Small business news and events - Festive edition!

Welcome to the December edition of useful things for small business owners. Always short and full of free resources to help start-up, small and medium-sized business owners.

A selection of FREE in-person and virtual business events in December and January

• FSB Creatives Connect
• Hampshire, Dorset and Isle of Wight Virtual Networking
• Women in Business Bi-monthly National Networking
• Health, wellbeing and personal development for small businesses
• FSB Talks: Southampton
• Hospitality Sector Networking
• The AI era is here - are you ready?

The above are taken from a selection of over 100 events in December and January- full listing here: https://www.fsb.org.uk/event-calendar.html

REVEALED: Pothole-plagued roads leave small businesses counting the cost of vehicle damage

New research by FSB shows almost half of small firms have been negatively impacted by potholes, including damage to work vehicles, missed meetings and road accidents. Read the full article here

Other useful articles:

• Understand your fire safety responsibilities?
• How to protect your business against six common scams
• ?HMRC enquiries: Complete guide for small businesses

The Top-Ten most downloaded document templates from the FSB Legal Hub

Our Members have access to over 1000 template and guidance documents, from contracts and policies to letters and essential forms for running a compliant and protected business. Here is the latest table for December -

• Extension of Probationary Period Letter
• Non-Disclosure Agreement
• Business to Business – Agency Agreement
• Business to Business - Contract for Services
• Business to Business - Consultancy Agreement
• Terms of Website Use
• Stress and Mental Health Risk Assessment
• Business to Consumer – Online Consumer Goods, Services and Digital Content Terms and Conditions
• UK GDPR Privacy Notice for Websites
• Cookie Policy

Please contact me if you want a full tour of everything we have available, and don't forget that all the documents come with unlimited telephone support!

On-demand Webinars:

• Changes to sexual harassment legislation: What you need to know
• Employment Law Changes: What You Need to Know and How FSB Can Help

A reminder of how the FSB helps business owners:

Here is our latest leaflet, outlining the many essential services for business owners that we offer: https://bit.ly/FSB_BenefitsNov23

Thank you for making it this far!

As ever, please do reach out if you have any questions or wish to explore our business support further.

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