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13 January 2021
Extended support for the hospitality, retail and leisure sectors announcedThe Finance Secretary, Kate Forbes announced a significant top-up to the grant support available for hospitality, retail and leisure businesses across Scotland closed by level 4 restrictions.
08 January 2021
Debt funding: accessing the opportunitySince the initial lockdown back in March 2020, banks understandably have prioritised their efforts in supporting existing customers. As we now return to a national lockdown, many businesses will understandably be concerned about their immediate cash flow. Alan Hamilton, Corporate Finance Director, discusses further.
08 January 2021
Banking in a cashless society‘Card payments only’. ‘Contactless preferred’. ‘No cash accepted’. These phrases will be familiar to anyone who has ventured out to the shops since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. While businesses have embraced big change in an effort to protect staff and reduce unnecessary physical contact; ‘small change’ has suffered the opposite fate.
30 December 2020
Brexit trade deal – action for businesses and employers to take nowAlthough we now have a trade deal with the EU, there are still new procedures to follow from 1 January 2021, so we would advise all clients who import from or export to the EU, or businesses who have employees working within the EU, to conduct the following checks now.
24 December 2020
Brexit – the deal is doneAfter protracted negotiations, it has taken to Christmas Eve to agree the terms between the UK and EU negotiating teams and Brussels and London now have a week to review and approve the detail in Parliament.
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