The Forum of Private Business were set up in 1977 in a rural community with the goal of helping small businesses to deal with day-to-day issues, compliance and to give them a voice in local and national government, where many of the rules and regulations they must deal with are created. The Forum are a not-for-profit organisation who invest all revenues in supporting members and we do not take any partner commissions, so we do not push inappropriate products and services to our members in order to increase revenue. We have been helping small business owners like you to save money and time for over 40 years, enabling you to do what you do best, grow and develop your business!

The Benefits

You get access to our general business helpline completely free, so if there is an issue or opportunity that you need some help with our team are there to help you so you can e mail us or ring us and have someone there to listen and offer advice.

To help you comply with your legislative responsibilities, you have access to our free legal helpline provided by our legal expert partners and if you need more detailed legal work done, beyond a simple legal adviceline call, they can do this for you at a discounted price to save you the money you would spend on the normal legal costs.

Sometimes in a rural community, small businesses can feel isolated and alone, but by joining the Forum of private /business, you are becoming part of a wider business community of thousands of other similar businesses who benefit from the support of the Forum and its members, to learn, develop and grow.

Compliance support, through free tools and templates

With over 40 years’ experience we have lots of tools and templates to cover many standard compliance issues that you face, from Health and safety to Employment legislation. We also provide industry recognised guides and miniguides, free or available at a reasonable cost!

Saving you time and money

A number of preferred partners, companies that we use ourselves, so we trust them, offering managed services that can not only deliver savings but also save you time and effort.

Growing the business

We have a number of online training videos and webinars completely free to our members.

A voice where it counts

The Forum has an impressive track record of representing members where it counts, of influencing legislation and regulation and make sure small business which doesn’t always get heard has a voice on the local, regional and national stage.

Join us today, by phoning 01565 626001 and quote RSN 20 to get a 20% reduction on your first years membership, exclusive to the RSN network.

Ian Cass, Managing Director – Forum of Private Business