FSB wants to hear from small and medium businesses in the Highlands
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The Federation of Small Businesses is conducting a major survey of SMEs and the self-employed to ensure that its continued championing of smaller businesses is supported by the most robust and up-to-date evidence.
The survey is open to all SME's (small and medium sized enterprises) and is being promoted as widely as possible to ensure the largest possible participation.
FSB has said the more responses received the the more accurate the data, both overall and by sector and geography.
The survey closes next Thursday (April 30).
Recent successes for the FSB include persuading the Chancellor Rishi Sunak to introduce support for the self-employed, and the Scottish Government to introduce additional support to help businesses falling through the cracks.
David Richardson, the FSB’s Highlands & Islands development manager, said: "As Lockdown continues, so the importance of the FSB’s championing of smaller businesses remains as strong as ever.
"But this must be based on the latest evidence to ensure that the business organisation continues to call for the right things, at the right time and in the right way.
“Now, more than ever, smaller businesses need a strong voice in the corridors of power, and the FSB is fulfilling that role to the letter.
“Our size, our independence, and the fact that everything we say is evidence-based, combine to make our arguments both powerful and compelling.
"However, we don’t just ask for help; we also recommend workable, affordable and effective ways of delivering it, and the results are there for all to see in the business support packages being delivered by the UK and Scottish Governments and local authorities.
“At this unimaginably dangerous time for Badenoch and Strathspey businesses, and for the Highlands and Islands economy and community as a whole, I encourage all business owners and the self-employed to take part.
"It is important that the realities of life in this region are revealed in this UK-wide survey.”
To access the survey visit https://www.fsbbigvoice.co.uk/ImpactOfCovid19
