Small businesses which were hit hard by the worst of the credit crunch and the recession nearly a year ago are starting to experience a tentative recovery, according to analysis by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) which has documented the economic downturn's impact on small firms since last September.

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) welcomes the Governments commitment to ensure universal access to fast broadband, but warns the expected 2mbps by 2012 lacks ambition and shows the UK is in a time-warp.

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), the UK's leading business organisation, is to provide its members with subsidised telephone costs which could save its members collectively over £10 million in a year.

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is celebrating victory today with the Government's introduction of an Enterprise Champion – in the form of respected businessman Sir Alan Sugar.

The Fair Pint Campaign amd the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) are launching a national campaign to push for government action to refer the unfair tie between the country's pubs and the Pub Companies that own them to the Competition Commission.