Roger Pollen, Head of @FSB_NI spoke to @frank_broadcast on @U105radio this morning about the impending #Budget from Chancellor John Healey, and also the impact of not having an agreed Stormont budget in place.
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Roger Pollen, Head of @FSB_NI, speaks to @jamesgould23 from @newsoncool about the lack of a Stormont Budget, and the importance of ensuring any business support announced by the UK Government reaches businesses in Northern Ireland through the @niexecutive.
#SMEs #Stormont #Budget #SmallBusiness #NorthernIreland
#SMEs #Stormont #Budget #SmallBusiness #NorthernIreland
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👏 Huge congratulations to our very own @FSB_NI Chair @alandlowry who won Business Personality of the Year at the AIB/Business Eye Awards in the ICC Belfast last night.
A fantastic achievement and thoroughly deserved recognition. It’s always great to see success celebrated, and we wish Alan and his team at @WorldofESF every continued success for the future.
Well done, Alan!
#AIBBE26 #BusinessAwards #NIBusiness
A fantastic achievement and thoroughly deserved recognition. It’s always great to see success celebrated, and we wish Alan and his team at @WorldofESF every continued success for the future.
Well done, Alan!
#AIBBE26 #BusinessAwards #NIBusiness
Delighted, blessed and humbled to win NI Business Personality of the Year 2026 last night. Great night. Thanks to everyone for the amazing support @FSB_NI @WorldofESF @biztradegovuk @InvestNI @Inter_Trade @BBCMarkSimpson @eye_business @BusinessEyeNIView quoted post on X
⚡ Here`s a fantastic opportunity for an FSB member from Northern Ireland, with experience of international trade, to join our UK Policy Committee.
More details below and feel free to email fsb.governance@fsb.org.uk by 13 November to find out more or express your interest.
More details below and feel free to email fsb.governance@fsb.org.uk by 13 November to find out more or express your interest.
FSB members: Do you have experience of international trade and want to help shape the policies that affect small businesses? 🌍
We’re looking for an FSB member to join our UK Policy Committee (UKPC) and bring their experience of buying or selling internationally, or supporting businesses that do.
It’s an opportunity to help make sure the realities facing small businesses are reflected in FSB’s thinking and policy work on international trade.
You’ll have the opportunity to shape FSB’s campaigning and help make the case for an environment where more small businesses can better trade internationally.
This is a volunteer role that can be undertaken around running your own business; there's a commitment to attend quarterly FSB UKPC meetings and meet with FSB staff monthly.
Interested?
📨 Email fsb.governance@fsb.org.uk by 13 November to find out more or express your interest.View quoted post on X
FSB Northern Ireland attended the Ulster Unionist Party Conference in Belfast.
It was a good opportunity to meet and have constructive discussions. Roger Pollen, Head of FSB NI met with UUP Leader @JonBurrowsMLA, Health Minister @RobbieButlerMLA and @RobinSwann_MP alongside party representatives from across Northern Ireland.
These conferences provide a valuable opportunity to put the concerns of small businesses directly in front of political decision-makers and discuss the issues that matter most to our members.
Our discussions focused on the key challenges facing small businesses, including:
🔹 Rates and the cost of doing business – addressing the growing financial pressures on small businesses.
🔹 Energy costs – tackling high and unpredictable energy bills and supporting businesses.
🔹 Skills and workforce challenges – addressing skills shortages, recruitment difficulties and the need for a more responsive skills system.
🔹 Planning and regulation – reducing unnecessary red tape and making it easier for small businesses to invest, grow and create jobs.
🔹The Executive delivering on crucial economic infrastructure.
🔹 Access to finance and business support – ensuring small businesses can access the funding, advice and support they need to thrive.
🔹 Public procurement – creating more opportunities for local small businesses to compete for public sector contracts.
🔹 Economic inactivity – exploring how employers and government and can work together to support more people back into the workplace.
🔹The issues created by the prospective Employment Rights Bill.
At FSB NI, we believe that small businesses must have a seat at the table when decisions are being made about Northern Ireland’s economic future.
Engagement with all political parties is an important part of ensuring that the challenges, ambitions and contributions of our small business community are understood and reflected in policymaking.
Thank you to everyone who took the time to engage with us. We look forward to continuing these conversations and turning them into meaningful progress for small businesses across Northern Ireland.
It was a good opportunity to meet and have constructive discussions. Roger Pollen, Head of FSB NI met with UUP Leader @JonBurrowsMLA, Health Minister @RobbieButlerMLA and @RobinSwann_MP alongside party representatives from across Northern Ireland.
These conferences provide a valuable opportunity to put the concerns of small businesses directly in front of political decision-makers and discuss the issues that matter most to our members.
Our discussions focused on the key challenges facing small businesses, including:
🔹 Rates and the cost of doing business – addressing the growing financial pressures on small businesses.
🔹 Energy costs – tackling high and unpredictable energy bills and supporting businesses.
🔹 Skills and workforce challenges – addressing skills shortages, recruitment difficulties and the need for a more responsive skills system.
🔹 Planning and regulation – reducing unnecessary red tape and making it easier for small businesses to invest, grow and create jobs.
🔹The Executive delivering on crucial economic infrastructure.
🔹 Access to finance and business support – ensuring small businesses can access the funding, advice and support they need to thrive.
🔹 Public procurement – creating more opportunities for local small businesses to compete for public sector contracts.
🔹 Economic inactivity – exploring how employers and government and can work together to support more people back into the workplace.
🔹The issues created by the prospective Employment Rights Bill.
At FSB NI, we believe that small businesses must have a seat at the table when decisions are being made about Northern Ireland’s economic future.
Engagement with all political parties is an important part of ensuring that the challenges, ambitions and contributions of our small business community are understood and reflected in policymaking.
Thank you to everyone who took the time to engage with us. We look forward to continuing these conversations and turning them into meaningful progress for small businesses across Northern Ireland.
