Keep Trade Local

Micro firms will still be hit by a raft of EU regulations as moratorium on regulation begins warns the Federation of Small Businesses. The Government has put in place a moratorium for micro firms on all new domestic regulations for the next three years. But the FSB is concerned that micro firms are going to [...]

Making Local Food Work has reported that a fifth of all food labelled as “local” is misleading. A fifth of products tested in 300 shops, restaurants, markets and factories make false claims about their provenance and requests for much tighter regulation have been made. Local Government Regulation (LGR) inspectors, testing 558 products, found for example [...]

Following the Chancellor’s statement on the Comprehensive Spending Review today (20 October), the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) urged the Coalition Government to now put in place the missing link, namely a Small Business Programme for Growth. FSB research has shown that three quarters of small businesses thought the Coalition Government should cut spending to [...]

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) will give the Liberal Democrat Party a taste into the life of a small firm at its party political conference this week, to highlight the importance of small businesses to the local community. With more than half (56%) of small business sales coming from customers in the local area, [...]