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 Payments by cheque can be taken back from a bank account months after a bank has cleared a cheque and credited an account, according to the FSB. FSB reveals that cheques never clear
 Monday, October 18, 2004 (P2004/45) [323]
 Payments by cheque can be taken back from a bank account months after a bank has cleared a cheque and credited an account, according to the FSB.

 As proposals for the biggest shake-up in education for decades make the headlines, the FSB is warning that the current system is failing small businesses. Education is failing small businesses, says FSB
 Monday, October 18, 2004 (P2004/46) [112]
 As proposals for the biggest shake-up in education for decades make the headlines, the FSB is warning that the current system is failing small businesses.

 A delegation from the FSB, led by National Chairman Carol Undy, is in Brussels tomorrow to host a keynote briefing session for MEPs at the start of the new parliamentary term. MEPs presented with small business route map for new EU parliamentary term
 Tuesday, October 12, 2004 (P/2004/44) [165]
 A delegation from the FSB, led by National Chairman Carol Undy, is in Brussels tomorrow to host a keynote briefing session for MEPs at the start of the new parliamentary term.

 As the final part of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) comes into force, the FSB is saying to small firms: “Don’t panic”. It’s D-day, but “Don’t panic” says FSB
 Wednesday, September 29, 2004 (P2004/43) [887]
 As the final part of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) comes into force, the FSB is saying to small firms: “Don’t panic”.

 Awareness of a new law which comes into force this week and affects Britain’s 1.2 million employers is worryingly low according to the FSB. From 1 October a new 3 step procedure will have to be followed in the event of a dismissal, disciplinary action or grievance in the workplace. Worrying lack of awareness of the biggest change in employment law for a decade (P/2004/42)
 The FSB has written to Gordon Brown to demand a public apology from the Inland Revenue (IR) after it sent letters to thousands of small businesses suggesting that their tax returns may be incorrect. FSB demands public apology over disgraceful Inland Revenue letters (P2004/41)
 The FSB has branded an EU proposal on the Working Time Directive a bureaucratic nightmare because of a new requirement for employers to ‘police’ the hours put in by anyone who agrees to waive the 48-hour rule. 48-hour-week compromise will be a bureaucratic nightmare for small firms (P2004/40)
 A 20 year drive by policy makers to craft proportional, consistent and targeted regulation has failed to deliver the better regulation that small businesses look for, according to a major new report for the FSB by the London School of Economics Is better regulation better for business? (p2004/39)
 The FSB will be flying the flag for small businesses during the autumn party conference season with fringe meetings at the conferences of the three major political parties, jointly hosted by the All-Party Parliamentary Small Business Group. The State of Enterprise - FSB on the fringe at the party conference season (P2004/38)
 As A-Level students pick up their exam results this morning (Thursday August 19), the FSB is urging them to remember that they too can be their own boss. Students encouraged to follow the path from A-levels to entrepreneur (P2004/37)
 Always read the small print warns the FSB, as firms report the return of a Spanish company closed down for deceitful advertising. Always read the small print, warns FSB (P2004/36)
 The FSB breathed a sigh of relief over water increases – <br> but warned that many bills will still go up by 10% next year. FSB describes today’s decision on water bills as a double edged sword (P2004/35)
 With massive price hikes looming on the horizon, the FSB is calling on the government’s water regulator, Ofwat, to reel in the water companies. Water price hike will catch small firms out, warns FSB (P2004/34)
 The FSB has responded to news that the government is considering new rules on temporary workers, striking employees and bank holidays by urging ministers to put the brakes on employment legislation. FSB urges the government to put the brakes on employment legislation (P2004/33)
 Small businesses in the countryside are dynamic, diverse and doing better than ever before, according to the first definitive study of entrepreneurs in the rural economy. An Entrepreneurial Countryside (P2004/31)
 Uniform business rates (UBR) create a disproportionate burden for small firms compared to larger companies – the FSB warned as ministers reported their findings on local government funding. FSB reaction to Balance of Funding Review (P2004/32)
 With small business owners increasingly turning their backs on bank loans and instead using credit cards, the FSB is calling for greater flexibility in the traditional forms of finance that are available to small firms. FSB plea for flexibility in small firms finance (P2004/30)
 With dramatic new waste regulations coming into force on July 16, the FSB is backing a Tuesday Adjournment Debate that will slam the government for not informing small businesses of the changes. Small businesses suffer waste information vacuum (P2004/29)
 FSB National Chairman Carol Undy has written to the Governor of the Bank of England to thank him for his support in tackling the problem of cheque clearance. FSB thanks Bank of England for support on cheque clearance (P/2004/28)

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