UK's self-employed community contracted by 5% in 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has left the self-employed sector "undermined and diminished" according to the latest research by freelancer body IPSE...
Date: 5 January 2021 By:
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Small business news - January 2021
January 2021
Millions yet to file their January tax return
Around 5...
Date: 5 January 2021 By:
Chancellor unveils new one-off grants as third lockdown begins
Businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors are to receive a grant worth up to £9,000 to help them survive the current lockdown...
Date: 5 January 2021 By:
Business groups calls for action as unemployment rises
The latest government data shows that unemployment reached 4...
Date: 15 December 2020 By:
Spend on Small Business Saturday breaks new record
The organisers of the Small Business Saturday event have estimated that UK shoppers spent £1...
Date: 15 December 2020 By:
Only 15% of consumers actually enjoy shopping online
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Date: 15 December 2020 By:
Small firms paying out thousands in refunds in 2020
As online shopping has increased during the pandemic, so too has the number of shoppers returning items to get a refund...
Date: 8 December 2020 By:
Can micro-businesses survive after furlough?
New figures reveal that almost one fifth of workers in the UK's smallest businesses were still on furlough at the end of September...
Date: 8 December 2020 By:
Small firms offer Kickstart placements to young unemployed
Hundreds of small businesses and sole traders are to provide work placements to unemployed young people under the Kickstart programme...
Date: 8 December 2020 By:
New SEISS rules are "stricter and more complex"
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Date: 1 December 2020 By:
One in ten over-55s don't have a pension
New research by MoneySuperMarket has found that many Brits do not have their financial houses in order when it comes to pensions, life insurance and wills...
Date: 1 December 2020 By:
How COVID-19 has changed business banking for small firms
A new report has found that the coronavirus pandemic has significantly changed the way that SMEs use business banking...
Date: 1 December 2020 By:
Spending review aims to steer the UK out of "economic emergency"
Chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak has set out his plans in a Spending Review that aims to "protect lives and livelihoods" as the pandemic continues to take its toll...
Date: 25 November 2020 By:
Black Friday set to be a record breaker
New research suggests that Black Friday 2020 could be the busiest ever as online sales continue to soar...
Date: 24 November 2020 By:
What does the Winter Plan mean for your business?
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Date: 24 November 2020 By:
New initiatives put small firms in the spotlight
A new collaboration between Yell and Amazon means that millions of small businesses can now be found using Alexa; and a start-up is offering grants to help SMEs make TV ads...
Date: 17 November 2020 By:
Revealed: the best UK cities to start a side hustle
Brighton tops the list of the best places to start a side business as it emerges that website domain name registrations for new businesses soared during the last lockdown...
Date: 17 November 2020 By: