Responding to today’s announcement that the Bank of England has raised interest rates by a higher than expected 0.5% to 5%, the Federation of Small Businesses’ (FSB) Scotland Policy Chair Andrew McRae said:
Confidence levels among smaller firms in the South West has fallen by 20 per cent since the summer amid concerns over rising costs, labour shortages and sluggish consumer demand.
FSB Chair responds to the Shadow Chancellor's statement
West Midlands’ Small Businesses looking to grow and hire staff despite challenges
Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) East Midlands quarterly Small Business Index (SBI) drops to 0 per cent, declining from stable Q1 and Q2 levels of 50 per cent
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