Israel announces full lockdown: Businesses close and movement limited just before holiday

Israel has gone back into full lockdown to try to contain a coronavirus outbreak that has steadily worsened for months as the country’s government has been plagued by indecision and infighting.  The three-week lockdown, which began at 2 pm local time (1100 GMT), will require the closure of many businesses and sets strict limits on … Read more

Retail and hospitality businesses face rent ‘bloodbath’

Retail and hospitality businesses face ‘bloodbath’ of failures as landlords prepare to call in unpaid lockdown rent By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 13 September 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 13 September 2020 Retail and hospitality businesses face a ‘bloodbath’ of failures as landlords prepare to call in unpaid rent from … Read more

Businesses closed by local lockdowns to receive £1,500 grants

Businesses forced to close because of local lockdown will be eligible to claim £1,500 survival payments from the Treasury every three weeks Treasury has announced businesses forced to close will be eligible for grants Firms required to shut due to local lockdown could get £1,500 every three weeks Treasury hopes scheme will help struggling firms … Read more

small businesses’ new coronavirus lockdown fear

Survey finds almost one in five small businesses do not believe they would survive a new lockdown By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 6 September 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 6 September 2020 Almost one in five small businesses do not believe they would survive a new lockdown, a survey found.  … Read more

Time is running out for small businesses as growth hubs shut their grant applications down

Small and medium sized enterprises are increasingly being turned away for grants under the Growth Hub scheme as some have been swamped with a frenzy of applications. It comes after the Government introduced a £20million funding initiative in June to help SMEs across England recover from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The £20million is … Read more

Small businesses face a £22,000 bill to reopen after lockdown

Small businesses face a £22,000 average cost to reopen in full after lockdown – leading one in five entrepreneurs to raid their savings Nucleus Commercial Finance says last few months were turbulent for SMEs  Over one in five SME owners have used their own savings to cover costs Implementing health and safety measures is the … Read more

California orders rolling blackouts for up to 250,000 homes and businesses

California orders rolling blackouts for up to 250,000 homes and businesses as heat wave grips the state with temperatures hitting 112 degrees and crowds flocking to beaches Rolling blackouts could affect up to 250,000 homes and businesses in the state  Such a power cut has not been implemented since 2001, when there was a massive electric … Read more

Duchess wanted to champion ‘small hero businesses’ on royal outings and chose her debut look

Meghan Markle wanted to shine with her work as a royal and not her wardrobe, new bombshell biography Finding Freedom has revealed.  The book, wrritten by Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand, claims that the Duchess of Sussex, 39, wanted to shine a light on small local businesses and picked a ‘neutral’ outfit herself for her … Read more

How these small businesses have bounced back thanks to Britain’s bike boom

While many small businesses continue to suffer at the hands of the coronavirus pandemic, those in the cycling industry have never been busier.  A fear of catching the virus on public transport has seen a big rise in the number of people cycling, while sales of new bikes have exploded.  Meanwhile, much quieter roads and … Read more