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Strong Support From SMEs For UK Government COVID-19 Support Programme<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

New research\u00a0commissioned by MBH Corporation plc, reveals that 43% of SME owners and senior managers think government support for SMEs during the COVID-19 crisis<\/a> has been good or excellent.\u00a0 Four out of ten (40%) describe its support as average and just 17% as poor. MBH is a UK headquartered listed diversified investment holding company that acquires successful, strong-performing small to medium enterprises across multiple geographies and sectors.<\/p>\n

Part of the support provided by Government to SMEs has been for new loan schemes. Of the SME owners and senior managers interviewed by MBH Corporation, 38% said that their businesses took out loans offered by the Government.\u00a0 Only 24% said they found the process for doing this hard, and 11% said they borrowed over \u00a350,000. 4% borrowed over \u00a3100,000.<\/p>\n

In terms of when they plan to pay this back, 18% said within a year, and a further 18% said between one and two years.\u00a0 Only 3% said they anticipate it will take them over five years to do this, with 17% said they don\u2019t ever expect to pay it back.\u00a0 Many businesses plan to repay these loans quickly because they are optimistic about their future.\u00a0 Indeed, MBH Corporation\u2019s research reveals that 57% of those businesses that expect to make a loss this year anticipate they will be back in profit within 24 months.<\/p>\n

In terms of the actions companies plan to take over the next 12 months because of the COVID-19 crisis, 27% expect to make redundancies.\u00a0 One in four anticipate having a recruitment freeze, while 13% say they will ask staff to take a pay cut.\u00a0 Some 7% don\u2019t expect to survive and 13% anticipate closing part of their business.\u00a0 Some 6% anticipate they will have to sell their businesses.<\/p>\n

Callum Laing, CEO of MBH Corporation plc: \u201c<\/em><\/strong>Whilst there is no sugar coating for the effect the COVID-19 crisis has had on the small business ecosystem, it is pleasing to see how many were able to leverage off the government support and are positive about the way forward.\u00a0 Optimisim is an inherent trait of most small business owners and we\u2019re seeing some incredible innovation as companies pivot to serve their clients best in these fluid times.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWe know that for many small business owners there have been many sleepless nights and tough conversations had over the past 6 months, but there are also plenty of businesses out there, not just in big tech, that have been able to find an angle and thrive during these fluid times.\u00a0 Many of the big companies of tomorrow will be ones that are really finding their feet today.”<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New research\u00a0commissioned by MBH Corporation plc, reveals that 43% of SME owners and senior managers think government support for SMEs during the COVID-19 crisis has been good or excellent.\u00a0 Four out of ten (40%) describe its support as average and just 17% as poor. 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