I briefly managed to break free from lockdown last week to have my first Covid-19 jab. I was in and out of the village surgery in less than five minutes. It was painless and efficient and, I have to confess, gave my confidence a much needed boost.
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What is it about the word “clarity” that the Government struggles with?
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When, Liz Barclay asked me if I would write about the Supreme Court Business Interruption ruling announced on the 15th January and its effect and repercussions I didn’t realise what I was taking on.
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The latest mutter-from-the-gutter claims a third extension to the furlough scheme could emerge in the March Budget.
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Big businesses will be expected to pay smaller suppliers on time under changes to the UK’s Prompt Payment Code (PPC).
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Tens of thousands of small businesses could receive insurance payouts covering losses in the first national lockdown, following a court ruling.
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The BackinBuisness team catches up with some of the small businesses people we met in 2020. How have they fared, where are they hoping to be this time next year and what support do they need to get there? We put the points raised to John Stephenson MP for Carlisle and chair of APPGs on family business and food and drink.
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One thing that impressed me throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, is the overwhelming optimism among business folk about their prospects, despite one of the biggest hits to the UK economy in three hundred years.
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Today the state of the small business sector is spotlighted by a new report from the debt charity the Money Advice Trust. The Trust runs two debt helplines: National Debtline for individuals in financial trouble, and Business Debtline, the only service in the UK to help small businesses in debt. I have to declare an interest here. I have been an ambassador for the Money advice Trust for years. It does remarkable work.
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As if the Covid restrictions weren’t enough to grapple with, business owners are watching incomes plummet, savings dwindle and having to use the household budget to try to keep the business afloat. There’s a perfect storm of debt, loan repayments and tax demands brewing.
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