Small businesses

Small businesses given £21.3bn in Covid local authority grants

Smaller businesses across England received £21.3bn through the Covid-19 local authority business support grants scheme, but fraud levels were high.…

2 years ago

Majority of businesses expect cyber security threat to increase

Two thirds (66%) of UK business leaders expect the threat from cyber criminals to increase over the next 12 months,…

2 years ago

Businesses fear Christmas trading disruption

The bi-monthly survey of 500 business leaders from accountancy firm revealed that a third of businesses surveyed expect to increase…

2 years ago

How to improve cash flow and reduce risk

Making sure bills are paid on time is absolutely critical for any business wanting to improve cash flow and strengthen…

2 years ago

How dividend tax rise hits small business owners

The government’s recent announcement that it would increase both the dividend tax and National Insurance by 1.25% has been described…

3 years ago

A third of UK small businesses highly indebted

According to the Bank of England, a third of UK SMEs are in more than twice as much debt as…

3 years ago

Small businesses urged to cut carbon emissions

UK Net Zero Business Champion, Andrew Griffith MP, has sent a letter to industry sectors encouraging smaller businesses to cut…

3 years ago