Has unemployment reached its peak?
The unemployment rate has risen to its highest level in almost five years but a new poll by the CIPD suggests that more than half of employers expect to hire new staff in 2021...
Date: 23 February 2021 By:
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Small business news - March 2021
March 2021
Businesses look ahead to the road to recovery
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Date: 23 February 2021 By:
Searching for the UK's small business heroes
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Date: 16 February 2021 By:
Freelancers forced to lower their rates in Q4 2020
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Date: 16 February 2021 By:
Small firms get financial support as Brexit changes bite
The UK government has announced a £20 million SME Brexit Support Fund to help small businesses that trade with the EU...
Date: 16 February 2021 By:
One in four firms plan to hire apprentices in 2021
It's National Apprenticeship Week and a new survey of UK businesses and tradespeople shows that demand for apprentices is as strong as ever...
Date: 9 February 2021 By:
Pandemic takes a mental toll on business owners
A new study has found that 80% of small business owners say they have experienced symptoms of poor mental health in the past year - including panic attacks...
Date: 9 February 2021 By:
"Breathing space" for 1.4 million firms with Bounce Back Loans
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced new flexible repayment options for more than one million businesses that have taken out Bounce Back Loans during the pandemic...
Date: 9 February 2021 By:
One in four small firms are optimistic about growth
A quarter of UK small businesses are predicting growth in the next three months according to a new study...
Date: 2 February 2021 By:
Over one-third of freelancers struggle to pay their tax bill
New research has found that 37% of freelancers say they are having difficulties paying the tax they owe because of the financial impact of the pandemic...
Date: 2 February 2021 By:
Flexible working should be a day-one right says CIPD
Despite a rise in home working because of the pandemic, new research shows that nearly half of employees still do not have flexible working in their current role...
Date: 2 February 2021 By:
Revealed: how small businesses survived 2020
Digital, debt and diversification are some of the main ways that small firms managed to stay in business during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new study...
Date: 26 January 2021 By:
Could 2021 see thousands of Gen Z start-ups?
A new survey has found that one in seven Brits aged 18-24 plan to start their own business this year...
Date: 26 January 2021 By:
HMRC waives late filing tax penalties for a month
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Date: 26 January 2021 By:
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:
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: