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
FSB Staff
Regional Contacts
Lancashire & Cumbria
Email: [email protected]
Greater Manchester
Email: [email protected]
Merseyside & Cheshire
Email: [email protected]
FSB Volunteers
Lancashire & Cumbria
Thursday, 5 May 2022
FSB are here again today in #kendal supporting businesses to fill their job vacancies in partnership with @KendalCollege @cumbriatourism @inspiraforlife @LOCALiQ and DWP twitter.com/cumbriatourism…
Thursday, 28 April 2022
Are you based in Northern England? Are you interested in an early stage entrepreneurship programme? Join the Royal Academy of Engineering for their Regional Talent Engines webinar and speak to the team about the support on offer🔽🔽
Tuesday, 26 April 2022
Looking to grow your business? From start-up finance to get your idea off the ground, through to asset finance to help you invest in new equipment, download our free step-by-step funding guide today - bit.ly/FSBfinance
Greater Manchester
Monday, 16 May 2022
📆Network #MediaCity, June 22, 5-7pm, on Level 7 at the swish @HOSTSalford business lounge. Be there or be 🔲fsb.org.uk/event-calendar… @MediaCityUK
Monday, 16 May 2022
We have loads of really useful resources for members, including guides. Here's a list of some of the more popular ones:
Monday, 16 May 2022
@DynamicHRUK @kevfitz21 @rethinkgm It certainly is!
Merseyside & Cheshire
Saturday, 14 May 2022
RT @CWBizHub: Great opportunity for anyone interested in training in #HGV #logistics #marketing #digitalmarketing #greenskills Sure this i…
Thursday, 12 May 2022
VIRTUAL ROUNDTABLE WITH BILL ESTERSON MP FOR SEFTON CENTRAL & SHADOW MINISTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY 🗓️18/05/22 @ 11am. Have you say, discuss issues that matter to you as a small business owner, hosted by Area Leader Michael Sandys. Register here: bit.ly/37XUQl0
Friday, 6 May 2022
REMINDER... NEXT WEEK! Liverpool City Region Virtual Networking 10/05/22 @ 11.30am: bit.ly/3y296DX THEN Roundtable with @Bill_Esterson, MP for Sefton Central & Shadow Minister for Business & Industry 18/05/22 @ 11am: bit.ly/37XUQl0 See you there!
FSB Small Business Index
We survey the business community each quarter to bring you the economic picture in your area.
FSB North West Quarterly Small Business Index Q1 2021
North West small business confidence one of the highest in the UK
FSB North West Quarterly Small Business Index Q4 2020
Confidence amongst businesses falls once again in the final quarter of the year.
FSB North West Quarterly Small Business Index Q3 2020
Small business confidence in the North West suffers two-year losing streak amid calls for further government action
Events in the North West
South Cheshire Virtual Business Networking
Join us for this virtual concept of networking from the comfort of your own home via Zoom, featuring expert business speakers.
Small Business Roundtable with Bill Esterson, MP for Sefton Central and Shadow Minister for Business and Industry
Join FSB Merseyside and Cheshire for a small Business Roundtable with Bill Esterson, MP for Sefton Central and Shadow Minister for Business and Industry. Bill was also Shadow Minister for Small Business from 2015 to 2020.
Meet Your MP - Chris Green, Bolton
Join us for this virtual Zoom event where you'll get to meet, greet and ask a question of your local Tory MP, Chris Green, on any business-related subject you want.
Latest blogs and resources
New resources to support LGBT+ entrepreneurs
FSB's new Let's Grow Business Together hub brings together advice and resources for LGBT+ businesses and entrepreneurs
Lending to small businesses hits all-time low, new study finds, with six in ten impacted by late payment
New findings from quarterly Small Business Index show successful finance applications plummeting to lowest level on record
Horizon of rising costs dampening Welsh small business optimism
New data shines a light on the increased cost of doing business in Wales
Latest News from FSB
New resources to support LGBT+ entrepreneurs
FSB's new Let's Grow Business Together hub brings together advice and resources for LGBT+ businesses and entrepreneurs
Queen’s Speech: Turn kind words into action, small firms urge, as they call for more on late payment
FSB welcomes news on procurement, trade, access to cash, and more, while underlining the need for swift action to help small businesses and sole traders