9 Jul 2020
How to reopen your gym, pool or leisure facility post lockdown
The Government has announced that gyms, pools and other leisure facilities in England can reopen from July 25. Culture secretary …
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9 Jul 2020
Why Britain's SMEs need a proper small business bank
The UK banking system is currently failing small businesses. In theory we do have a solution, the British Business Bank …
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8 Jul 2020
Rishi Sunak Summer Statement what it means for small business
What does the Summer Statement mean for small business? Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a package of measures to …
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3 Jul 2020
Sunak decides whether to subsidise small businesses hiring young people
Rishi Sunak, the chancellor, is deciding whether to subsidise small businesses giving young people aged below 25 full-time jobs. Such …
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17 Jun 2020
Microbusiness £50,000 Bounce Back Loans - how they work
UPDATED: The government's new Bounce Back Loans scheme is estimated to have lent £3.3bn to microbusinesses within its first day …
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17 Jun 2020
How do I apply for a Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan?
How do I apply for a Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan? UPDATED: The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan scheme went live on …
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4 Jun 2020
Forgive all small businesses coronavirus debt, urges George Osborne
Former chancellor George Osborne has called for all coronavirus emergency debt taken out by small and micro businesses to be …
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28 May 2020
7 ways to help your Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan get approved
During times of financial crisis, businesses are always advised that the key to survival is to keep a close eye …
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7 May 2020
State could take equity in small businesses, suggests Lloyds chairman
Lord Blackwell, chairman of Lloyds Banking Group, has suggested the government could end up owning equity in thousands of small …
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29 Apr 2020
Only one in nine coronavirus emergency business loans are approved
UPDATED: Only one in nine UK firms seeking help from the government’s coronavirus emergency loan scheme has managed to secure …
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27 Apr 2020
Fintechs giving up on joining coronavirus emergency loan scheme
Fintechs are giving up on ever being recruited to join the government’s emergency coronavirus bailout scheme for small businesses, despite …
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27 Apr 2020
Support for tourism, hospitality needs to be extended, says Ed Milliband
Economic support for those small business sectors hit hardest by coronavirus needs to be extended once Britain emerges from lockdown, …
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25 Apr 2020
Rishi Sunak eyes offering 100% guaranteed loans for microbusinesses
UPDATED: Chancellor Rishi Sunak is preparing to offer 100% guaranteed loans and overdrafts of up to £25,000 to Britain’s microbusinesses.
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21 Apr 2020
Rishi Sunak rejects 100 per cent guarantee for business interruption loans
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has poured cold water on calls for the Treasury to provide a 100 per cent guarantee for …