The FSB's 2010 Election Manifesto is a 'Must Read'

I am not a political person - and this blog was never intended to be anything but a simple 'how to' guide to credit management - but at the moment I find that the 'politics' of keeping SMEs alive and flourishing are being pushed under my nose so often and from so many reputable sources that I feel that I have no choice but to relay all the information I find or receive, even if I don't choose to comment on it.

My latest 'find' comes via the The Federation of Small Businesses .

The Federation has joined forces with the Institute of Credit Management to produce the FSB-ICM 'Voice of Small Business" Survey 2009. It has also produced something called "Small Business - Big Vote: The Route to Recovery - FSB 2010 Election Manifesto".

It isn't clear to me that the Institute of Credit Management has anything to do with the Manifesto, but be that as it may, the Manifesto is certainly worth a read.

TheManifesto runs to twenty pages.

'Promote Self Employment', Generate Opportunities for Youth Employment', Declare a Moratorium on Employment Regulation', 'Cut Payroll Taxes' and 'Stop the Repeal of Furnished Holiday Letting Rules' will only take you up to page 7, but I have to say that the Manifesto doesn't get any less interesting, informative and thought provoking until you get to page 18, which is lined page entitled 'Notes'.

However, and as the Manifesto is in pdf format - which means that you can print it off - the lined page is probably a kindly and thoughtful provision considering the volume of statistical and other information that preceeds it.

You can find the Manifesto by going to the FSB's Home Page and clicking on the 'Small Business - Big Vote article.

I"m not commenting - but I have to say that I found the contents of page 15 particuarly interesting and important. 'Small Businesses are not just part of the local community - they are the the local community' says it all, doesn't it?