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The news section on Small Business UK allows you to keep up to date with the latest news, economic trends and regulatory developments affecting new and established UK small businesses.

Government pushes back opening shops until June 15

In his latest announcement, Boris Johnson pushed back the opening of shops to 15 June from the beginning of June, as previously stated

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Minority-owned salons given access to funding during COVID-19

With salons expected to remain closed until July, SheaMoisture UK has stepped up to help minority-owned salons survive the crisis.

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Not enough grant money to go around, warns Bristol Council

Officials say that the government's coronavirus funding won't stretch far enough to cover all the needs of eligible businesses

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Government looking at bringing in part-time furlough immediately

MPs and retailers pushing government to allow furloughed shop staff back to work part-time, as they start reopening from June

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Salesforce and Enterprise Nation launch £5,000 grant for small businesses

A new £5,000 grant launches today to help small businesses that are struggling because of the coronavirus pandemic. Find out how to apply

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Only allowing part-time furlough work from August doesn’t make sense

Shops are being told to reopen from June but furloughed staff can only work part time from August. Indie retailers face a dire couple of months

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Small businesses could be facing debt of £105bn due to coronavirus

Sobering new figures show that business debt could be growing to an unsustainable level over the course of coronavirus lockdown

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Ceiling for self-employed coronavirus support may be dropped to £30,000

Government eyes lowering ceiling for those who qualify for coronavirus self-employed support even before the scheme has launched

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Small businesses could be facing debt of £105bn due to coronavirus

Sobering new figures show that business debt could be growing to an unsustainable level over the course of coronavirus lockdown

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Ceiling for self-employed coronavirus support may be dropped to £30,000

Government eyes lowering ceiling for those who qualify for coronavirus self-employed support even before the scheme has launched

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Small Business named as a top blog in coronavirus journalism awards

Small business website achieves record readership, with 1.3m owner-managers turning to the site for industry news in March

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Small Business coronavirus Q&A: send us your questions

Send in your questions for our expert panel on the government's emergency coronavirus measures for businesses

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Small businesses plea for an end to lockdown by the end of May

With Johnson potentially days from announcing an exit strategy, some businesses say they won't survive more than another month in lockdown

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Support for tourism, hospitality needs to be extended, says Ed Milliband

Shadow business secretary Ed Milliband says business support for travel, tourism and hospitality needs to go further as they will have to wait longest to reopen

Employing & managing staff

The importance of vocational rehabilitation services for SMEs

In Aviva’s latest SME research*, 57 per cent of employers surveyed agreed that nowadays employees expect benefits to protect against loss of income or earnings. What do you offer your people?

Partner content

What are the benefits of business broadband?

Business broadband offers a host of advantages over standard domestic connections, here’s why you should be considering an upgrade

Partner content

How should I select my business broadband provider?

As with any supplier, it’s important to do your research and ask important questions before you select a broadband provider for your business. But what are the must-have things you should take into consideration?

Business Technology

Future-proof your business communications set-up

Landlines as we know them will be scrapped in 2027 – along with a raft of upcoming business changes. Here's how to ensure your communications set-up is fit for whatever the future brings