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Coronavirus

Business management

How to re-organise your shop post lockdown

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has provided businesses with guidance on how to run their shops once lockdown starts to ease

Small Business Banking

Fintechs giving up on joining coronavirus emergency loan scheme

New breed of fintechs becoming disenchanted with ever joining the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, despite British Business Bank adding four more lenders

News

Support for tourism, hospitality needs to be extended, says Ed Milliband

Shadow business secretary Ed Milliband says business support for travel, tourism and hospitality needs to go further as they will have to wait longest to reopen

Financing

Rishi Sunak eyes offering 100% guaranteed loans for microbusinesses

As many of 1m microbusinesses could benefit from 100% guaranteed loans and overdrafts for up to £25,000 per small business

News

Commercial landlords banned from using aggressive rent collection tactics

Due to rising pressure on tenants, the government has banned commercial landlords from using aggressive rent collection tactics

Getting Online

Bring your small business online to survive coronavirus – Itzik Levy Q&A

Coronavirus is creating new challenges to the survival of small businesses. vcita CEO Itzik Levy shares his advice on making it through

News

Don’t count on small business customers returning post lockdown

Most customers will stay away from gyms, pubs and beauty salons despite being given all-clear to visit once again

News

Revealed – 6 worst councils for handing out coronavirus business grants

Business department names and shames six worst performing local authorities when it comes to handing out coronavirus small business grants

News

Rishi Sunak rejects 100 per cent guarantee for business interruption loans

Chancellor Rishi Sunak says he is ‘not persuaded’ by calls to lift state guarantee for coronavirus business interruption loans to 100 per cent

Financing

Coronavirus emergency business loans may be changed yet again

Chancellor Rishi Sunak says he is open to studying what other countries such as Switzerland are doing to help small businesses get through coronavirus crisis

News

Half a million small businesses in financial distress

One in four businesses in Britain has already shut its doors, according to latest Office for National Statistics survey

News

Ebury launches £40m small business coronavirus lending package

Santander-backed fintech firm, Ebury, have launched a fund for SMEs struggling to secure funding during the coronavirus pandemic

Business Technology

Future-proof your business communications set-up

Landlines as we know them will be scrapped in 2027 – along with a raft of upcoming business changes. Here's how to ensure your communications set-up is fit for whatever the future brings

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.

Business Technology

Friendly guide – top tips for small businesses switching to VoIP

With the landline shutdown coming fast, there’s never been a better time to switch to VoIP. Don’t let your small business be left behind!

Export & Import

Avoid delays with exports and imports

Many factors can affect products’ journeys from A to B. Here are some tips for best practice for successful shipping in the modern world