Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people, and of course the rest of the community represented within the ‘+’, who become small business owners and the self-employed, often tell us: To be themselves, they wanted to work for themselves.
Craig Beaumont, FSB Executive Director
Welcome to FSB’s LGBT+ business hub!
The original idea for this hub came from FSB members within the LGBT+ community, to celebrate them and fill the clear gap in the market for a free online resource page for LGBT+ small business owners and the self-employed. We launched our hub in 2022, and continue to refresh and update it.
At the core of the hub, we have captured FSB members' stories and presented to help others. I think they're genuinely inspirational - helpful for other LGBT+ small business owners to see; a must-read for people considering setting themselves up in business in the first place; and useful for employers who want to make their workplaces LGBT+ inclusive, but don't know where to start. They sit alongside assets and details of our national networking events.
The LGBT+ hub is an outreach project that takes its place alongside FSB support for disabled entrepreneurs, women in business and ethnic minority-owned firms. Other hubs cover trade, high streets, sustainability and skills - there's something for everyone.
Our hub is dedicated to Richard Allsop, who sadly passed away unexpectedly on 25th March 2023. Rich was a brilliant young FSB member, whose business brought love and light to hundreds if not thousands of people in and around the LGBT+ community. His original story is available here.
In the spirit of community and legacy, Let's Grow Business Together.
