Most businesses ready to embrace the "new normal"
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Date: 19 May 2020 By:
START-UP AND SME RESOURCES
Small business news - May 2020
May 2020
Coronavirus sick pay scheme to go live in May
A new online system will allow small and medium-sized businesses to claim back Statutory Sick Pay payments they have made to their employees during the coronavirus pandemic...
Date: 19 May 2020 By:
Don't rush the return to work warns RoSPA
A leading health and safety body has warned that a badly thought-out return to work could spell financial disaster for businesses...
Date: 19 May 2020 By:
Four in ten pubs fear closure because of pandemic
A survey of over 500 pub owners conducted by the Forum of Private Business has found that nearly four in ten pubs say they are not confident of surviving a June lockdown...
Date: 12 May 2020 By:
Huge relief as furlough scheme is extended to October
Chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak has announced that the Job Retention Scheme will be extended by four months...
Date: 12 May 2020 By:
Government's back-to-work plan starts with "baby steps"
The government has published guidance for employers to help them get their businesses back up and running while ensuring their workplaces are operating safely...
Date: 12 May 2020 By:
Self-employment scheme gets early launch
HMRC is writing to self-employed workers this week to explain how to apply for the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS)...
Date: 5 May 2020 By:
"Sudden and seismic shift" in small business confidence
The proportion of UK small businesses predicting growth has plummeted from 39% to just 14% in the past three months, according to new research...
Date: 5 May 2020 By:
New entrepreneurs emerge in the face of adversity
A new survey has found that one in ten Brits have plans to start their own business because of the COVID-19 pandemic...
Date: 5 May 2020 By:
Bounce Back loans could save thousands of small firms
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has unveiled a 100% government-backed loan scheme aimed at the UK's smallest firms...
Date: 28 April 2020 By:
Pandemic causes surge in freelancer numbers
A leading online platform for freelancers has seen a four-fold rise in sign-ups as well as increased demand for specific skills including business planning and marketing...
Date: 28 April 2020 By:
Employees working from home are happier but less engaged
A new study has assessed how UK employees are coping with working life during the COVID-19 pandemic...
Date: 28 April 2020 By:
Small company directors feel "despondent and left behind"
The Institute of Directors (IoD) has written to MPs calling for action to support directors of small firms who have been left out of current coronavirus support measures...
Date: 21 April 2020 By:
Furlough scheme opens in time for April payday
More than 140,000 companies have applied to the government's job furlough scheme on its first day of operation...
Date: 21 April 2020 By:
COVID-19: Stark warnings on business failures
A raft of new surveys has found that alarming numbers of small businesses say they don't expect to survive the coronavirus crisis...
Date: 21 April 2020 By:
Can new lenders get the coronavirus loan scheme moving?
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Date: 14 April 2020 By:
COVID-19: New tools help SMEs get government support
The Coronavirus Government Support Eligibility Checker helps businesses to find out which schemes they are eligible for...
Date: 14 April 2020 By: