Your local team
One of the unique benefits of joining the FSB is the local support we provide to our members through our team of dedicated staff and volunteers located in every region across the UK.
Living and working locally ensures they are not only part of the local business community but also understand the unique issues facing small businesses in each part of the country. We meet business owners, council leaders, MPs and many other stakeholders on a daily basis to ensure the voice of small businesses is represented in your town or city. Equally important, our local teams also organise events, seminars and exhibitions to allow business owners to develop strong local networks within their communities.
If you’d like to contact any of our local team about local issues, events, media enquiries or opportunities our Operational Support Co-Ordinators are your first point of call. If you have a question about FSB membership or your member benefits our Customer Services team are ready and waiting to take your call.
Select your area from the options below to get started.
Regional
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FSB Staff
Regional contacts
Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire | Leicestershire, Northants & Rutland
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FSB Volunteers
Lincolnshire
FSB Staff
FSB Volunteers
Monday, 16 May 2022
TOMORROW! We're really looking forward to being back at this fab show. If you're going - and remember tickets are free - come and find us at Stand 12 to say hi and see how we can make your business fly! heritagelincolnshire.org/explore-with-u…
Monday, 16 May 2022
Some concerning stats from our latest SBI show that SMEs feel so deterred that finance applications are the lowst since our records began. The last thing the UK economy - and SMEs in particular - needs right now is to stall because of banks pulling back on fair lending. twitter.com/fsb_policy/sta…
Monday, 16 May 2022
DId you know @RishiSunak, @RonanHarris of @GoogleUK & FSB launched a partnership to offer digital training to small businesses! 500 FREE Google Career Certificates are available to small business owners. I want #Lincolnshire SMEs to get one! bit.ly/GoogleCareerCe…
Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire
FSB Staff
FSB Volunteers
Monday, 16 May 2022
Today FSB launched a new resource to support LGBT+ entrepreneurs. Our digital LGBT+ hub features insights and experience from leading LGBT+ small business owners and includes information on networking events to promote and support UK’s LGBT+ entrepreneurs. fsb.org.uk/skills-hub/fsb…
Sunday, 15 May 2022
A relaxing and rare Sunday where my husband was off too. So we popped into @delilahfinefood to marvel at their sparkly new cheese counter and enjoy a hot drink and cake. ☕️
Thursday, 12 May 2022
How awesome is this video from #FSBAwards winners MotoLoko!? The Nottingham based small business won the 'Micro Business of the Year' East Midlands Award. Good luck to Darren and the team, as well as all East Midlands finalists, for next week's national finals in Glasgow. 🤞
Leicestershire, Northamptonshire & Rutland
FSB Staff
FSB Volunteers
Monday, 16 May 2022
RT @LewisGStringer: Lending to small businesses hits all-time low, new study finds, with six in ten impacted by late payment @fsb_policy @F…
Friday, 13 May 2022
Latest results for the East Midlands Small Business Index are in- introduced by regional policy volunteer @rav4cubed. 'East Midlands’ small business confidence remains steady despite challenges' eastmidlandsbusinesslink.co.uk/mag/news/east-… via @BLMEastMidlands
Thursday, 12 May 2022
Today we launch the FSB Quarterly Small Business Index for the East Midlands. Confidence has remained stable but low, with the domestic economy, consumer demand and utility costs our members’ biggest concerns. Further detail and the full report here: firstvoice.fsb.org.uk/first-voice/re…
Events in the East Midlands region
Derbyshire Virtual Networking
Join us for an informal and friendly networking session with like-minded business owners from your local area and beyond.
Lincolnshire Connect Networking
Join us for some great conversations and networking in a relaxed, informal atmosphere.
Northamptonshire Virtual Networking
Join us for an hour of online networking to meet like minded business people in your area.
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