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March Pulse Report – UK economic snapshot
The latest NBF Pulse Report on the UK economy shows the impact of the worsening Coronavirus pandemic on the FTSE 100...
Sales volume edges up in 2019 but value drops
We've now collated the results of our members' sales data submitted for the NBF Tracker for the last quarter of 2019....
Brexit – latest business readiness advice from BEIS
UK Global Tariff Consultation The UK left the European Union on 31 January 2020. For the first time in almost fifty...
Cookies – what do online retailers have to do to comply? (and why your social media targeting may be illegal)
We've received some excellent (and very thought-provoking) information from city law firm Fox Williams LLP which we...
Updated Rules of Membership and Code of Practice
We’ve recently made a few amends to our Rules of Membership and to our Code of Practice Handbook The Rules of...
Closing the Skills Gap North Conference 18th March 2020
Venue: Cedar Court Hotel, Bradford How Can Businesses Easily Access Funded Training? On the 18th March FIESTA will run...
Management group promises apprenticeship access for all
The Apprenticeship Management Group has announced plans to expand its portfolio to non-apprenticeship levy payers. In...
Coronavirus and your business
The coronavirus outbreak has affected businesses and their employees around the world. This briefing examines whether...
Mattress sector sees 2.7% drop in turnover in 2018
We’ve recently received the FIRA Statistical Digest for the UK furniture industry, which extracts all the relevant...
Closing the Skills Gap Northern Conference 18th March 2020
How Can Manufacturers Easily Access Funded Training? On the 18th March FIESTA will run a half day conference to...
Our fight against mattress scams continues
The NBF secretariat continues to receive regular phone calls and emails from consumers and businesses that have either...
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