Support clients with grant aid
At the end of July, the government announced £20m of new grant funding was to be allocated to Growth Hubs, specifically to help smaller businesses that have been negatively
Problems booking a driving test?
The driving test online booking service reopened on Friday 21 August and then crashed due to the unexpected demand for places. By 8pm that evening the site had been visited seven
Did you benefit from the Eat Out campaign?
The Eat Out to Help Out scheme to encourage the struggling restaurant sector was announced as part of the Chancellor’s Summer Economic announcements. The scheme was designed to
COVID measures – tougher fines announced
The Home Office has announced tougher measures targeting the most serious breaches of social distancing restrictions.
In most cases they will come into effect on Friday 28 August
Banks stand up to be counted
The fifth publication has been released ranking the service quality league table of personal and business current account providers.
For personal and small business customers,
Applications open for second round of self-employed scheme
The second round of the Self-employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) opened for applications on Monday 17th August. The second and final grant covers the quarter to 31 August
Greening of Scotch Whisky
Needless to say, the greening does not refer to the colour of whisky.
The Green agenda has received endorsement from Scotland’s world famous distilleries who are aiming to cut
Lockdown – be ready for the unexpected
One of the more insidious effects of the coronavirus outbreak is its unpredictability.
Businesses need to plan. To achieve this there needs to be an underlying, stable economic
Want to start your own business?
One of the consequences of recession, such as the present downturn in activity caused by the Coronavirus outbreak, is the likelihood that many will face redundancy as employers try
Reminder of who can claim SEISS
The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) was extended for a second and final three-month period from 1 June to 31 August 2020. The maximum grant available for the