The UK’s small firms are showing increasing optimism for 2014 as businesses remain positive about the economic outlook. Latest research suggests small firms want to grow their business and find access to finance a little easier, according to the Federation of Small Businesses’ (FSB) Small Business Index. For the fourth consecutive quarter, the Small Business…
Small firms cautiously optimistic heading into 2013 as they look to invest and more access finance Latest research by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) shows small firms are displaying cautious optimism heading into the New Year and a greater level of confidence compared to the same time last year. While the Small Business Index…
Latest research by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) shows small firms are displaying cautious optimism heading into the New Year and a greater level of confidence compared to the same time last year. While the Small Business Index – the measure of confidence in the sector – fell by 1.1 points against Q3 to…
‘Increasing amounts of regulation can lock people out of the workforce and so a different approach is needed for small and large firms’ is the message that the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) will deliver to Labour at the party’s conference in Manchester. Small firms bear a disproportionate amount of the regulatory burden, particularly around…
The independent body set up to scrutinise new Government regulations needs sharper teeth to defend small businesses against poorly framed regulations, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has warned. A micro-business moratorium from new regulation was launched at the FSB’s National Conference in Liverpool in March 2011 and to mark the anniversary the FSB has…
Proposals to charge small firms for ‘material’ faults found during inspections by the HSE could damage relationships and may be seen as a way to raise revenue rather than improve compliance, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has warned in response to a consultation which closes today. The HSE has proposed to extend its current systems…