

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Three-quarters of Scottish firms believe that giving councils additional powers over non-domestic rates would be bad for business, according to a new survey from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). The poll - conducted over the last month - also shows that seven in 10 businesses are opposed to

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Strathaven-based businessman Andy Aird, who has over four decades of experience in the automotive industry, has been elected to co-ordinate grassroots activity for the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) in Scotland. Mr Aird, owner of transport consultancy Concierge Vehicle Solutions, has

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The third decade of devolution will see Scotland - and its business community - wrestle with an unprecedented period of change, according to Andrew McRae, policy chair at the Federation of Small Businesses Scotland. Mr McRae said: “Over the last two decades, Scotland’s sma

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Following the announcement of a majority Conservative government, various financial and business services in the UK have given their response.  Chris Sanger, EY’s head of tax policy, commented on what the General Election result means for UK tax and the Chancellor’s Budget in the ne

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The Lanarkshire Women in Business Closing The Female Funding Gap event was the second event in a year-long pilot initiative aimed at boosting female entrepreneurship in Lanarkshire. Over 60 women attended the free event which was designed to help break down barriers and open up access to busine

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A leading town centre expert, Phil Prentice, chief officer of Scotland’s Towns Partnership, has said that support for small businesses is crucial if Scotland’s towns centres are to thrive in the future amidst the continued growth of online retail. Speaking ahead of a visit to L

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Three of the UK's leading business representative groups – FSB Scotland, Scottish Retail Consortium and UKHospitality – met with finance secretary Derek Mackay MSP in Stirling earlier today to discuss concerns over the scrapping of the uniform business rate. In a joint statement afterwar

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Scottish firms should prepare for unsettled trading conditions as governments take action on climate change and the country grapples with a series of major challenges, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has warned. Ahead of their annual dinner next Thursday (7 November), FSB revealed official

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A greater proportion of smaller Scottish firms are dissatisfied with their broadband service compared to the UK as a whole, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) research reveals.

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Lanarkshire is to host the Lanarkshire Women in Business Closing The Female Funding Gap event next month to provide expert advice and access to funders to women across the area. The event follows the successful launch of Lanarkshire Women in Business last month – a brand new initiative designe

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New figures from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) have revealed that Scottish small business confidence slid in the third quarter of 2019, reversing the surprise resurgence seen earlier in the year. In the third quarter of 2019, FSB’s Scottish Small Business Index (SBI), its measure of

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