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Self-employed to be offered fourth and final £7,500 grant in Budget
Under pressure: Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been urged to help 1.3m self-employed excluded from support Rishi Sunak is set to announce a fourth and final round of the £7,500 grant for the self-employed in next week’s Budget. As before, certain self-employed will be...
Rishi Sunak eyes hiking corporation tax even higher to 25%
Chancellor Rishi Sunak faces pushback from Conservative and Labour MPs over tax increases Rishi Sunak is eyeing increasing corporation tax from 19% to 25% in the Budget next Wednesday, March 3. Previously, it was thought the Chancellor was only considering going as...
A guide to getting a small business loan
Most companies, large or small, are likely to require funding at some point in their lifecycle. At times, you may need a quick cash injection to ease temporary cash flow issues, at others, a longer-term finance solution to set your ambitious growth plans into...
Over 835,000 new UK businesses were registered in the last year
Originally written by Anna Jordan on Small Business An astonishing 835,494 new businesses were registered in the UK during the last year, according to Reboot SEO Agency. That’s a 41 per cent increase from 2019 when 591,924 businesses were registered and a 96 per...
A guide to getting a small business loan
Originally written by fundingoptions on Small Business Most companies, large or small, are likely to require funding at some point in their lifecycle. At times, you may need a quick cash injection to ease temporary cash flow issues, at others, a longer-term finance...
Covid-19 roadmap – when can I reopen my business in Scotland?
Sturgeon's announcement indicates that Scotland's businesses restrictions could ease in April First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has set out the first part of her plan to ease lockdown restrictions for individuals and businesses in Scotland. Like Johnson, Sturgeon is...
Self-employed to be offered fourth and final £7,500 grant in Budget
Originally written by Timothy Adler on Small Business Rishi Sunak is set to announce a fourth and final round of the £7,500 grant for the self-employed in next week’s Budget. As before, certain self-employed will be able to claim a Self-Employment Income Support...
What the Uber ruling means for your small business
Last week’s long-awaited Supreme Court ruling in the Uber case has far reaching ramifications for any small business that engages self-employed individuals, in all sectors. Drivers, engaged by Uber on a self-employed basis, brought a claim that they were not in...
Covid-19 roadmap – when can I reopen my business in Scotland?
Originally written by Anna Jordan on Small Business First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has set out the first part of her plan to ease lockdown restrictions for individuals and businesses in Scotland. Like Johnson, Sturgeon is focusing on data rather than dates, but is...
State-backed CBILS replacement scheme delayed by lending details
A replacement for CBILS is on the way Progress on a state guarantee scheme to replace CBILS is being hampered by pricing and personal guarantee issues. According to the Times, provisional details of the scheme were intended to be laid out by the end of last month,...