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Sunak extends furlough to whole of UK until March 2021

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has confirmed that the furlough scheme is being extended until March for businesses in all parts of the UK

News

Small Business Banking

No high street banks are accepting fresh Bounce Back Loan applications

Even though the deadline for the Bounce Back Loan has been extended, thousands of small businesses will still struggle to secure one

News

Sunak extends furlough to whole of UK until March 2021

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has confirmed that the furlough scheme is being extended until March for businesses in all parts of the UK

Small Business Banking

No high street banks are accepting fresh Bounce Back Loan applications

Even though the deadline for the Bounce Back Loan has been extended, thousands of small businesses will still struggle to secure one

News

Self-employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS) to be doubled for November

Following the announcement of a second lockdown, Rishi Sunak has doubled the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS) back to 80% for November.

Business Ideas & Planning

What winning The Start-Up Series meant for us – Randa Bennett and Patricia Salume, VeeLoop

VeeLoop was created to help teenagers shop online independently, but the firm has developed a new service to cope with these difficult times

Podcasts

Theo Paphitis: ‘My school showed me the door at 16 because I was a lost cause’

In this podcast episode, Anna Jordan meets Theo Paphitis, a businessman, retail expert, shopkeeper and former Dragon

The Start-Up Series

What winning The Start-Up Series meant for me – Phil Daneshyar, Kanda

Kanda began as a way for tradespeople to know they would get paid when a job was done. Today it’s a quote, invoicing and finance solution for tradesmen and customers

News

MPs to fight Sunak over move to hike national insurance for self-employed

Tory backbenchers decry plans to hike self-employed national insurance from 9 per cent to 12 per cent

The Start-Up Series

Attracting investment: 6 ingredients for building an irresistible team

Matthew Cushen, co-founder at Worth Capital, explains how small businesses can build the right team to attract investment

Government Grants

Rishi Sunak plans grants for small businesses hit by hard lockdown

Pubs and restaurants would be forced to shut completely at highest level of mooted three-tier system

Government Grants

How the local furlough scheme grant will work for your small business

Government will pay 100% of wages for small businesses forced to shut in hard lockdown.

Podcasts

John Tusa: ‘Risk and opportunity are different sides of the same coin’

In this podcast episode, Anna Jordan speaks to John Tusa, author, journalist and former Newsnight presenter

News

How to get a £30,000 grant for your London-based small business

Sadiq Khan has released details of a new fund to help SMEs with the COVID-19 recovery and a possible no-deal Brexit. Here's how to apply

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