Supporting you through COVID-19

To help businesses and individuals stay well-informed, we regularly collate and analyse the most up-to-date and relevant information, helping you to make the best decisions for you and your organisation. 

#BusinessForTomorrow

In response to the rapidly changing environment we now live and work in, businesses require support and advice more than ever before. Our #BusinessForTomorrow campaign is full of insightful content from our people and wider network.

By thinking about what business will be like tomorrow, the next day and so on, we can adapt and we want to be with you for that journey. Our articles, webinars and top tips to help businesses are all be featured below and if you have any questions on any of the content, please get in touch.

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A new year, a new business plan

Tuesday 26 January 2021

Whether you are taking your first steps to build your own business or are looking to gain access to funding to develop your existing business, a vital first step is the formulation of a comprehensive business plan. For many businesses, raising finance has never been more important in order to keep trading, and so, understanding the structure of and requirement for a business plan is critical.
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International update: Sending goods to the EU: overcoming the teething problems

Friday 22 January 2021

With the Brexit deal agreed at the eleventh hour, it was never going to be an easy transition for businesses to prepare for the changes to exporting goods to the EU, and with newspaper headlines of lorries queuing on the motorway, early signs were not looking good. After nearly a month in, whilst things are slowly improving, exporters continue to face problems with moving goods around the EU. Although there are challenges exporters are being faced with, we have reviewed what can be done to improve to speed up delays and keep your business moving.
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Reflecting on 2020: Here’s to 2021!

Wednesday 20 January 2021

2020 was a challenge for everyone, but the roll out of the vaccine in recent weeks has brought some welcome light at the start of a new year. Indeed, the FTSE 100 posted its best start to a year on record in January 2021, according to a fact check by Bloomberg, and many are looking forward to now moving on from 2020 and getting stuck into a more positive 2021. The question now stands: should we be ignoring 2020 and sweeping the events under the carpet, or should we be learning lessons for the future?

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A post-pandemic vision: HLB releases their annual Survey of Business Leaders 2021 report

Tuesday 19 January 2021

From September through to November 2020, HLB International surveyed business leaders across 55 countries and a range of industry backgrounds. Their feedback has been collated to produce the Survey of Business Leaders 2021 – a report which gives an invaluable insight into how COVID-19 has impacted world-wide organisations, whilst providing observations for the future, and discusses how business leaders are actively planning to achieve their post-pandemic vision.

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£4.6 billion of new lockdown grants announced

Tuesday 5 January 2021

Following the Prime Minister’s announcement of a new national lockdown in England, the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has declared further grants to support businesses through to spring 2021.
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Technical update: Accounting and tax webinars for Finance Directors

Friday 18 December 2020

We have put together a small series of informative webinars with some useful information which is in-depth and timely, including some of the impacts of COVID-19 on processes, so please watch and forward on to any other Finance Directors you know.

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A flurry of announcements from the Chancellor

Friday 18 December 2020

As we were just about to begin winding down for the Christmas break, the Chancellor has stopped us in our tracks with several new announcements. Rishi Sunak has now set a date for Budget 2021, as well as extending both the furlough and loan schemes.
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HMRC to publish some CJRS information

Monday 14 December 2020

HMRC has confirmed that it will begin to publish certain details of furlough claims made by employers under the coronavirus job retention scheme (CJRS) for December claims onwards.

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What makes your company different?

Monday 23 November 2020

It may seem an obvious question to ask, but it often gets overlooked when we are all busy pushing company operations and looking at bringing in new revenue - what makes your company different?

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The Growth Hub launches a new 'Peer Networks'

Monday 16 November 2020

The Growth Hub has launched Peer Networks, a national peer-to-peer networking programme for SME leaders that want to grow and develop their organisation for future success.

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International update: Preparing for Brexit

Monday 9 November 2020

With the end of the Brexit transition period now approaching for the UK, there is plenty for businesses to consider in order to ensure that by 2021 they have the procedures and systems in place to deal with changes to Brexit.
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How has leadership changed in 2020?

Monday 2 November 2020

Undoubtedly, 2020 has and continues to present a particular set of challenges that no one had predicted. Yet, it is when facing a threat - of any kind - that leadership can transform outcomes. Agility, vision, clarity and confidence, these are just some of the qualities that we have seen and heard among the region’s business leaders as they faced the challenges this year has brought them

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COVID-19 Job retention scheme

With the announcement of a second national lockdown, the Prime Minister confirmed the coronavirus job retention scheme, now well known as the furlough scheme, would be extended on the day it was due to end.

The Chancellor has announced a further month’s extension to the furlough scheme, which will now end on 30 April 2021, rather than 31 March 2021.

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Deadline approaches for third SEISS grant

The deadline to apply for the third self-employment income support scheme (SEISS) grant is rapidly approaching. Applications for the grant must be made by 29 January 2021. Eligibility criteria for the third grant has been tightened and the guidance imposes a new condition.

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Funding and loans for SMEs and large corporates

In order to assist businesses as they navigate the continuing turbulence of 2020 a number of Government support schemes have been extended.

In addition to the well-publicised extension of the furlough scheme, the coronavirus business interruption loan scheme (CBILS) has also been extended to 31 January 2021. Eligible businesses who have not previously submitted applications now have a new window in which to do so.

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Managing your cash flow - download our template for your business

'Cash is king' is a well-established concept and a commonly-used phrase, which is arguably more relevant now than ever before. The importance of cash flow forecasting cannot be understated; it enables you to identify potential shortfalls at an early stage and adapt your operations to suit the situation.

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Coronavirus financial support finder tool for businesses

The Government released a useful support finder tool for employers and the self-employed to show what support is available and continues to be updated.

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Catch up on all of our articles and insights that we produced to keep everyone up to date during 2020

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