First Voice - Current Issue

August | September 2001

4-8 News
Private Sector Payment Performance league tables released; reaction to Queen's Speech.

10 Letters
Call for FSB to defend small businesses; more bad debt complaints; foot and mouth myths; VAT problems.

12 In for a penny, out with the pound?
Leading economics journalist William Keegan assesses the potential impact of the euro on the UK economy.

18 A fishy tale
Without the FSB, Trenchers fish restaurant might still be nothing but a pile of ashes.

20 Cover story: Welcome to the hotseat
Mike Harrison questions Nigel Griffiths as he begins his new role as the Government's man for small businesses.

24 Platform profits
The Beaten Track is altering perceptions of station food, discovers Andrew Mourant.

26 FSB Member Services
How your membership fee is working for you.

29 The final picture
Jeff Della Mura concludes his series on corporate identity.

30 Finding Welsh wizards
Michael Prestage joins the search for a new wave of entrepreneurs in Wales.

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17 Richard North Letter from Brussels
27 FSB News
32 Q&A
34 Statutory Notices

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