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At Boost Capital, we are paying careful attention to guidance from WHO, and all government agencies as we continue to monitor the situation and its impact on the financing community and the small businesses we serve. As a global company with a geographically dispersed executive and operational team, a flexible, remote-enabled workforce, and a cloud-based IT infrastructure, we are prepared to manage a wide range of business continuity challenges. Over the past year, we have increased our investment in the technology and infrastructure that now enables all of our employees, across all business functions and all locations, to work remotely. We continue to actively monitor the situation and are constantly looking for creative ways to continue to provide critical support to our customers.

The end of the UK tax year is a great time to knuckle down and get your books organised – making sure all of your invoicing, expenses and banking are under control and ready for the start of the new tax year. As such, we’ve put together a guide with everything you need to know about the tax year ahead for your business, starting with one of the most-asked tax questions we’ve had. The tax year in the UK starts on the 6th April and lasts until the 5th April the following year. If you run your business as a limited company, you’ll pay income tax on your salary or any dividends taken from the company.

A cash flow loan from Boost Capital helped this small cleaning contractor pick up a big new client, almost doubling their business. Stuart Massey is the owner and operator of SM Cleaning Ltd., a small cleaning firm specializing in holiday parks, exit and entry cleanings for estate agents, and post-construction cleaning for building companies. It was frustrating, but then Boost Capital came along and just lifted the lid up for me.” Connecting with Boost Capital happened at just the right time: MS Cleaning had an opportunity to land a second holiday park contract. But they needed a chunk of cash to pay additional employees, purchase a new van, and get a new carpet cleaning machine to service the new contract.

Mark and Julian find loans for bike companies, telecoms businesses, fisheries, toolmakers – even construction firms, which is one area a lot of lenders won’t touch. What they’re looking for is someone to help solve their problems, and Boost Capital enables us to do that. Boost Capital is really good at accepting deals, which is what our clients need. From a small business perspective, we think a lot of companies were holding off investing in their business because they weren’t sure what Brexit would bring.