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According to new figures released by the Treasury, the total value paid out to businesses through the government’s COVID-19 business interruption loan schemes reached almost £62 billion last week. The latest data shows that lending under the various schemes has increased from £57.3 billion in September, to £61.9 billion this month. Breaking down the amount lent under individual schemes: the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), which offers 80 per cent ...
More activity in buying and selling of businesses anticipated in the food and drink sector
There are indications of a recovery in mergers and acquisitions in the UK's food and drink sect...
Exit strategies lacking among British businesses
Nearly three-quarters of sole traders in the UK do not have a business exit strategy in place, while...
Thornfield Ventures Limited goes into administration
The Rock, a £220 million development in Bury, Lancashire including 60 retail units, a cinema, ...
FSB counts business cost of closed schools
Businesses are inevitably suffering because of Britain's cold snap, but head teachers can do th...
Govt to push banks for NIC small business funding
The government's National Investment Corporation (NIC) - a fund to help small businesses - may ...
Buying a business out of insolvency
A guide from company rescue firm KSA on how to buy a business from an Administrative Receiver, Admin...
What business brokers are saying about the prospects for 2010
At the Business Sale Report we have undertaken a straw poll of the business brokers and other profes...
How to approach hotels for sale
Demand for hotels for sale in the UK has been stimulated by an influx of newcomers to the hospitalit...
Large rise in retail businesses in administration expected for 2010
The UK's retail sector faces another "bloodbath" on the high street next year, according to ins...
No increase announced in UK capital gains tax
Entrepreneurs considering selling their businesses over the next year are breathing a sigh of relief...
Borders - a business turnaround that was doomed to fail
As Borders UK slipped into administration yesterday, many book-lovers across the UK were saddened a...
Pre-pack administrations to be investigated by OFT
There has been a great deal of fuss in the press about the "pre-pack" administration process not giv...
Understand vendor types when buying a business for sale
Considering the type of business you are buying shouldn't be your only priority when it comes t...