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Businesses ‘crippled’ by Tier 4 call for more government help

Retail alone facing £2bn in lost sales each week as tough Tier 4 restrictions are imposed across London and South East

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Which small businesses can stay open in Tier 4 lockdown?

The government announced sudden Tier 4 restrictions for London and South East England on Saturday. Here is the list of which types of small business can remain open

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Small business calls for multibillion-pound Covid-19 support package

Package includes German-style reimbursement scheme for lost income, a second round of £10,000 grants and support for the newly self-employed

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Turn Covid emergency debt into shared ownership, urges small business

Small business calls for government to consider turning emergency Covid debt into shares owned by workers, getting Covid-19 off the balance sheet

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What the Brexit deal means for small business

The government has yet to release the actual text of the Brexit deal, but there are things you need to do now before January 1

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Prospect union calls for emergency help for excluded self-employed

Proposals to government include letting freelancers and sole traders submitting tax returns for 2019-20 be eligible for self-employed income support

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Government makes further changes to Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

Government will cover up to 80% of small business staff wages while the coronavirus pandemic continues, up to £2,500 per employee

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Writing off Bounce Back Loans would be best thing to do, say accountants

MPs say debt recovery plans for business loans remain ‘woefully underdeveloped’ in withering assessment of Bounce Back Loan scheme

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Government makes further changes to Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

Government will cover up to 80% of small business staff wages while the coronavirus pandemic continues, up to £2,500 per employee

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Writing off Bounce Back Loans would be best thing to do, say accountants

MPs say debt recovery plans for business loans remain ‘woefully underdeveloped’ in withering assessment of Bounce Back Loan scheme

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Treasury to discuss COVID-19 grant for company directors

The government is meeting core business groups to help the 2m company directors who have been unsupported by COVID-19 emergency funding.

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Small Business Saturday: the small company’s time to shine

Small Business Saturday is back on December 5, with figures showing that more consumers are shopping small this year.

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Extra cash for ‘wet’ pubs hit by Tier 2 and 3 lockdown

Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledges one-off £1,000 payment for pubs that do not serve food forced to close in Tier restrictions - just enough to buy a single keg of beer

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Liverpool launches £9.5m grant fund for ‘excluded’ self-employed

Liverpool joins Wales in offering grants for the self-employed excluded from government Covid-19 financial support

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