Wow. Where did January go? A very busy start to the year at FSB Scotland. Lots of networking and lots of advocating for business rates relief for small businesses. Watch out for our Scottish Parliament elections manifesto soon. #backingsmallbusiness

Why any Visitor Levy introduced in Fife should pass a fairness test.

Will dockyard workers at Rosyth be taxed in the same way as golfers on a luxury break in St Andrews?

Good report from @KristyDorsey

www.heraldscotland.com/news/2581137...

Great to see so many brilliant small business owners at our Glasgow networking this week. Thanks to
@craigbeaumont.bsky.social for dropping in and
@jeavonstoffee.bsky.social for the tasty treats!

A shocking - if too common - story. Time to treat small business owners more like consumers - not like multinationals running a steel mill. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @fsbscotland.bsky.social

Small business owners in Scotland — a quick but important reminder 👇
If you’re concerned about your business rates revaluation, you have until 20 February to raise this with your local Assessor and provide evidence.
Check out our updated business rates guide here.
www.fsb.org.uk/membership/a...

Interesting read in @heraldscotland.bsky.social on the devastating impact rising rates bills could have on one local high street
www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...

Could you follow in the footsteps of our brilliant Scottish small business award winners?

Entries are open for The Small Business Growth Awards brought to you by HSBC and FSB. Applications close on 9 February.

get.fsb.org.uk/awards/?mscl...

'Its future can’t lie in turning the clock back to the 1950s, or indeed the nineteenth century.'
@colinborland.bsky.social writes in @heraldscotland.bsky.social on the future of Scotland's high streets and the need for fresh thinking.
www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2579...

An interesting read in The Daily Business about the challenges facing our high streets.

It features our Scotland Director @colinborland.bsky.social's evidence to the House of Commons Scottish Affairs Committee.

dailybusinessgroup.co.uk/2026/01/tax-...

Irina Krylova has swapped cementing oil wells in the desert for measuring and cutting cloth, turning her lifelong passion for dressmaking into a business. Thanks to @pressandjournal.co.uk for sharing the story of Irina and Button Stance Tailoring.

www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/business/...

Is your business ready for 2026? You can check out ways to futureproof your business and key trends SMEs, including AI automation, 'day one' employment rights and new cyber rules here 👇

www.fsb.org.uk/resources/ar...

🚙🕳️ Potholes cause misery for small business owners across the country. This #NationalPotholeDay, we're calling for:

➡️ Pledged cash to be ring-fenced and rolled out swiftly to highways departments.

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“Our members have been clear that further increases in business rates would reduce investment, threaten jobs and, in some cases, force closures. Small firms cannot simply pass these costs on to customers."
www.midlothianview.com/news/scottis...

Our Scotland Director @colinborland.bsky.social told @kieranandrews.bsky.social at Representing Border why the Scottish Budget did not go far enough to support the 350,000-plus small businesses which drive our national economy.