The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) will be launching it Real-Life Entrepreneurs campaign, which will be encouraging the coalition to enact policies that will bring about tangible improvements for the economy and job growth. This follows the recent reports showing slow growth and unemployment on the up.

The FSB will be telling the Liberal Democrat Conference, taking place this week, that the government needs to create a stable environment for small businesses to grow. After all so many people are taking a risk to start their own business and, the government hopes, giving the economy a boost, and yet there are many barriers to them doing so.

According to the FSB the government can look at six measures to assist these new businesses. One of those most often cited by SMEs is regulation, which the government needs to re-examine to reduce the burden for businesses. Other areas that have been identified are improving cash flow and routes to finance.