FSB Northern Ireland

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After a strong start to 2024, we were all hoping that the latest quarter would be just as positive for small businesses - if not more so. But sadly it was not to be. Small businesses are looking with trepidation at the government’s forthcoming plans to change employment, which could both increase risk around small businesses employing people, and the costs when they do. The fall in confidence among small firms is disheartening, but need not become a self-fulfilling prophecy. With the right support, we know that small businesses can thrive and drive the economic growth that the government has said is its priority. Now, as we head into the next quarter, we’re staring down the barrel at some tough challenges if we want to rebuild confidence.

🚨📣It’s 50 years since the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) was formed to protect and promote #SMEs 🗞️✍️ Alan Lowry, FSB Northern Ireland Policy Chair writes in today’s News Letter Belfast as we look forward to marking this anniversary. 🎉🏃🏃♀️Join us to celebrate 50 years of the power and value of voluntary effort and helping small businesses do big things at the #Stormont #Parkrun on Saturday 14th September. Details below👇

One of my greatest privileges in #business is my role as #exportchampion for Department for Business and Trade. Since the #exportchampion role was established in #northernireland a few years ago I have been blessed to have held this role to encourage and support exports from NI for all businesses, large and small, in partnership with the amazing #Belfast and #globally based teams. As a small business owner, and chair of the FSB Northern Ireland I am particularly keen to see new small and medium businesses explore the huge #globalopportunities available to them to grow and advance their sales and outreach. There are now many #exportchampions in NI, here to help, so why not reach out today to Department for Business and Trade and see how they can help you to start selling to the World #soldtotheworld Environmental Street Furniture Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Jonathan Reynolds MP Richard Elliott The King's Awards for Enterprise Niall Mackenzie CBE Andrew Mitchell Rupert Daniels Glen McMahon Christina Murphy Alexis Svenson Richard Parry Rozmin Blatt Barrie Harris Experience UK Tendai Chetse Elizabeth McCrory Corin Wilson Karly Greene Graham Ellis Safwan Syed - CPSL Laura Bos Invest Northern Ireland InterTradeIreland Made in Britain @madeinbritainco Best for Britain Family Business United Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council IAAPA Themed Entertainment Association NI Chamber Keir Starmer

Thanks to Andrew McMurray, Alliance Party MLA for South Down who met FSB NI to discuss the continuing challenges of getting support to #SMEs who were so badly impacted by flooding in #Downpatrick, #Newcastle, #Newry and #Portadown in Oct/Nov last year. The review of the flooding was published on 30th July. Read it here👇 https://lnkd.in/dQJyPk4e

Great to join a meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner MP for Ashton and Secretary of State for Business and Trade Jonathan Reynolds MP, alongside fellow business leaders. I hope this meeting is a signal that the Government will soon start a proper, meaningful and constructive engagement process as it moves from campaigning into practical policy making. It will be crucial the Government starts to demonstrate it is prepared to try and reduce harm to employment, small business, and the economy from any and every negative impact of these proposals. The new administration must listen to the real needs of small businesses on the ground and help, not harm, small business efforts to get people into work and secure the high levels of growth the country desperately needs. #BusinessLeadership #UKEconomy #JobCreation

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Scenes of destruction and hideous attacks on businesses in Belfast are a disgrace Alan Lowry, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Northern Ireland Policy Chair, has expressed FSB`s disgust and condemnation of attacks on businesses, business owners and police in Belfast. Alan Lowry said: “The scenes of destruction and hideous attacks on businesses in Belfast are a disgrace. There is absolutely no excuse for it. The intimidation, racist attacks and assaults on police are utterly contemptible and should be condemned. “Business owners and their employees should be able to operate free from threats and intimidation, sustaining jobs and breathing life into town and city centre economies. It is disgusting to see what happened to some of the businesses in Belfast which have been devastated by rioting and arson attacks, and their owners left questioning whether they can even go on. All right-thinking people will stand in solidarity with those business owners. “The entrepreneurs who start these and other businesses have already faced myriad challenges over recent years and the last thing Northern Ireland needs is to see more obstacles put in their way, bringing negative headlines as we seek to grow the economy and bring more jobs to Belfast and across the country.” https://lnkd.in/eT-YeCqG

Statement on riots from FSB National Chair Martin McTague: