First Voice


	August \| September 2001

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Small firms still suffering payment delays at the hands of large companies

Queen’s Speech brings limited cheer for members

FSB’s foot and mouth loans top £110,000

Small firms lukewarm on Brown

Scams continue to trap the unwary

Stakeholder pension deadline imminent

New service calls banks to account

Youth wage rises

FSB joins alliance to tackle care sector crisis

Number of start-ups falls...and it could get worse

Staff abscences still a problem

OFT lauches Stop Now Orders

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FSB's foot and mouth loans top £110,000

The FSB has now awarded more than £110,000 in interest-free loans to members affected by the foot and mouth crisis.

In total, £500,000 has been set aside for the purpose of short-term loans to members suffering severe trading hardship resulting from the crisis, where no other financial support is available.

Donald Martin, FSB Policy Unit Chairman, said: 'We are very happy with the way things are going in terms of the success of the applications and naturally, the vast majority of these are coming from members in the north west and south west.'

For the full News, see pages 4-5, 7-8, 27 of the August/September 2001 issue of First Voice

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