Craig Beaumont
@craigie_b
Executive Director @FSB_policy / @Politico: ‘maverick’, @Business: ‘killer stats’ / ExCo @IndParlTrust, 🌈@OutstandingIB / OBE / Ex @10DowningStreet @London2012
Still a bit floored by this… but am grateful, (almost) beyond words, to have just been appointed an OBE in the King’s Birthday Honours List. It’s been a privilege to work for the UK’s small business movement — for over a decade now — supporting the entrepreneurs I see every day…
📉 Are you struggling to find or hold onto the right staff? 📊 Are you worried about skills gaps in your business? 📍Are you noticing changes in your local labour market? If any of that sounds familiar, FSB wants to hear from you. Small employers, Ltd co directors,…
📢 Small businesses - there's still time to have your say on the future of workplace skills 👷🏽 From skills gaps in your business, to apprenticeships, or upskilling as a sole trader, your views help us drive crucial change at every level of policymaking. Take the survey 👇 🔗…
Just briefed Larry on small business issues Seemed happy (He wants ‘more treats’ factored in to the agenda, though) @Number10cat @10DowningStreet
Such a fab @TheLondon10K race - 45 mins 14 seconds Great course! From the west end to embankment back go Parliament, loop over Westminster Bridge, past the office and finishing outside No.10 Downing Street on Whitehall. (Basically a standard work day, only an even faster pace!)
✉️ Royal Mail's decision to reduce second-class letter deliveries to alternate weekdays will chip away at the reliability that small businesses need to grow. 📺 FSB's @craigie_b told @MattBarbet on @SkyNews what it means for small firms 👇
When you get the call! So you: Tell the dentist to hurry up (oops); Rush to the gym to cancel a class/pick up stuff/shower; Bike home like a banshee to suit up; & Dive into a sunny @SkyNews car to the big glass box studio On your screens @ 20.45 for The UK Tonight w/…
Enjoyed an early Friday morning coffee and pastry with loads of brilliant small businesses - at the launch of this shiny new SME Academy Great little video too! Thanks to Team Heathrow, @FSBThamesValley and @FSBGtrLondon volunteers, chambers and Make UK
Last Friday marked the successful launch of the Heathrow SME Academy, with an inaugural in-person workshop held at the Heathrow Employment & Skills Academy. ✈️ Designed to strengthen the capability of small and medium-sized enterprises (#SMEs) across the UK, the SME Academy…
Lively dinner discussion tonight, debating the @BBC’s contribution to economic growth. Timing is key just as it starts its quest for a new 10-year charter Soooo much to say (but Chatham House rule, obvs) Thanks though to Tim Davie Director General and @bbcpress team
Great to join @tinamckenz 1-2-1 with @jreynoldsMP A real focus with the team on employment rights, late payments & small biz strategy Even on a day of drama elsewhere - it still matters to have smart policy, good evidence from members + credibility @fsb_policy @biztradegovuk
📻 The Government has published its roadmap for delivering the Employment Bill, but there haven't been significant changes to the measures within it. Unfair Dismissal, the trickiest of the reforms, was pushed back to 2027 - but FSB's @craigie_b tells @JPonpolitics on @TimesRadio…
Thank You & Happy #ArmedForcesDay2025 to those who serve/have served🙏 At @fsb_policy this is important to us. With @XForces we have: cut NICs on employing veterans; helped service leavers move into self-employment; and drawn up a brilliant HR reservist policy for the team 💪🪖
This #ReservesDay, we're proud to show our support for all those who give their time to serve as a reservist alongside running or working in a small business. FSB's @craigie_b explains how FSB, as an employer, supports reservists 👇 #ArmedForcesWeek #FSBSalutes
Pleased to contribute @fsb_policy SME insights, in among leading big businesses, into the major final report from the #BuildingBackBritain Commission Being published tonight/tomorrow by @WPI_Strategy @claire_ainsley @nickfaith82, it shows how Local Growth and Productivity is…
