Faster payment could unlock profits for small firms
A new study has calculated that up to £60bn of additional revenue could be unlocked for small businesses if their large customers paid them on receipt of invoices...
Date: 15 June 2021 By:
START-UP AND SME RESOURCES
Small business news - June 2021
June 2021
Businesses ask for more support as "Freedom Day" is delayed
The Federation of Small Businesses says urgent support is needed for small firms affected by the delay in the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions...
Date: 15 June 2021 By:
Counting the cost of COVID for small firms and their staff
Two new studies have highlighted some of the most damaging effects of the pandemic on small businesses and their employees...
Date: 15 June 2021 By:
Small firms returning to business as usual
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Date: 8 June 2021 By:
Etsy sees big rise in sellers as side hustles take off
The number of active Etsy sellers almost doubled in 2020 as almost two million people worldwide looked for new ways to earn money from home during the pandemic...
Date: 8 June 2021 By:
New watchdog to protect workers' rights
The government has announced plans for a new body that will take over responsibility for enforcing the rules on modern slavery, the minimum wage and other employee rights...
Date: 8 June 2021 By:
Small firms urged to join the race to net zero
The government is calling on the six million small businesses in the UK to lead the way on climate action as part of the drive to net zero...
Date: 1 June 2021 By:
FSB proposes employee equity plan to aid recovery
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Date: 1 June 2021 By:
Many of the UK's smallest firms still in survival mode
Despite signs that the economy is bouncing back strongly, 15% of owner-managed businesses are in survival mode and expect to make redundancies, according to a new report...
Date: 1 June 2021 By:
Workplace friendships in the time of COVID
A new study has looked at how workers across a variety of industries feel about their friends at work and how the pandemic has affected these relationships...
Date: 24 May 2021 By:
Deadline looms for joining VAT deferral scheme
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Date: 24 May 2021 By:
Lack of marketing know-how is holding back small businesses
As online marketing becomes more important than ever, a new survey has found that almost half of UK small business owners don't know to market their business...
Date: 24 May 2021 By:
Eight in ten firms say R&D has suffered during the pandemic
The vast majority of businesses that carry out research and innovation work in the UK have reported delays or stoppages to research activities during the pandemic...
Date: 18 May 2021 By:
Job vacancies rise as businesses start hiring again
The latest government employment statistics show that the number of job vacancies has increased by 8% compared to the last quarter...
Date: 18 May 2021 By:
SME optimism rises as COVID-19 restrictions are eased
New research has found that UK small businesses are now more optimistic than they were before the coronavirus pandemic...
Date: 18 May 2021 By:
Is your business ready for the Great British Switch Off?
A third of small firms are unaware of forthcoming changes to the UK telecoms network, according to Zen Internet...
Date: 11 May 2021 By:
Freelancer fortunes improve as economic bounce back begins
The latest survey of sole traders shows that UK freelancers have seen a "remarkable" recovery in earnings in the first quarter of 2021 after an incredibly difficult year...
Date: 11 May 2021 By: