Crime 'costs small firms £3,000'
Most small businesses have been victims of crime in the past year, costing an average of £3,000, according to a new report.More than a third of firms do not bother to report incidents to police because they don't believe it would achieve anything, according to the Federation of Small Businesses.
Mike Cherry, policy chairman at the FSB, said: "Small businesses are the heart of our local communities and a crime against a small firm is not just an attack against that business but it affects staff and has repercussions on the wider community.
"It is paramount that the Government sets out the right local agenda to protect these vital firms that are currently losing up to £3,000 a year to crime.
"We cannot watch small businesses being repeatedly victimised and as a result forced to close. Businesses need to be encouraged to report crime as soon as it happens."
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