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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Simon Moat on July 09, 2010, 08:51:32 pm

Title: FSB
Post by: Simon Moat on July 09, 2010, 08:51:32 pm

Hi guys,

Would appreciate a 'heads up' on membership of the Federation of Small Businesses.

Money well spent, or a waste of hard earned.

Thanks in advance for any feedback.

Simon.

Title: Re: FSB
Post by: Neil Williams on July 09, 2010, 09:55:36 pm

Well spent.
As with anything if you use all the benefits and offers you'll be laughing.
I've used their legal helpline a few times which is worth the small cost of membership, and having the knowledge that if there's a tax inspection they send someone around pronto to make sure those people are out of your hair as fast as possible.

Title: Re: FSB
Post by: slioch on July 09, 2010, 10:38:21 pm

We were members for a few years and used a few member offers.

Legal helpline - useless in our experience.

We didn't make best use of our membership - I suspect if you are prepared to go to events you can get some networking going.  Having said that, the few events we were interested in were booked up so we never got to go.

Bottom line - no longer members.

Title: Re: FSB
Post by: ryan mca on July 09, 2010, 11:55:17 pm

 

      FSB & NCCA you get out what you put in if you use membership
in your marketing and use the benefits worth the money
free banking
legal helpline
discounted card payments
4% off cost of diesel
network opportunities
 
  Ryan

Title: Re: FSB
Post by: derek west on July 10, 2010, 10:17:04 am

4 % off diesel? tell me more,

Title: Re: FSB
Post by: Joe H on July 10, 2010, 06:41:23 pm

A link Derek

http://www.fsb.org.uk/benefits/fuel-card


I have been a member for about 17 years and used the legal help a couple of times which has been invaluable.
You get lots of info that helps small businesses keep up with legislation as ignorance is no excuse.

Title: Re: FSB
Post by: derek west on July 10, 2010, 08:17:26 pm

oh that old chestnut, you can get that without being a member of the fsb.

Title: Re: FSB
Post by: MAX Carpets on July 11, 2010, 12:39:22 pm

Excuse the pun here, but is that Mr Moat asking for a heads up?..................sorry, a bit sick I know

Title: Re: FSB
Post by: justin brown on July 12, 2010, 07:52:19 pm

lol at emclean!! :D