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Self Assessment is a system HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) uses to collect Income Tax. Tax is usually deducted automatically from wages and pensions. People and businesses with other income must report it in a Self Assessment tax return. The last tax year started on 6 April 2023 and ended on 5 April 2024. Deadline for submitting an online return: If you’re doing an online tax return , you must submit it by midnight 31...
First published
31 December 2024
Last updated
17 November 2025
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The Green Growth Awards are a nationwide competition, run by Small Business Britain in partnership with BT, celebrating small businesses that have successfully used sustainability to innovate and drive business growth. This is your opportunity to showcase how sustainable practices have positively impacted your bottom line, whether through cost savings, waste reduction and recycling, customer engagement, or creative solutions. Two winning businesses will receive £5,000 each to reinvest in their sustainability journey. Submit your entry...
First published
31 December 2024
Last updated
7 January 2025
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The Business Charity Awards provide the perfect platform to reflect on your efforts, share best practice and reward your achievements within the community. The Awards recognise the outstanding contribution made by UK businesses to good causes. The awards not only recognise the role that individuals, teams and entire companies play in supporting charitable activity both at home and abroad, but also help to educate the wider business community about the best ways to support good...
First published
30 December 2024
Last updated
30 December 2024
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Small Business Britain are introducing a new mentoring programme for disabled entrepreneurs, run in partnership with Lloyds Bank. This new initiative, hosted on an easy to use platform called Digital Boost, aims to support disabled entrepreneurs by connecting them with mentors with specific skills, and who share similar lived experience. This initiative is a direct result of the findings of The Lilac Review , which highlights the importance of peer-to-peer support in business success, so...
First published
30 December 2024
Last updated
30 December 2024
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Join Business in the Community (BITC) at Toyota's Deeside Engine Plant to discuss what businesses can do to reduce impact on the environment. This event, on 31 January 2025, will support businesses across Wales to decarbonise and achieve the Welsh Government’s net zero commitments by 2050 so that we can create a greener Wales. Consumers are progressively interested in an organisation's sustainability credentials. Similarly, more businesses seek to partner with and invest in sustainable businesses...
First published
24 December 2024
Last updated
24 December 2024
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The Guild of Fine Food’s Great Taste Awards is the world’s largest and most trusted food and drink accreditation scheme. Putting your food or drink to the test with a panel of over 500 experts is a quick way to get honest, straightforward and impartial feedback from chefs, buyers, food writers and retailers. Whether your product receives a 1, 2 or 3 star accolade, Great Taste stars are highly respected seals of approval. Great Taste...
First published
24 December 2024
Last updated
24 December 2024
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The UK Department for Business and Trade (DBT) in Africa, alongside UK Regions and Nations, presents the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) Roadshow from 17 to 20 February 2025, taking place in London, Cardiff, and Manchester. This event will connect leading EPC contractors with UK supply chain businesses engaged in major infrastructure projects across Africa. Participants will have the chance to showcase their expertise, discuss procurement needs, and learn how to join contractor vendor lists...
First published
23 December 2024
Last updated
23 December 2024
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The British Business Bank announces the Community ENABLE Funding programme to increase the availability of funding to social impact sector lenders and the smaller businesses they serve in local communities across the UK’s Nations and regions. The initiative is aimed primarily at Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs). CDFIs are small, regional, social impact sector lenders that provide debt finance and support to underserved smaller businesses that can find it difficult to access finance from mainstream...
First published
23 December 2024
Last updated
23 December 2024
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The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is asking people across Wales to commit to spending at least £10 locally with a small business and to share on social media what makes that business special using the hashtag #10PoundPledge #10PuntLeol. The organisation says that participating in the campaign can help: Boost local economies: Encourage others to support small businesses in their community. Showcase local businesses: Highlight the unique offerings of small businesses. Ensure local businesses feel...
First published
20 December 2024
Last updated
20 December 2024
Youth worker
Applications for the Weston Charity Awards 2025 are now open! Do you lead a charity working in the fields of Community, Environment, Welfare, or Youth? Are you based in Wales, the North or Midlands of England? Do you have at least one paid full-time member of staff in a leadership position and an income of less than £5 million per year? Then you could be eligible for a package of support including an unrestricted grant...
First published
20 December 2024
Last updated
20 December 2024

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