Small Business Saturday are celebrating 10 years of epic small business love in the run up to the big day this year on 3 December 2022. The build-up to the biggest celebration of small businesses you have ever seen starts now, with all the usual suspects and more: a huge nationwide zero emissions The Tour 2022, #SmallBiz100 is back with applications opening on 1 June 2022 and much, much more! More news on what’s coming...
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HMRC has updated its guidance on tax treatment of tips, gratuities, service charges and troncs to include details on how to handle electronic payments. The payment of tips is commonplace for employees in the catering and service industries. As the pandemic has accelerated a move away from payment in cash, there has also been a shift towards customers paying tips electronically. HMRC has updated its guidance for employers to include examples of systems for the...
The Near Ready Leadership Programme has been designed following the Ministerial objective to increase diversity on public body boards, aligned with the strategy set out in 'Reflecting and Running Wales - Diversity & Inclusion Strategy for Public Appointments in Wales'. The goal is to create a robust pipeline of potential board members, ensuring that individuals from ethnic minority backgrounds and disabled people of high calibre, expertise and skills, who are nearly ready to apply can...
SmallBusiness.co.uk is delighted to announce that nominations are open for the 2022 British Business Awards! Now in their fifth year, the awards have recognised and celebrated the innovative and outstanding achievements of small and medium size British businesses across all industries. The British Business Awards offers you and your colleagues the opportunity to gain the industry and country-wide recognition you deserve. These awards are open to any businesses in the UK which fall within the...
This is the moment to change it all — the business climate, the political climate, and how we take action on climate. Now is the time for the unstoppable courage to preserve and protect our health, our families, and our livelihoods. For Earth Day 2022, which takes place on 22 April, we need to act (boldly), innovate (broadly), and implement (equitably). It’s going to take all of us. All in. Businesses, governments, and citizens —...
The April edition of the Employer Bulletin brings you all the latest HMRC updates and guidance to support employers, payroll professionals and agents. Included in this edition are important updates on: coronavirus (COVID-19) information on easements ending PAYE settlement agreement deadlines reporting expenses and benefits for tax year ending 5 April 2022 claiming employment allowance from April 2022 small businesses are being invited to share their views through the Tell ABAB 2022 survey working from...
The Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing, Lynne Neagle MS, is encouraging eligible families to sign up for Healthy Start to get healthy food and vitamins for free. Families can get a pre-paid card that is topped up every 4 weeks with credit to buy healthy food – fruit, vegetables, pulses and milk and infant formula. They can also get free Healthy Start vitamins. Currently, nearly 40% of people within Wales who are eligible...
A new UK Government grant competition is launching to boost the growth of innovative tech start-ups and scale-ups in all corners of the country. The £12.09 million Digital Growth Grant will focus on opening up access to skills training and advice, and providing support services to the digital and tech sector over two years. Improving regional support networks for start ups and scale ups is a key focus for the funding. Interested organisations can attend...
Wales' Leading Public Sector Procurement Event will take place on 8 November 2022. Connecting buyers and suppliers across the procurement supply chain, Procurex Wales will provide a wealth of skills development, networking, collaboration and showcase opportunities for organisations that are actively working with the public sector or that are exploring ways to work across Wales’ procurement marketplace and beyond. For further information visit the Procurex website.
This year, Wales is celebrating 10 years since the official opening of its 870-mile coastal path – the first of its kind in the world. To mark the occasion, Wales Coast Path have teamed up with Cadw – to bring you a series of 20 walking itineraries to discover Welsh heritage along the iconic path. Suitable for people of all ages and abilities, the itineraries outline the very best routes from which to discover 16...