"I hope you find our regional pages useful for lobbying info, business news, branch event info, and to review the great work undertaken by NE members The Federation of Small Businesses is the largest campaigning member based organisation promoting and protecting the interests of small businesses.
There are 215,000+ members nationally (just under 4,000 in the North East) and members have access to free legal support and a range of business related member benefits."
Colin Stratton - NE Regional Chairman
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We are delighted to announce that Colin Stratton has been elected as National Recruitment and Membership Chairman for the FSB. Congratulations Colin!
The newly elected National Councillor is Anne Keenlyside.
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FSB Care service launched
The FSB has launched FSB Care. The service is intended to support small business owners who are struck down by serious illnesses. The service is immediately available to assist full, joint, associate and retired. Members can also choose to buy the service for staff or relatives for a one-off fee of £500. Follow this link to find out more.
The Darlington Partnership...obtained views from the business community as to how Darlington should develop in the future over the next 5 - 20 years as part of the Sustainable Community Strategy . Visit the website to see what is happening.
Website helps firms understand e-business A social network has been set up to help firms in the North East get to grips with e-business. The Community of Practice for e-business (CoPe) aims to help firms collaborate, share ideas and find solutions to commonly-encountered problems. The free to use resource allows businesses to discuss ideas and upload text, audio and video files. It features video case studies and tutorials to help new members get started. Further information
Tourism Enterprise Grant for Darlington businesses This scheme, run by Darlington Borough Council, focuses on helping local tourism-related initiatives with small-scale projects.
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