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Record 250,000 small businesses could go bust in the next 12 months as firms struggle amid coronavirus crisis, warn industry bosses Federation of Small Businesses study finds 250,000 firms feel unable to carry on Number is the highest since FSB began collecting data following financial crisis Doesn’t include thousands more of small firms struggling but … Read more
Charles’s £7bn Earth Charter: Prince of Wales calls on world businesses to help right ‘broken green promises’ in new eco drive Prince of Wales will launch recovery plan to help right ‘broken green promises’ A senior royal source said the prince sees the charter as a ‘pivotal moment’ Those to sign up include Bank of America, … Read more
Rishi Sunak examining plans for a £3billion scheme to help a MILLION small business owners including plumbers, electricians and musicians unable to get furlough cash or company loans The Chancellor is looking at proposals for a Directors Income Support Scheme Would pay sole directors up to 80 per cent of lost profits for three months … Read more
Kid Rock pledges $100K to The Barstool Fund to help small businesses struggling due to the pandemic By Caitlyn Becker For Dailymail.com Published: 19:10 GMT, 6 January 2021 | Updated: 19:10 GMT, 6 January 2021 Musician Kid Rock has pledged to donate $100K to help ailing small businesses in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon warns Scottish businesses not to seek ‘loopholes’ in lockdown rules that would allow them to remain open and keep staff at their desks in defiance of stay-at-home laws By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 13:03 GMT, 5 January 2021 | Updated: 13:04 GMT, 5 January 2021 Nicola Sturgeon today demanded businesses … Read more
Rishi Sunak unveils £4.6billion of bailouts for lockdown-stricken businesses with retail, hospitality and leisure getting one off £9,000 grants to keep them afloat – as economists warn of ‘colossal’ hit with up to 10% wiped off GDP every month By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 09:15 GMT, 5 January 2021 | Updated: 09:36 … Read more
Sweden to bring in new powers to close businesses and pubic transport and issue fines for social distancing breaches to curb second wave of Covid infections Sweden’s temporary pandemic law should be in place from January, officials say Will allow Government to shut shopping malls or public transport if necessary Lockdown-free Sweden controversially relied on mostly … Read more
Business leaders today welcomed the ‘crucially important’ post-Brexit free trade deal between the UK and EU, saying households could breathe a ‘collective sigh of relief’. The British Retail Consortium hailed the agreement after months of talks and frantic last-minute wrangling, saying that four-fifths of UK food imports come from the bloc. The Christmas Eve deal was … Read more
British businesses welcome ‘crucially important’ Brexit deal saying firms and households will breathe a ‘collective sigh of relief’ at end of four-year battle British Retail Consortium hails agreement after months of talks and wrangling BRC points out that four-fifths of UK food imports come from European Union CBI says ‘immediate guidance from government is required … Read more
JEREMY KING: The answer lies in offering ‘Covid passports’ to those who have been vaccinated or have acquired immunity because they were exposed to the virus.