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 [...]

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 [...]

Business organisations urge small firms to say no to the National Insurance rise. The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has joined forces with other business and employment organisations to call on small firms to sign a petition urging the Government to freeze National Insurance. Research by the FSB with the Centre for Economics and Business [...]

An FSB and ICM survey shows that three quarters of businesses would grow their business if the tax regime was easier to understand. Research carried out by the FSB and ICM of over 1,600 small businesses showed that 75 per cent of small businesses believe that they would be able to grow their business if [...]

Small shops are struggling to survive because of local, regional and national government policies, together with the competition authority’s failure to deal with the aggressive policies of supermarkets. These factors have been compounded by the recession and the closure of over 100 businesses every day. Throughout these difficult times, the Post Office has remained the [...]