Mixed picture on the post-lockdown bounce back
Studies by business organisations suggest that SME confidence is rising but many firms still plan to make redundancies...
Date: 21 July 2020 By:
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Small business news - July 2020
July 2020
Working from home set to double
New research confirms that the coronavirus pandemic has caused a permanent shift in how people work...
Date: 21 July 2020 By:
Traditional ads reign supreme for UK consumers
TV advertising is still the biggest influencer of UK buying decisions, ahead of celebrity endorsements and online video ads...
Date: 21 July 2020 By:
Relief for taxpayers as HMRC offers deferral on July payment
HMRC estimates that the move could boost cash flow for self assessment customers by £11...
Date: 14 July 2020 By:
Eat Out to Help Out scheme opens for registrations
Restaurants, cafes and bars can now sign up to the new government initiative aimed at encouraging people to safely return to eating out...
Date: 14 July 2020 By:
Brexit worries give way to COVID-19 gloom
Growth prospects for small firms in the UK are looking bleak as business owners say cash flow problems, red tape and lack of funding are holding them back...
Date: 14 July 2020 By:
Chancellor announces a summer statement to tackle COVID-19 slump
The chancellor of the exchequer, Rishi Sunak, annoucned a number of measures to lift the economy of of the post-coronavirus slimp...
Date: 9 July 2020 By:
Employers to get bonus for keeping on staff
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a raft of new measures designed to protect, support and create jobs, including a job retention bonus...
Date: 8 July 2020 By:
Over a million small firms get Bounce Back loans
New figures show that Bounce Back loans worth more than £30 billion have been approved for small firms as the UK government announces a further £1...
Date: 7 July 2020 By:
Small firms plan outsourcing and pay cuts to stay afloat
Almost a third of UK companies are looking to outsource parts of their business operation as a direct result of the pandemic, according to new research...
Date: 7 July 2020 By:
Businesses count the cost of the pandemic
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Date: 30 June 2020 By:
SME late payment crisis deepens through lockdown
A new survey of more than 4,000 small firms has found that the majority have been hit by late payment as a result of COVID-19...
Date: 30 June 2020 By:
Business-to business sees online buying surge
The coronavirus pandemic has caused a significant shift in the way businesses sell to each other, leaving traditional salespeople out in the cold...
Date: 30 June 2020 By:
More businesses get the green light to reopen in July
Many more businesses in England will be able to reopen from 4 July, including pubs, hotels, restaurants and hairdressers...
Date: 23 June 2020 By:
Older entrepreneurs say they're not ready to retire
Two-thirds of business owners over the age of 55 say they will "never stop" working - out of choice rather than necessity...
Date: 23 June 2020 By:
Renewed calls for ethnicity pay gap reporting
Mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting for businesses will be debated in Parliament after a petition attracted more than 100,000 signatures...
Date: 23 June 2020 By:
Shoppers urged to support local stores as lockdown eases
The Federation of Small Businesses is calling on the public to support small retailers as they start to open up after lockdown...
Date: 16 June 2020 By: