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Cut The Red Tape

Many small and medium size businesses suffer greatly as the mountain of red tape and legislation increases.

Although the government says it has aimed to reduce this, in reality, businesses face a new or altered piece of legislation every three to four months. Read more

Six Months On

It is six months since the Federation of Small Businesses launched its Keep Trade Local campaign and as national campaigns go, it would appear that it has been a resounding success.

Most recently the FSB took the campaign to the party conferences where it has won the support of MPs and Ministers across the political spectrum.

The campaign will now move to tackling the issue of crime against business and the growing problem of the ever shrinking Post Office network on which many small businesses rely, not only for their mail but for banking and other services, especially in rural communities.

If you want to make your voice heard, join the FSB campaign today and sign the online petition.

Keep Trade Local Campaign

The FSB is non-profit making and non-party political.

The FSB is the largest campaigning pressure group promoting and protecting the interests of the self-employed and owners of small firms. Formed in 1974, it now has over 210,000 members across 33 regions and 230 branches.

On the member benefits side, it offers assistance and support 24 hours a day, while its lobbying arm - led by the Westminster Press and Parliamentary office - applies pressure on MPs, Government and Whitehall, lobbies politicians in their constituencies and puts the FSB viewpoint over to the media.

One of the major benefits is the FSB's legal helpline which operates 24 hours a day. Last year, the helpline received over 100,000 calls, the majority of calls on employment matters but also dealing with issues such as commercial contract, landlord and tenant and consumer affairs.

Joining the FSB is easy and inexpensive with many member benefits.