Business Rates Reforms Could Reshape the Hospitality Industry The UK hospitality sector, grappling with rising costs and post-pandemic recovery, is facing another major challenge: proposed changes to business rates. Announced in the November Budget, these reforms aim to modernise the system and phase out temporary Covid-era relief. But for pubs, restaurants, and hotels, the implications could be severe. Business rates are a property-based tax applied to commercial premises. Bills are calculated by multiplying a property’s rateableContinue reading “Business Rates Shake-Up Risks Accelerating Closures Across UK Hospitality”
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Four Million Self-Employed Workers Still Get No Sick Pay, Warns Liz Barclay
Sick Pay Stops at the Payroll — Leaving the Self-Employed Exposed Liz Barclay, small business advocate and founder of http://www.Business111.com, has called on the Government to urgently address the absence of sick pay for the UK’s 4.4 million self-employed workers, following the publication of a major new report by the Fabian Society. The report, Self-Care: Providing Income Security for the Self-Employed, highlights a stark reality: self-employed people fall ill at similar rates to employees,Continue reading “Four Million Self-Employed Workers Still Get No Sick Pay, Warns Liz Barclay”
The UK’s payments on account system catches a lot of new sole traders by surprise.
Payments on account are advance payments towards your next Self Assessment tax bill (in this case for the year 25/26). You pay them on top of any tax you owe for the previous (24/25) tax year. HMRC uses payments on account to help spread the cost of your tax across the year rather than collecting it all at once. They apply mainly to: self‑employed people landlords anyone with untaxed income They are based onContinue reading “The UK’s payments on account system catches a lot of new sole traders by surprise.”
12 New Year Resolutions to make yours a thriving business in 2026
By Liz Barclay – co-founder http://www.business111.com It’s that time of year. Many of us are thinking about how we’ll do things differently over the next 12 months with the aim of making our businesses thrive. After all the disruption and uncertainty coupled with challenges like the rising cost of doing business and customers with less money to spend, a new year seems like the ideal time for new approaches. I’ve been looking for aContinue reading “12 New Year Resolutions to make yours a thriving business in 2026”
Coping mechanisms: the ABC approach
There is no single solution to mental health challenges in business. What helps is a framework that people can adapt to their own circumstances. This episode introduces the ABC approach: A — AwarenessRegularly checking in with yourself. Noticing how work affects your mood, sleep and energy. Identifying patterns — what lifts you up and what drains you. B — Behaviours and boundariesOnce patterns are clear, small changes become possible. Setting clearer working hours.Continue reading “Coping mechanisms: the ABC approach”