Government gets tough on late payers
Companies will have to pay smaller suppliers within 30 days under the new terms of the Prompt Payment Code as the government seeks to crack down on late payment...
Date: 19 January 2021 By:
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Small business news - January 2021
January 2021
Wellbeing beats money as employee priorities shift
A new YouGov survey has revealed how British attitudes to work have changed during to the coronavirus pandemic...
Date: 19 January 2021 By:
"Big victory" for small firms on COVID insurance claims
A judgement by the Supreme Court means that small businesses that have claimed for coronavirus-related business interruption losses will now be paid by their insurers...
Date: 15 January 2021 By:
250,000 small firms plan to close their doors
A quarter of a million UK small businesses are set to fold unless they get more help, according to a new study...
Date: 12 January 2021 By:
New IR35 tax rules are coming but are businesses ready?
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Date: 12 January 2021 By:
Campaign honours "trailblazing" female entrepreneurs
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Date: 12 January 2021 By:
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:
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: