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Landline-to-mobile calls to become cheaper, Ofcom rules

The regulator has told mobile operators to cut charges for receiving calls by around 80 percent, but the operators have threatened to raise pre-pay prices in response Read more

15 March, 2011 by David Meyer

Budget 2002: Disappointment as chancellor fails to axe IR35

...chancellor, Gordon Brown, failed to repeal the controversial IR35 tax. Both the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) and the Professional Contractors Group (PCG) have urged... Read more

17 April, 2002 by Graeme Wearden

Chancellor urged to ditch IR35

...which recently lost a legal attempt to get IR35 axed -- and the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) have urged Brown to ditch the tax in... Read more

28 March, 2002 by Graeme Wearden

UK business fears chaos over mobile number changes

If your mobile number doesn't begin with 07, it's going to stop working later this month Read more

5 April, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

Small firms demand euro clarity

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has urged the government and the IT industry... Read more

19 February, 1999 by Chiyo Robertson

FSB urges government to rethink copyright measures

...should not be penalised for unlawful downloads made by those customers, the Federation of Small Businesses has said. On Tuesday, the FSB told ZDNet UK... Read more

3 March, 2010 by David Meyer

Campaign urges cheaper calls to mobiles

...organisations including the Post Office, The National Union of Students and the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). Sophie Kummer, a spokesperson for the FSB, told... Read more

28 October, 2009 by Carly Newman

Businesses unaware of dangers of online crime

...type of fraud affecting both businesses and individuals. Data contributed by the Federation of Small Businesses also pointed out that 54% of businesses had been... Read more

13 October, 2009

Will Web 2.0 kill industry associations and networking organisations?

...finding themselves at the blocks sooner. WeCanDo.BIZ has membership of the Federation of Small Businesses, one of a number of industry bodies aimed at... Read more

23 June, 2008

Businesses may be forced to fund e-crime unit

...by the unit." Influence of big business over the unit concerned the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), with a spokeswoman saying larger companies may be... Read more

18 March, 2008 by Nick Heath

Rising tech costs put pressure on SMEs

...consulting and IT management. Peter Scargill, IT chairman for the UK's Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), agreed SMEs face increasing pressure from rising technology... Read more

15 January, 2008 by Nick Heath

Online safety push will target SMEs

...Online is currently in discussions with various chambers of commerce and the Federation of Small Businesses to decide the best way to raise awareness of... Read more

9 October, 2006 by Tom Espiner

Next virus attack to cost SMEs billions

...have no firewall protection from hackers. Peter Scargill, IT chairman of the Federation of Small Businesses, said: "Many SMEs agree that cybercrime is a serious... Read more

22 November, 2002 by Graham Hayday

Firms ask government for more help getting online

...out attitudes may have changed since the budget. A spokesman for the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) confirms this. "The loop is being closed following... Read more

6 April, 2000 by Jane Wakefield

Surfing results in sacking

...some amount of personal use," he said. David Hands, spokesman for the Federation of Small Businesses agrees. "Tribunals don't set precedents," he said. "But... Read more

16 June, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

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