Small Business Grant Fund...still pending
Published: Fri, 03/27/20
Hi Getting cash to businesses is a priority right now as more close every day – some never to reopen –but the Small Business Grant Fund scheme is just…
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The legal position on how to furlough staff
Published: Thu, 03/26/20
Hi The legal position regarding how to furlough staff is ambiguous. Please be careful: The promise of 80% funding with a £2,500 cap to avoid making…
Negotiating time to pay with HMRC
Published: Wed, 03/25/20
Hi HMRC has published details of the specific helpline to contact to negotiate a time to pay agreement if you are likely to have difficulty paying ta…
Grant scheme details released to councils.
Published: Wed, 03/25/20
Hi The official guidance to Councils about how the two grant schemes to support businesses affected by Covid-19 will operate has now been published…
What to do if you want to apply for the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme
Published: Tue, 03/24/20
Hi It looks likely that the Covonavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) will be open for applications from today. At this stage we do not…
Proposed amendment to support for the self-employed
Published: Tue, 03/24/20
Hi I have just seen this amendment which has been proposed to the Bill to support the self-employed. It looks like the representation made to…
Measures to support public services, people and businesses through this period of disruption caused by COVID-19.
Published: Tue, 03/24/20
Hi The Chancellor said on Friday that he has set out a package of temporary measures to support public services, people and businesses through this…
[Sunday supplement]: We were unprepared for the scale of this pandemic so we all need to help where we can
Published: Sun, 03/22/20
Hi History will record that the events of last week were some of the most tumultuous this country has known. It is too soon for most of us to properly…
Self-employed let down badly by the Chancellor
Published: Sat, 03/21/20
Hi Ignore the newspaper headline congratulating the Chancellor on a ‘historic rescue package. I said yesterday - more in hope than e pectation - that…
Latest measure to help small businesses survive the Covid-19 virus
Published: Fri, 03/20/20
Hi The news this week around measures to protect small businesses through the current Coronavirus pandemic has been, at times, confusing and I have…