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Over 10,000 SME owners have applied for a single £25,000 Business Boost grant from small business insurance provider Simply Business. The news comes as rising inflation, the surging cost of living and post-pandemic recovery continue to take a financial toll on small businesses.

Almost half (49%) of all small business owners in the UK are set to increase their prices as they look to battle rising costs, according to a new report from small business insurance provider Simply Business.  The SME Insights Report, saw over 1,000 small business owners from across the UK surv

Two-thirds of female entrepreneurs feel the pandemic has worsened gender inequality and bias in business, according to new research by Simply Business, a small business insurance providers.

As the UK approaches the anniversary of the first national lockdown, a new report from small business insurer Simply Business has revealed that the cost of COVID-19 to UK SMEs is set to exceed £126.6 billion – nearly double the £69bn initially projected a year ago.

Two in five (39%) SME owners say the stress of COVID-19 has caused them to experience sleep problems or insomnia, according to a new study from small business insurer Simply Business.

The Alison Rose Review into Female Entrepreneurship (Rose Review), published in March 2019, demonstrated that up to £250 billion of new value could be added to the UK economy if women started and scaled new businesses at the same rate as UK men.

A mental health crisis is looming among SME owners after the stress and anxiety caused by the coronavirus pandemic, according to new research from small business insurer Simply Business.

Local shops and businesses are on a ‘cliff edge’ with one in 10 (11%) facing permanent closure without a successful trading period this Christmas, according to new research by small business insurer Simply Business.

Almost one fifth (17%) of UK SMEs don’t think they’d survive another lockdown and would be forced to stop trading permanently if one came into effect, according to a new report by small business insurer Simply Business.

The coronavirus pandemic could cost small businesses in the UK up to £69 billion in total, according to a new report conducted by Simply Business.

Over 10,000 UK SME owners have applied for a single £10,000 Business Boost grant from insurer Simply Business, as the coronavirus continues to take its toll financially on small businesses. 

The financial cost of coronavirus to SMEs in the UK will exceed £69 billion, with two fifths at risk of permanently closing, according to a new report today by small business insurer Simply Business.

Over 600,000 SMEs (0-249 employees) could be at risk of collapse in 2020, according to new research by small business insurance provider Simply Business.