About
Tim Adler is group editor of Small Business, Growth Business and Information Age. He is a former commissioning editor at the Daily Telegraph, who has written for the Financial Times, The Times and the Daily Telegraph. He is the author of three nonfiction books, the most recent of which was reviewed by The Sunday Times as “compulsively readable” and by the Daily Mail as “dazzling”.
Since becoming editor of Small Business in 2019, the website was named alongside the BBC, the Guardian and the Telegraph as a top live blog covering the coronavirus pandemic by journalist trade magazine Press Gazette.
News
Britons starting a new business hits record high
Nearly 13% of UK adults are running fledgling businesses, according to research, the highest percentage since the late 1990s
Blog
Dragons’ Den: Touker gets all huffy – S19 ep6
Touker Suleyman managed to have spats with two other dragons this week in what was a very babyish episode
News
Businesses struggling to repay £20bn of Covid loans
Accountancy firm Azets says businesses struggling to repay Covid-19 debt may default on £20bn of Covid loans, on top of the £4bn worth of fraud the Government already predicts
Blog
Dragons’ Den: Deborah hits a bum note, S19, ep5
It was games night in the den tonight with a pirate-themed escape room, bouncing musical balls and cheesy snacks
News
Banks to get tougher on bounce back loan defaulters
Government removes guarantees from £240m worth of Bounce Back Loans after banks disclose errors in their own vetting procedures
Sole trader
Number of self-employed falls one fifth since Covid-19
IR35 taxation changes, Brexit and Covid-19 blamed for choking off rise in self-employment
News
Dragons’ Den: Who made a dragon cry? – S19, ep4
Tonight’s show was full of tears, both from contestants and the dragons themselves. But which dragon was left dabbing their eyes?
Employing & managing staff
Businesses must pay for digital ID checking from April
Businesses will have to license software to onboard employees remotely from April as Home Office outsources digital ID checking
News
How much national insurance hike will cost your business
The Government's £11bn national insurance tax grab to pay for social care will hurt economic recovery and create unemployment, warn small businesses and economists
Tax
Just nine people trialing digital tax for self-employed
This is despite Making Tax Digital for income tax being rolled out to 2.4m people in 2024, many of whom are unaware of what's happening
Blog
Dragons’ Den: Let’s get the party started – S19, ep 3
The fiery five party this week with pitches for grown-up summer camps, an upside-down house for taking selfies in, and an erotic handbag business
Blog
Dragons’ Den: Everything’s gone green – S19, ep2
This week’s show was all about green products from compostable paint trays and eco body products to real-grass indoor toilet training for puppies
