The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has urged the newly-elected leader of the opposition, Ed Miliband, to remember that small businesses are the lifeblood of the UK economy and to ‘think small first'.

“Small businesses are the biggest employer in the UK and that it is they that will take the UK firmly onto the road to recovery,” said John Walker, National Chairman, Federation of Small Businesses, “yet there are many issues which they face that hinder their growth potential.”