As the UK takes its first steps towards easing the coronavirus lockdown, many small businesses are making plans to get back up and running. Some of those who have been unable to work from home since the lockdown began are now opening up their workplaces with social...
Accountants are in a unique position to advise small businesses on withstanding the effects of the coronavirus crisis, but our research has found that more than two-fifths of business owners think their accountant is “not important” in doing so. After a month of...
The level of support for British businesses on offer from the Government surprised everyone. As a result, accountants have been inundated with SMEs seeking advice and guidance on whether they’re eligible and how to access the various grants, loans and other schemes....
These are difficult times for everyone, not least for the UK’s 5.9 million small businesses. Although the Government has announced unprecedented financial support for both employees and the self-employed, many of those businesses are still facing a very real threat to...
In our new SME insights report, we cover the main challenges faced by small business owners all over the UK – from a personal level to a global scale – and the role accountants have to play in addressing them. We put this report together based on data from our sister...
You know your clients based on the conversations you’ve had with them and the work you’ve done for them over the years. You’re familiar with their business goals, and maybe their lifestyle goals, too. But what you don’t know is what’s on their mind the rest of the...