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Coronavirus – How to access government support step by step

Welcome to this page which is our gateway to the various schemes currently on offer FOR BUSINESSES WHO ARE STRUGGLING DUE TO CORONAVIRUS. We are...

SEISS – What the support for self employed entails and who is eligible

Self-employment Income Support Scheme Portal opens 4th May for eligibility and will be fully open on 15th May for applications UPDATED 4th May 2020 Are...

Confused? Glossary of key words you need to know

WHAT’S GOING ON!!? There’s so many terms being bandied around, Furloughed, CJRA, JRS, UC, CBILS, ESA, PAYE, SSP that we thought we’d give a brief...

Lockdown – what exactly is allowed now?

Everyone’s reeling from the current ‘lock down’ situation. It’s one thing saying it should happen. Quite another hearing the Prime Minister say it. It’s hard...

Advice for Self Employed and Employees

We will keep this page updated as each new initiative is outlined Here’s the current picture as of Thursday 16th April regarding advice and support...

Stronger together – Hold on!

NEW SMALL LOAN SCHEME ANNOUNCED 27th April Here’s the official line from the government. We will update the ‘how to apply’ detail as soon as...

Support and relief from Building Societies and Mortgage lenders

Is your lender offering help yet? If you’re self employed or running a small business you might have been forced into ‘house arrest’ even if...

Taxes and business rates to pay? read on

We’re all going to need a bit of a hand up in this rapidly evolving situation so we wanted to let you know that...

To Be or Not To Be (Limited)

The world really feels different right now and no more so than when you decide to be bold and start up your own business. The...

Working with your family!

Running a business is challenging enough without the added unique elements which working with your family can present. Helen Froggett: How to avoid the pain...