Voter Registration Champions are helping to get us all election-ready. Employers gain accreditation by encouraging staff to:
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Find out more at voterchampion.org.uk

📑 Soaring standing charges; alarming surge in de-banking; access to cash; SME health assessment trial and much more in the new Weekly Brief of all the most important SME news 👇
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Business groups, employers, civil society organisations & community groups are all combining forces to encourage people to boost voter turnout, by backing a new Voter Registration Champions scheme from Citizens UK. buff.ly/3w37knG #VoterRegistration #UKPolitics

.Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) calls on Ofgem to take action on standing charges paid by small firms talkingretail.com/news/industry-… #Retail #convenienceretail #energy

Small businesses hit with 13-fold increase in energy bills in just three years express.co.uk/finance/person…

Small businesses are a vital part of UK-wide local economies.

That's why we’ve launched a new, online course full of practical insights and resources to support smaller or newer SMEs.

Read more on the latest addition to our toolkit of business support 👉 gov.uk/government/new…

🗞️ Small businesses urge Ofgem to act over fast-growing standing charges on bills, reports The Mirror 👇 mirror.co.uk/money/small-bu…

💡 Many small businesses have seen their energy standing charges, regardless of their usage levels, soar over recent months.

💷 That's why we're calling on Ofgem to conduct a full review of standing charges for businesses as well as consumers 👇

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We've been calling for a streamlined, digital taster version of the Help to Grow Management course, and we’re very pleased to see the Government deliver on this ✅

This new option will help to support small business owners and economic growth 👇

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🔺 New figures show the number of complaints relating to debanking has grown by 44%, with many SMEs left wondering why their account has been closed.

🎙️ We're calling for the FCA to collect quarterly data from banks that fully details the reasons for account closures, we told…

Small importers: Changes to plant and animal-based product imports from the EU are due to take effect from 30 April 🚢

📦 The initial numbers of physical checks are expected to be minimal, but SMEs that import or use affected products should continue to prepare for changes.…

🗞 Business rates, electric vehicles, tax, communities, and much more.

It's all in the latest edition of the Weekly Brief Newsletter, out now! 👇

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New import rules are due to be introduced in less than two weeks - but a leaked document has left small firms confused.

'Confusion takes away small firms' ability to plan – they cannot plan if they are constantly on tenterhooks, wondering whether new rules are coming in or…

If your small business handles people's information, making sure people are properly notified is vital 📑

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