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            0.1% ‘Growth’? Britain’s Small Firms Left on Economic Life Support My take on our bloodless (never mind anaemic) growth The UK economy essentially flatlined in the last quarter. 0.1% growth may technically be ‘growth’ but in effect it’s stagnation. For small and micro businesses that means they’re on life support. There’s no growth inContinue reading “Flatlining Britain: No Boom, No Bounce — Just Survival Mode for Small Business!”

            Small business owners will be watching the Bank of England at midday with growing frustration. Many rely on borrowing just to keep trading, and with margins already squeezed, they need interest rates to come down. Instead, a cut now looks unlikely after inflation ticked up again last month. Hopes that rates might fall fromContinue reading “Small Firms Squeezed as Rate Cut Hopes Go Cold”

            to help businesses as rates relief is phased out. E-invoicing: what is it and what will it mean for me? One of the announcements in the budget that you might have missed was the one about e-invoicing. It’s going to happen by 2029. If that doesn’t excite you, let me tell you more. E‑invoicingContinue reading “E-Invoicing Is Coming. Ignore It Now, Scramble Later”

            Pubs and Music Venues Get Rates Freeze in Cost-of-Living Lifeline Pubs and music venues in England will be given a 15% discount on their business rates bills from April and will not see increases for two years, the government has announced. There’s nothing in the bank for any other hospitality businesses, and many pubsContinue reading “Government Throws Pubs a Bone With Two-Year Rates Shield”