In order to support the country's small firms, the government needs to reveal in detail how it proposes to cut back on regulation, an expert has suggested.
According to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) policy chairman Mike Cherry, the government's plans to reduce regulation could be a positive step forward.
However, he added: "We now need to see the government give detailed plans as to how these will take affect so that small firms can get on with growing their business."
Small businesses may have struggled to expand their operations in the past because of restrictive regulation, Mr Cherry went on to say.
The remarks made by the expert follow Vince Cable's announcement earlier this week that the coalition government is aiming to lower the amount of regulation that businesses face in a number of ways.
According to the business secretary, ministers are hoping to set up a cabinet star chamber to specifically deal with this issue.
Posted by Jon Cummins.