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As we say goodbye to CBILS and BBLS, the Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS) is here to smooth the transition back to the new normal.

You can now apply for the SME Brexit Support Fund. This means smaller businesses can get up to £2,000 to pay for practical transition support, including training or professional advice to adjust to new rules.

By keeping an eye on these five main issues, it will help you get through a tricky period coming out of lockdown and ensure you are best placed during the recession that we will face over years to come.

It’s not breaking news that our high streets are in trouble. With major players already closed, and others not looking like they will reopen anytime soon, combined with an online delivery explosion, it is consequently changing the way we shop.

In September last year, the government announced a new initiative to help people aged between 16 and 24 who are claiming Universal Credit or at risk of long-term unemployment, to get back into work by introducing the Kickstart Scheme.

A few years ago, if you walked into a small or medium-size law firm, you would have seen piles of files stacked on desks - this is no longer the case. The firms that were somewhat reluctant to embrace technology had to make some big changes in 2020.

I had a telephone call with a lady a few weeks ago. She had seen several of my blogs and YouTube posts about the Let Property Campaign and proceeded to tell me that she had rented out two properties for around ten years...

The UK economy swerved a double-dip recession earlier this year, but still shrunk at its fastest rate in 300 years. However after we have received optimistic plans, what role will the property industry play in the recovery?

Following the end of the Brexit transition period on 31st December 2020, many UK producers and manufacturers have had various issues to deal with however, they should look at this as an opportunity to further build their footprint in the marketplace.

The Budget announcement can often be a confusing and overwhelming day, but we are here to put your minds at rest and explain in jargon-free text, how these changes will affect your business!

Rishi Sunak delivered his second Budget speech to the House of Commons on Wednesday. Coming almost exactly a year after the first Covid-19 lockdown, it had the potential to be the biggest fiscal announcement since the Second World War.

We all know that the Budget can be full of information that takes a long time to digest. That’s why went LIVE for ‘What’s In The Briefcase?' at 9:30am on the 4th March. Catch up on what you missed!

Well, I have never experienced a budget where there were so many leaks before the actual event that it was pretty much an anti-climax, however, there were a few big announcements that need to be mentioned that will affect the recruitment sector.

I believe we all expected the Budget to focus on Covid-19 and the economic recovery, I was surprised by the lack of specific support designed to help the Charity sector. However, there were some announcements for the charity sector.

On the 3rd March we were introduced to the 2021 Budget. Rishi Sunak made two major announcements in his budget which were aimed at stimulating the housing market following the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.