Contents

October 2009 | November 2009

 


04 Policy news 


12 Glass half full


17 Lending an ear

 

18 Jobcentre Plus 

 

32 Expenses Fraud

 

34 Smart Finance


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4 POLICY NEWS

FSB's employment proposals; call to end ‘late

payments plague'; post office business hub plans;

rates joy for Northern Ireland; port blockades

under fire; UK foods ‘need protection'


10 YOUR LETTERS

Social networking tips; concern over shipping

insurance premiums; call for a ‘living wage';

criticism over Mandelson interview

 

12 LAST ORDERS FOR PUB TIES?

Why pub companies are facing increasing criticism

over their business arrangements

 

17 FSB:THE LISTENING FEDERATION

Members' views are being sought for a

wide‑ranging survey panel

 

18 JOBCENTRE PLUS NEED REFORMING

FSB members have a low opinion of government

job centres


20 SURVIVING THE LIONS'LAIR

How three entrepreneurs fared following the

FSB's Dragons Den-style competition

 

24 LETTER FROM BRUSSELS

Green Party leader Caroline Lucas offers 10 tips

for environmental credibility

 

26 FSB NOTICES

Official Federation Notices, and your chance to

submit a motion for National Conference 2010

 

28 SPONSORSHIP SPOTLIGHT

Why the FSB is sponsoring the Prince's Trust

Enterprise Awards; full reports from the European

Women's Wheelchair Basketball Championships


30 YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

Employment and commercial law questions

answered by the FSB legal advice team

 

32 EXPENSES FRAUD

‘An estimated £1.08 billion fiddled expense

claims are wrongly approved for payment. That

is a total of £2 billion that UK businesses are

losing in expenses payments'

 

34 SMART FINANCE

An FSB Service Provider guides a member through

the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme


36 SURVIVING THE DOWNTURN: STRESS

How burning the candle at both ends could

be putting your business at risk


38 BOOK AND WEBSITE REVIEWS

Rounding up the latest useful reading material

for small businesses

 

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