Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
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Recovery expert Begbies Traynor says hospitality and property particularly vulnerable to carrying debt they might struggle to repay over the coming year
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Take-up of the scheme has not been as strong as expected, mainly because of more onerous credit decisions.
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Small businesses worry that as government support dries up, they'll struggle to repay their Covid-19 loans and will need further aid
Tax
Small business owners unaware they have overclaimed could face having to repay 5-10% of furlough claims, warns top accounting firm
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The Commercial Tenants Association is calling on the government to adopt a different strategy to deal with commercial rent debt
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The majority of UK SMEs feel positive about recovery from Covid-19, with over half meeting or exceeding pre-pandemic turnover
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Government announces 16 business sectors where small business workers could be exempt from self-isolation, despite being pinged by the NHS Covid app
Running a Business
Small businesses are having to close because of staff shortages caused by staff being pinged by the NHS Covid-19 app. Can you ask employees to come to work even if they’ve been pinged?
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Thousands of small business shopkeepers face collapse because of soaring debt levels incurred during the pandemic
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One in five small business workers self-isolate having been pinged by NHS test-and-trace app, forcing businesses to shut
Accounting
The EU is expanding the ‘one-stop’ system for reporting and paying VAT across the bloc to include all distance sales of services and intracommunity sale of goods. The updated schemes are together known as the EU VAT E-commerce Package. What does it mean for UK businesses and how can you adapt?
Accounting
Kwasi Kwarteng, the business secretary, says HMRC will not press businesses to pay overdue tax immediately if they’re struggling with coronavirus-related debt
Business Technology
To run an optimal business, you must have optimal tech. We explain why you must upgrade your business technology on a regular basis
Investing in a franchise
Starting a new business is an exciting venture. But – especially in well-established industry sectors – a key question is whether it would be better to buy a franchise or go solo.
Partner content
Read here for 16 tried and tested tips and tricks to improve potential cash flow problems