FSB: Small firms are ‘overlooked and undervalued’ Martin McTague, national chair of the Federation of Small Businesses, says the Budget has done little to boost smaller firms, arguing that “the distinct lack of new support in core areas proves that small firms are overlooked and undervalued.” Suggesting that “Budgets are about tough choices,” he said 5.5m small businesses and the 16m people who work for them “will be wondering why the choice has been made to overlook them.”