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FSB set to be a key business partner with new local enterprise partnerships
August 20, 2010 | 
Author Small businesses are set to be at the heart of the newly created local enterprise partnerships following a meeting between the Department of Communities and Local Government and the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) earlier this week.
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