By Jennifer Sieg Small business confidence in 2023 “lost ground” during what is often considered the “golden quarter” of the year, a leading industry support group has announced. The Federation of Small Businesses‘ (FSB) UK Small Business Index dropped in the final quarter of 2023 to -15 points in the final quarter of the year, down from -8 points in the third. The latest reading reflects a similar recording back at the half-year mark when -14.2 points was recorded in the second quarter. Hospitality came in on a landslide as the “gloomiest sector,” with a total reading of -73 points, a drop fr…