1 Apr 2020
Nearly 1m businesses on brink of collapse, warn accountants
More than 800,000 businesses are within weeks of going bust because they can't get the coronavirus business interruption loan.
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31 Mar 2020
Two in five small businesses face closure because of coronavirus
Two in five small businesses face temporary closure because of coronavirus, according to productivity organisation Be the Business. Thirty-nine …
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30 Mar 2020
Wales announces £500m Economic Resilience Fund
The Welsh government has announced a £500m Economic Resilience Fund, partly to help small businesses blighted by coronavirus. The …
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23 Mar 2020
Boris Johnson forces retail shutdown of thousands of small businesses
UPDATED: Boris Johnson has announced a shutdown of all retail apart from food shops and chemists this evening. The retail …
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1 Apr 2020
Nearly 1m businesses on brink of collapse, warn accountants
More than 800,000 businesses are within weeks of going bust because they can't get the coronavirus business interruption loan.
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31 Mar 2020
Two in five small businesses face closure because of coronavirus
Two in five small businesses face temporary closure because of coronavirus, according to productivity organisation Be the Business. Thirty-nine …
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30 Mar 2020
Wales announces £500m Economic Resilience Fund
The Welsh government has announced a £500m Economic Resilience Fund, partly to help small businesses blighted by coronavirus. The …
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26 Mar 2020
Self-employed Income Support Scheme what it means for you
UPDATED: Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a Self-Employed Income Support Scheme to help Britain's 6m self-employed get through the …
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26 Mar 2020
The IFS calls for minimum wage cut to help businesses
UPDATE: The government has decided to go ahead with the National Living Wage increase, being introduced today (1 April). The …
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23 Mar 2020
Boris Johnson forces retail shutdown of thousands of small businesses
UPDATED: Boris Johnson has announced a shutdown of all retail apart from food shops and chemists this evening. The retail …
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20 Mar 2020
Government launches business Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
UPDATED: Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) to protect small business jobs. Any furloughed …
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18 Mar 2020
Government announces delay of IR35 reforms until April 2021
The government has decided to delay the incoming IR35 rules due to the coronavirus pandemic. Chief treasury secretary, Steve Barclay, …
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17 Mar 2020
What does the latest Treasury stimulus mean for small business?
UPDATED: Chancellor Rishi Sunak has this afternoon announced a £330bn package of support for businesses, equivalent to 15 per cent …
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11 Mar 2020
Chancellor cuts entrepreneurs’ relief lifetime limit from £10m to £1m
In today’s Budget, Chancellor Rishi Sunak cut the lifetime limit on entrepreneur’s relief from £10m to £1m. He said that …