The Forum of Private Business (FPB), established in 1977, is a not-for-profit and non-party political organisation. We offer a range of products and services aimed at saving money for members and providing practical help with all aspects of running a smaller business.
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Support
Membership of the FPB includes unlimited access to our helpline, whose friendly advisers speak to business owners and managers every day and can answer your queries quickly and efficiently. We also have the support of a network of specialist advisers, which means we can answer almost any business query.
Protection
What's more, member-firms are protected by our comprehensive legal expenses insurance and a 24-hour legal advice line, which is included in full membership of the FPB (subscriptions start at just £200 pa for a business with up to 10 employees)
Information
Members receive our weekly eNewsletter packed with practical tips, news, offers and much more for smaller businesses. And our website is available for round-the-clock information.
We also produce comprehensive guides to employment law, health and safety in the workplace, and managing your cash flow. All our guides are available to members at substantially discounted rates and are backed by our helplines. They are even available online, which means that anyone in your business can have access to the advice in them.
Money-savers
We have used our bulk purchasing power to negotiate great deals on a range of services essential to smaller businesses, from telecoms and utilities to business insurance and card processing. We're delighted we can save our members' businesses thousands of pounds every year.
Campaigning
We have a track record of campaigning success on matters such as banking, taxation, employment regulations, unfair competition and late payment. We currently have three 'core' campaigns, 'support local business', 'promote business growth' and 'think smallest first', calling on decision-makers to take action now to ensure the sustainability of our members.