Quote Originally Posted by offshore_arab83 View Post
aye that was another stipulation, you had to be self employed for so long

us self employed were offered 'bounce back loans' through our business banking but its a loan, it needs paying back, businesses need to be trading they really aren't getting any help

I was a city centre shop owner up til 2 years ago and thank f uck i sold the business when i did as i would never have been able to afford the council rent of £4k a quarter, business rates, stock suppliers etc if the business was not trading, the people who i sold the business to are struggling like f uck now its no wonder so many people are having mental health issues. There genuinely wasn't/isn't enough funding for small businesses and the self employed
Alot of these people who are just starting up small business's and going self employed don't have a lot of savings have punted their money into bussiness or just left uni so are probably the people who need the help the most.