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Only 43% of businesses plan to claim £1,000 furlough bonus

Less than half of businesses are interested in taking up the £1,000 furlough bonus scheme announced by Rishi Sunak in the Summer Statement

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Business Loans

Treasury pushes to double bounce back loan repayment period to 10 years

Banks resistant to extending bounce back loan repayment period because it creates more work and credit risk for them

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Nearly a quarter of small businesses cut jobs despite furlough scheme

New figures show that small businesses are consistently struggling and have cut jobs, but some are more confident about the future than others

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Why the Government’s new insolvency bill is bad news for sole traders

Anti-lockdown campaigner Simon Dolan believes the trickle-down effect of the Government’s new insolvency bill will end up hurting sole traders the most.

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How to cope with the slow return to trade post-lockdown

How businesses can best prepare for the gradual return to normal and the new challenges they face in the process.

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Solopreneurs earn a third less than full-time employees

Even though they earn less than the fully-employed, solopreneurs tend to have greater job satisfaction and mental wellbeing

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South Western Railway launches £12,000 prize packages for small firms

South Western Railway is running a competition to win five recovery packages worth £12,000 for small businesses

Government Grants

Rishi Sunak Summer Statement what it means for small business

Rishi Sunak announces £9bn Jobs Retention Bonus, giving SMEs a £1,000 grant for every furloughed employee they take back as part of package of measures to help business

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South Western Railway launches £12,000 prize packages for small firms

South Western Railway is running a competition to win five recovery packages worth £12,000 for small businesses

Government Grants

Rishi Sunak Summer Statement what it means for small business

Rishi Sunak announces £9bn Jobs Retention Bonus, giving SMEs a £1,000 grant for every furloughed employee they take back as part of package of measures to help business

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Sunak decides whether to subsidise small businesses hiring young people

Chancellor Rishi Sunak eyes paying small businesses to take on young people as lifejacket against coming unemployment wave

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4 lessons from Germany on how British SMEs can thrive post lockdown

Retail footfall in Germany has remained stubbornly low despite lockdown being lifted. Yet how German small businesses have adapted to COVID-19 offers valuable lessons

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Pay us within one month if you take COVID-19 cash, say small businesses

Figures show that late payment sums rose by 80 per cent to £23.4bn at the end of last year and FSB is asking the Government to take action

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How to reopen your small business post lockdown – what we know so far

How to reopen your small business - a SmallBusiness.co.uk guide to reopening your small business post coronavirus lockdown. All the official guidance so far

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