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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.

Don’t count on small business customers returning post lockdown

Most customers will stay away from gyms, pubs and beauty salons despite being given all-clear to visit once again

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Revealed – 6 worst councils for handing out coronavirus business grants

Business department names and shames six worst performing local authorities when it comes to handing out coronavirus small business grants

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Rishi Sunak rejects 100 per cent guarantee for business interruption loans

Chancellor Rishi Sunak says he is ‘not persuaded’ by calls to lift state guarantee for coronavirus business interruption loans to 100 per cent

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Half a million small businesses in financial distress

One in four businesses in Britain has already shut its doors, according to latest Office for National Statistics survey

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Ebury launches £40m small business coronavirus lending package

Santander-backed fintech firm, Ebury, have launched a fund for SMEs struggling to secure funding during the coronavirus pandemic

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Small business minister trying to help owner-directors hit by coronavirus

Paul Scully, the small business minister, is trying to help small business owner-directors who fall through the cracks of current coronavirus government bailout schemes

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Fewer than 10% of businesses can access government coronavirus funding

Ongoing research from the British Chamber of Commerce reveals just how few businesses are able to access coronavirus funding and why

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Two out of five small businesses will run out of cash within six weeks

Small business income expected to drop by 60% in April, with 70% of leisure and hospitality firms seeing revenue at all

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Fewer than 10% of businesses can access government coronavirus funding

Ongoing research from the British Chamber of Commerce reveals just how few businesses are able to access coronavirus funding and why

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Two out of five small businesses will run out of cash within six weeks

Small business income expected to drop by 60% in April, with 70% of leisure and hospitality firms seeing revenue at all

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Sunak overhauls coronavirus small business loans

Banks will no longer be able to push small businesses toward standard business loans ahead of Coronavirus Business Loan Interruption Scheme

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Nearly 1m businesses on brink of collapse, warn accountants

Over 800,000 small businesses are within four weeks of going bust, unable to get hold of promised coronavirus emergency bank loans

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Two in five small businesses face closure because of coronavirus

39% of small and medium-sized businesses have either already closed down temporarily or are planning to do so within next month.

Government Grants

Wales announces £500m Economic Resilience Fund

Welsh government announces grants of up to £10,000 for micro-businesses employing up to nine people, including sole traders

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