About
Tim Adler is group editor of Small Business, Growth Business and Information Age. He is a former commissioning editor at the Daily Telegraph, who has written for the Financial Times, The Times and the Daily Telegraph. He is the author of three nonfiction books, the most recent of which was reviewed by The Sunday Times as “compulsively readable” and by the Daily Mail as “dazzling”.
Since becoming editor of Small Business in 2019, the website was named alongside the BBC, the Guardian and the Telegraph as a top live blog covering the coronavirus pandemic by journalist trade magazine Press Gazette.
Business Loans
Banks may call in debt collectors to recoup unpaid Bounce Back Loans
High street banks want to outsource collection of Bounce Back Loans gone bad to debt collection agencies
Accounting
Redtape simplified for small business seeking CVA protection
New standard form offers SMEs same protection from creditors as big companies who trigger Company Voluntary Arrangements (CVAs)
News
MPs to fight Sunak over move to hike national insurance for self-employed
Tory backbenchers decry plans to hike self-employed national insurance from 9 per cent to 12 per cent
Government Grants
Rishi Sunak plans grants for small businesses hit by hard lockdown
Pubs and restaurants would be forced to shut completely at highest level of mooted three-tier system
Government Grants
How the local furlough scheme grant will work for your small business
Government will pay 100% of wages for small businesses forced to shut in hard lockdown.
Small Business Banking
HSBC will not accept any more Bounce Back Loan applications
Bank says it needs to process existing Bounce Back Loan applications and clear backlog before November 30 cut-off
Small Business Insurance
Wait until next year before any business interruption insurance payouts
Insurers appeal against High Court decisions, further delaying any payouts to firms which took out business interruption insurance policies
News
Nearly two thirds of Bounce Back Loans could go bad, says government
Business department says up to 60 per cent of emergency Bounce Back Loans may never be repaid
Marketing
3 marketing strategies for your small business compared
3 marketing strategies most small businesses use compared – digital advertising, internet search and branded content. Which one is right for you?
News
Job Support Scheme what it means for your small business
Government will cover one-third of staff wages for full-time employees on days they are unable to work
News
Rishi Sunak eyes subsidising wages of part-time workers
Government would cover one third of wages for staff on days they are not working, based on proposed CBI scheme
News
What new Covid restrictions mean for small business
Retailers could be fined if they don’t wear facemasks, while pubs and restaurants must shut by 10pm. New rules to be in place for at least six months
