Digital Marketing During Lockdown
There's recently been a significant decline in advertising spend across social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram, as well as...
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Record low for manufacturing
UK manufacturing collapsed in April, with the IHS Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers' Index recording a score of 32.6 from March’s 47.8...
HMRC flooded with WFH tax relief requests
HMRC is being “inundated” with claims from employees working from home during the coronavirus lockdown, with a number of people working...
London small businesses ask for more support
London small business groups Guardians of the Arches and East End Trades Guild have asked Chancellor Rishi Sunak to extend government...
Tech firms’ worst quarter since financial crash
The first quarter KPMG UK Tech Monitor index shows that British tech firms have posted their worst quarterly performance since the global...
Treasury to look beyond lockdown
Philip Aldrick in the Times considers the measures the Treasury may take as Britain unlocks. He highlights that much of the Government’s....
Second wave of COVID-19 could ‘prove fatal’ for business
A report from the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) and Opinium has revealed that 591,000 firms at currently at high risk...
Index slump prompts recession warning
The latest IHS Markit/Cips composite purchasing managers’ index for the UK fell to 13.8 last month - the lowest score in over two decades.
Business confidence hits all-time low
On average, CFOs expected revenues to be 22% lower than they had estimated before the pandemic, while 98% expect capital spending to be...
Furlough subsidy could be cut to 60%
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has reportedly started to plan for a phased withdrawal of the coronavirus job retention scheme, with one option...
Property groups appeal for extended business rate break
More than 50 commercial property groups have urged the Government to extend its business rates holiday to all sectors of the economy,...
Tell your story
The important thing to remember is that we are all in this together. Sharing content on how you are coping with day to day activities.....
Sky free advertising fund for small firms launched
A £1m fund to provide free TV advertising campaigns to 100 small firms affected by the coronavirus pandemic has been launched by Sky...
Limited access to Bounce Back Loans
Business groups have warned that limited uptake of the Government’s new Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) by banks may leave small firms....
Manage Your Time Effectively
Try to avoid working on key tasks in an ad hoc way. Take a look at your diary exactly one month on from today. If you do not have.....
Utilise Video Calling Apps
By now most of us are aware of video calling apps such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom.
These tools are not only great for staying in touch ....
Keep in touch
Effective relationship management can make or break your business. Too much information and people will get bored with being bombarded....
Stay current
Get to grips with social media metrics, website analytics and other customer insights.
Understanding key trends in customer.....
Bounce Back Loan scheme sees 110k claims on first day
Around 110,000 small businesses applied for a new emergency loan scheme in the hours after it launched yesterday. With banks reporting...
CMA investigation into consumer refunds
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into reports of businesses failing to comply with consumers'....