Across the UK, rural smaller businesses play a critical role in sustaining local economic development, creating jobs and offering a range of different services. FSB has always advocated on behalf of rural businesses, highlighting the specific challenges they face.
This paper looks at the importance of transport connectivity to businesses, along with some of the challenges poor transport connectivity poses to businesses in rural communities. It also makes recommendations for a range of policy measures designed to address these issues.
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