High profile figures are being called upon to ‘safeguard the future of Britain’s small businesses’.
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has drafted a series of New Year’s resolutions for public figures to help small businesses succeed in 2007.
“Small businesses employ over 58% of the private sector workforce,” said Carol Undy, FSB National Chairman.
“A huge number of public figures have a major impact on these employers and their 12 million employees. These businesses produce half of Britain’s GDP, representing £1,200bn per year.”
The organisation has called on Tony Blair to ensure ‘an orderly transition of power to a new PM’ so that business confidence and the economy are not negatively affected.
David Cameron and Sir Menzies Campbell have also been urged to use their positions as opposition leaders to help small businesses.
There are also calls for the Department of Trade and Industry to give small businesses a ‘fairer deal in the energy market’.
“To ensure that 2007 is a year in which small firms can grow, employ more people and keep their existing employees in jobs we have resolutions for many of these public figures,” said Undy.
“If they keep them 2007 will be a prosperous year for the whole country. If they don’t, small businesses will suffer and with them will go the UK economy.”
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