Blog entries by UKBF Editor
Touted as the biggest change in UK corporate insolvency law in 20 years, the Government's Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act received royal assent in June 2020.
It has made quite a splash, with some welcoming the flexibility it gives struggling businesses to restructure, while...
When lockdown came into force earlier this year, ecommerce was the only option for many retailers to keep their businesses running.
During those first few weeks, any retailer without an online presence had to work against the clock to create one.
Online shopping saw a huge...
It's been just over a week since the Government's 'eat out to help out' scheme launched, and judging by initial impressions, it's had a significant impact already.
The scheme, which offers diners a 50% discount up to £10 per person on food and soft drinks, is aimed at supporting the...
This year, lockdown has given many people cause to reflect on the things that are important to them, from where they live to the way they spend their free time.
And with increased redundancies on the horizon, many of those affected may be thinking about how they can start up on their...
Chancellor Rishi Sunak's had his hands full since taking the top job at the Treasury, and yesterday he revealed a range of measures to help businesses survive the next phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Since the coronavirus crisis forced the UK into lockdown back on 23 March 2020, more...
Like every other business in the travel and tourism industry, Airbnb has been severely impacted by COVID-19. Can the platform survive - and what about its hosts?
Until now, the rise of Airbnb seemed unstoppable. With an innovative business model and very little viable competition, the...
When Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the coronavirus job retention scheme (CJRS) back in March, it was relatively straightforward: either your employees were furloughed, or they weren't.
It couldn't have been clearer and those who bent the rules, asking furloughed staff to do a bit of...
While the Government continues to splash the cash to try and limit the economic damage sustained during lockdown, ministers are stepping up their attempts to crack down on coronavirus-related fraud.
HMRC's spotlight predominantly falls on cases of furlough fraud. Earlier this month, a...
As coronavirus changes the way we think about offices and increases pressure on the high street, what does this mean for the commercial property market?
'Stay at home' was one of the key messages we all heard on repeat at the start of the coronavirus lockdown.
The official...
Government-supported bounceback loans have prompted many British businesses to jump several moves ahead in their long-term strategies.
Among the slew of support measures announced by the Government at the height of the COVID-19 crisis, bounceback loans were somewhat overlooked. Loans...
Next year, big changes are in store for anyone running a website, as Google plans to make page experience a factor in its ranking algorithm.
The page experience update, which was announced at the end of May in Google's Webmaster Central Blog, will see seven main factors taken into...
COVID-19 has hit the global travel industry hard - the shutdown is expected to cost the British tourism industry alone £22 billion.
Many airlines expect to operate a small number of international flights from June, but with testing protocols and possible quarantine on landing, it's...
With the UK Government's lockdown measures easing further from next week, and all non-essential shops given a provisional green light to recommence trading from 15 June, one question remains: is the British public up for it?
From Monday 1 June, car showrooms and open-air markets will be...
Business is tougher than ever right now. But the coronavirus crisis hasn't stopped people from wanting to start up.
For most of us, the last few months have been a strange blur of video calls, home haircuts and aimless half-hour walks around the block. For others, the lockdown has...
With closed doors and open hearts, local businesses are doing what they can to keep afloat during the age of COVID-19. While times are indeed hard, during this difficult time we've also seen a lot of goodwill swell from the ground up.
While it's a struggle to keep positive when the...
Note: at UKBF, we're going back and republishing our articles on digital marketing, flexible working and more, to offer advice to businesses that are changing the way they work during the coronavirus lockdown. This article was originally published in February 2019.
There's nothing...
It's hard to believe we've come to the end of April already.
A month into lockdown, most people have experienced both the stress and the boredom it brings, navigated their way around working from home or operating their business under the limits of social distancing, and read the words...
For many, the biggest impact COVID-19 will have on their lives will be through their work. Aside from the millions already placed on furlough, by March 2020 one in eleven people employed in the UK had had their hours reduced as a result of the crisis.
But while the current necessary...