Category Archives: COVID19

Help your business bounce back with grants

Even though most COVID grants have now ended, there are still opportunities to receive funding to help your business bounce back. In this blog we’ll cover the Omicron Hospitality Grant, and Business Growth Grants 1. Omicron Hospitality Grants The grant is for businesses in the hospitality, retail and leisure sector. The business must have more […]

We’re a Top 10 Adviser for Enterprise Nation

Top 10 adviser

We’ve been announced as one of the Top 10 Advisors in the UK for 2021 by Enterprise Nation, and the Top Adviser for Finance & Funding! Enterprise Nation said “Never before has the role of adviser been so important. The past 18 months have been one of the most challenging in history but, thanks to […]

Autumn 2021 Budget: what does it mean for your small business?

The Autumn Budget 2021 was announced on 27 October 2021, but what does it mean for your small business? Well, for starters, most of the main announcements were leaked in the days leading up to the Budget, and some changes for 2022 onwards were announced in the Spring Budget 2021. But let’s look at the […]

Changes to Furlough from 1 July 2021

The furlough scheme started in April 2020, and who knew it would carry on for so long? But there are key changes to furlough from 1 July 2021 which we explain here:   What is furlough? It’s proper title is the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme or CJRS. It was intended to protect employees who would […]

How to claim the 5th SEISS Self Employment Grant

The 5th self employment grant (SEISS) will be open for claims from late July 2021! The deadline to claim is 30 September 2021   We’re waiting for more guidance which should be available by the end of June 2021, so do keep an eye on this page. This is the 5th grant for the self-employed, […]

Why isn’t my profit the same as my bank balance?

How many times have you looked at your profits, but can’t work out why you don’t have the cash in the bank to show for it? Why doesn’t your profit equal your cash? How frustrating is that?   Well, there are lots of reasons why your profit isn’t the same as the cash you have in […]

Where has all the cash gone?

Ever look at your business bank account and wonder where all the cash has gone?   With the challenges we’re currently facing with the pandemic, it’s more crucial than ever to understand where your cash has gone, and make a plan to take control of it. Most business owners have historically stripped all the cash […]

Bounce Back Loans: Pay as you Grow Options

With the first bounce back loan repayments around the corner, let’s have a look at the options you have to delay or reduce these repayments. The Government has announced a Pay As You Grow scheme, meaning that you have more options and flexibility now around how you repay your loan. This is going to provide […]