Research by iwoca, one of Europe’s largest small business lenders, has found that regions in the North of England could lose between 6 and 14 years worth of growth due to the financial hit created by the pandemic. The North East, North West and Yorkshire and the Humber have been forecast to lose 11.7%, 11.2% […]
A group of pre-school nurseries in Leicestershire which became an Employee Owned Company – only the second in the UK to do so – has praised the support it’s received from Unity Trust Bank. Lilliput Montessori Day Nurseries was founded by Paul and Sam Graveling in 1994 and has five centres in Anstey, Coalville, Whetstone, […]
Responding to the latest ONS Retail Sales Index figures, which showed an 5.8% increase in overall sales (retail sales excluding fuel: J3L2), Helen Dickinson, chief executive of the British Retail Consortium, said: “The retail recovery remains fragile as the industry enters the all-important Christmas period, with November and December typically accounting for over a fifth […]
Intuit QuickBooks launches its first Prosperity Hub in the UK and the eighth Hub for Intuit QuickBooks overall. The Hub will support job opportunities and growth in the North East by equipping entrepreneurs with the skills needed to start and build successful small businesses (SMBs). Newcastle and the North East was selected as the home […]
According to Chartered Accountants Wylie & Bisset, uncertainty around Brexit and ongoing Covid-19 restrictions is prompting a growing number of Scottish SMEs to buy local and go digital. Catherine Livingstone, director, said that several of the firm’s clients with European suppliers have taken steps to safeguard their short-term futures by stockpiling goods they need from […]
New research from the National Discount Scheme, My VIP Card, shows that less than 1 in 4 (23%) of shoppers intend to shop locally this Christmas. Due to concerns over the continued rise in Covid cases and also for convenience, the majority of shoppers intend to use online giants, such as Amazon, to deliver all […]
Businesses are set to face their hardest winter ever this year as lockdown restrictions continue to take effect across the UK. The three-tier system, recently imposed by the UK government, can see towns and cities shut up shop with less than a week’s notice, putting millions of SMEs at risk. A new report by Simply […]
Business investment in the construction industry collapsed by 36% annually as the coronavirus pandemic ravaged the economy, analysis of latest official data by specialist tax relief consultancy Catax shows. Total business investment in the sector fell to £1.8bn in the second quarter of 2020, down from £2.8bn in Q2 2019, latest ONS figures released yesterday […]
Specialist buy-to-let lender Landbay has completely refreshed its core product range in response to unprecedented demand. Despite the high levels of demand Landbay is conducting all business, within its service level agreement (SLA) with most offers being issued within 72 hours. As part of the comprehensive refresh, Landbay has introduced a FREE valuation on its […]
FreeAgent, which provides cloud and accounting software to small businesses, freelancers and their accountants, has today released research focused on the current state of UK small businesses with regards to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and Brexit. The research has revealed that the outlook of UK small businesses with regards to Brexit has fluctuated […]
