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Financing

The financing channel looks at the different small business funding options available to start-up companies and established SME businesses looking to grow. Read a wealth of guides and tips to help manage your accounts and cash flow better, views on the future of business banking and where to source alternative finance.



Government plans permanent state-backed small business loan scheme

Business could borrow anything up to £10m through 80% state-guaranteed bank loans in successor to existing coronavirus financial support

Business Loans

Tax

Rishi Sunak blinks, says HMRC will ‘go soft’ on IR35 changes in year one

Chancellor Rishi Sunak seeks to reassure freelancers that HMRC will not be “heavy handed” when new IR35 rules come into effect on 6 April

Tax

Chancellor Rishi Sunak may scrap business rates in favour of a land tax

Chancellor to announce review of business rates in budget, mulls scrapping them in favour of landlords paying tax on land value

Alternative finance

Why Rishi Sunak is going to be good for small business

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has argued for the creation of an SME bond market, which could raise billions of pounds for small business

Small Business Banking

Small businesses using loans to manage cashflow, instead of investing

One in four small businesses borrow money for cashflow after late payments almost doubled to £23bn last year

Accounting

Sajid Javid may guillotine, not scrap, Entrepreneurs’ Relief

Chancellor mulls keeping on Entrepreneurs’ Relief for existing businesses, but abolishing it for start-ups

Small Business Banking

Barclays launches largest ever loan cashback scheme for SMEs

The cashback scheme for term loans is part of a much larger fund launched by Barclays to help SMEs through and beyond Brexit.

Tax

Amazon warns small business will pay price for Digital Services Tax

Internet giant could pass cost of 2% digital tax imposed by Conservative government onto small business, just as it has done in France

Small Business Banking

Barclays launches largest ever loan cashback scheme for SMEs

The cashback scheme for term loans is part of a much larger fund launched by Barclays to help SMEs through and beyond Brexit.

Tax

Amazon warns small business will pay price for Digital Services Tax

Internet giant could pass cost of 2% digital tax imposed by Conservative government onto small business, just as it has done in France

Accounting

Small businesses spend hour and a half each day chasing late payments

UK SMEs are owed more than £50bn of late payments between them as big companies put off settling invoices

Tax

Making a tax return ahead of the end January deadline

The deadline for making a tax return is fast approaching so those needing to do so must act now before 31 January

Accounting

Freelancers call government 6-week review into IR35 ‘an insult’

Government confirms review into controversial IR35 tax changes, which will drag thousands of freelance contractors into PAYE

Business Loans

Secured vs unsecured business loans

Adam Parker explains the difference between loan types to help you decide which one is best for your small business.

Business Loans

A guide to getting a small business loan

Everything you need to know on what small business loans are and what types of loan are available for your business.

Partner content

Why you need a business bank account

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Partner content

5 things every small business owner needs to know before starting

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Business management

How to create good cashflow habits

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