Rishi Sunak recently introduced a number of new measures of support for SMEs as part of his budget. He also extended some of the existing schemes as well as announcing some new initiatives designed to support the survival, growth and development of businesses. From the extension of furlough to […]
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It’s been a crazy year. But how has your business fared? What’s your outlook over the next 3 – 12 months and beyond? What are you planning? And what are you doing differently? We are conducting a survey amongst UK SMEs to understand the answer to these questions and in […]
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Jan
Jan
We are deeply concerned about the plight of the smaller businesses across the UK including the c. 3m self-employed directors of limited companies, who are not eligible for the government’s existing grants, and have therefore been excluded from the financial support measures during COVID-19. self-employed director And this is one […]
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Jan
Jan
Did you set up your own business under the premise that you would have more time, flexibility, and freedom – but it just hasn’t worked out that way? You may be getting lost under all those business owner hats and feeling overwhelmed. You may feel slightly sad at the ‘loss’ […]
08
Jan
Jan
Happy New Year! Hopefully we are now on the third and final lockdown journey. Whilst this period means yet more strain on business finances, there is cash support available over the next few months and we are here to help guide you through this. Here is a summary of the current […]
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Aug
Aug
Robson Laidler believes the Government has done a good job supporting many businesses throughout the Covid-19 crisis, but we now need greater clarity on measures put in place to help SMEs survive the deluge of debt so many will face in early 2021. One of the biggest issues facing the […]
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Jul
Jul
Discussing the continuing effects of Covid-19 on the economy Rishi Sunak’s Summer Economic Statement covers several important issues, which are explained in more detail below. COVID-19 has been rife with uncertainty and financial instability for many, and H M Treasury made it clear what it believed the focus of the […]
We’ve produced a handy ‘Top 20 Tips’ guide for SMEs. Focusing on the practical things that businesses need to do, the guide highlights the 3 key areas that businesses need to focus on: their cash, their people and their customers. The guide has been produced following results from our latest […]
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Jun
Jun
The government has announced a number of changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – more commonly referred to as ‘furlough’. These changes start to take effect from tomorrow (Wednesday 1 July). To help SMEs understand the changes and how they apply to them, we have produced a handy […]
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Mar
Mar
This week has been unprecedented in terms of daily updates of government support to businesses and individuals in the current climate. Literally things are changing on a daily basis. We are doing our very best to keep you updated and therefore please see below our latest updated summary where we […]
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