With the Government  this week updating a list of public sector procurement projects worth £70 billion, the Forum of Private Business has said the ensuing tendering process should take into consideration the length of time contractors take to pay their suppliers.

 A new report reveals the scale of threat to business survival posed by late payment as Government and business representatives address issues at House of Commons summit.

 The Forum of Private Business is calling for success stories from business owners flying high despite the global economic turmoil as part of its Get Britain Trading campaign to make 2012 the year of small businesses.

 Small firms surveyed by the Forum of Private Business generally support the Scottish government's 'zero waste' recycling plan for a cleaner, greener economy - but the scheme's critics are particularly concerned about how much they will have to spend in compliance costs.

The introduction of a 'late night levy' on businesses catering for the UK's evening economy will hit the already struggling pub sector and further harm the profitability of high streets.

The Forum of Private Business has criticised HMRC when, with just days to go before the end of the current tax year, the department announced plans to shut down its entire IT systems for nearly a week.

 Forum welcomes moves to regulate workplace music licence enforcement - and help firms avoid breaching copyright regulations.

 The Forum of Private Business has welcomed the Government's decision to accept virtually all of the recommendations in the Portas Review, but said it has not nearly gone far enough in key areas.

 The Forum of Private Business is responding to Nottingham City Council's new business car park tax.