Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
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Federation of Small Businesses calls on Rishi Sunak for more support to deal with ‘ticking timebomb’
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New findings from the FSB show successful finance applications plummeting to lowest level on record
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The Government's £11bn national insurance tax grab to pay for social care will hurt economic recovery and create unemployment, warn small businesses and economists
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8% of small businesses face going out of business in 2022 because of late payment by clients, says latest FSB survey of small firms
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Join Federation of Small Businesses chief of external affairs Craig Beaumont on July 8 for a special Twitter Q&A using the hashtag #AskFSB
Government Grants
About 1m small businesses and sole traders completely left in the cold without any Government grants, says Federation of Small Businesses
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5% of small businesses say they will go out of businesses this year without more coronavirus financial support
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Package includes German-style reimbursement scheme for lost income, a second round of £10,000 grants and support for the newly self-employed
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Small business calls for government to consider turning emergency Covid debt into shares owned by workers, getting Covid-19 off the balance sheet
Government Grants
Michael Gove says Brexit transition voucher idea will be looked into and requires ‘intense discussions’
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Labour politician slams Tory government for favouring large corporations over small businesses at Labour Party conference
Accounting
Government announces new £1m fund to help small businesses migrate to digital payments and invoicing, beefs up powers of Small Business Commissioner
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