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Why Supporting Local Businesses is Important

How can backing local suppliers reduce the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic?

General health amongst the public isn’t the only thing suffering amid the sudden outbreak of the Coronavirus, with the world economy feeling the full force of COVID-19. Though video calling platform Zoom’s stock price has increased significantly with an influx of workers confined to their homes, the same cannot be said for many local businesses, with the future of many smaller companies becoming increasingly uncertain.

In 2019, there were approximately 3.5 million sole proprietorships (69%) in the UK, as well as 405,000 partnerships, and 2 million limited companies. For years, local businesses have formed the backbone of many communities and contributed significantly to the UK economy and there’s no doubting the danger that the Coronavirus...

Following the recent outbreak of Coronavirus and the subsequent threat to public health, particularly amongst vulnerable groups such as the over-70s, it’s pivotal to liaise with practices offering a will writing service, if such arrangements haven’t already been put in place.

Given the developments surrounding the COVID-19 illness, it's not inconceivable that the death toll will continue to rise. Therefore, it’s important for people who don’t have a will to perform the necessary steps, act proactively and impose relevant measures.

Companies offering a will writing service can put the appropriate measures in place that will ensure that the correct documentation is introduced to protect the family and/or loved ones, whilst also ensuring that a client’s estate is dealt with accordingly, in the event of death.

In Britain, 54% of people don’t have a will. Nevertheless, in...

There have been significant developments surrounding the UK Coronavirus pandemic, with Boris Johnson indicating that workers should work from home, as part of measures being introduced to restrict ‘non-essential travel’. The new guidelines have prompted an increase in businesses using group video calls, with companies utilising platforms such as Skype, Zoom and Google Hangouts to facilitate communications with both existing and prospective clients.

A 2019 study indicated that almost one-third of participants used live video platforms to chat with a business, brand or service provider, with figures increasing threefold since 2016 and the development of COVID-19 is set to prompt a further rise...