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FSB welcomes drop in electricity prices in the North

The Federation of Small Businesses has today welcomed an announcement by Northern Ireland Electricity that electricity prices are to drop by 3% for small business owners from April 2007.

Mon, 12 Mar, 2007

Govt 'turning a blind eye' to fuel smuggling

Petrol retailers in the North hit out at the British government today for rejecting the demands of MPs to cut fuel tax in a bid to wipe out a £300m (€447.5m) smuggling racket.

Mon, 23 Oct, 2006

NI businessmen want small business tax concerns adressed

The North's Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) today urged Gordon Brown, the UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer, to address the concerns of small businesses in his pre-Budget report, to be delivered on December 5.

Wed, 23 Nov, 2005

Small businesses 'need more govt support'

In a meeting between the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) and Invest Northern Ireland Wilfred Mitchell, FSB Policy Chairman, has said that the British government must give support to small businesses in the North if the sector is to compete.

Fri, 09 Sep, 2005

A-Level students urged to become entrepreneurs

A-Level students anxiously waiting for exam results today have been urged to abandon university plans and become entrepreneurs.

Thu, 18 Aug, 2005

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