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Simply Business launches \u00a310,000 grant to mark leap year and help budding entrepreneurs make the leap in starting their own business<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Simply Business launches \u00a310,000 grant to mark leap year and help budding entrepreneurs make the leap in starting their own business<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To celebrate leap year, Simply Business, one of the UK\u2019s leading business insurance providers, has launched a competition to win \u00a310,000 so budding entrepreneurs can make the leap to start or grow their own business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Small businesses have a big, positive impact. They account for 99 per cent of all businesses in the UK and generate \u00a32tn annually to the UK economy. Plus they provide vital jobs and services within communities right across the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The common barriers to starting a business are finance, fear and knowledge. So to help overcome this people can apply to win \u00a310,000 cash from Simply Business to help kick-start their business. Details on how to apply can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The insurance provider will also be releasing a series of free guides to help start ups navigate company registration, marketing or where to access business finance – all designed to enable more UK SME\u2019s to thrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Applications close on 31 July 2020. The winning business idea will be announced w\/c 15 September 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alan Thomas, UK CEO of Simply Business, commented:<\/strong> \u201cLeap Years provide an extra day to break the mould – a day where normal traditions don\u2019t apply. But we don\u2019t believe this should be kept to one day \u2013 let\u2019s make 2020 the year for small businesses to make the leap.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe know that finding money for tools, stock and transport is a big barrier to starting a business. That\u2019s why we\u2019re launching a \u00a310,000 business grant, to help encourage more small businesses to make a start this year with big dreams turning into livelihoods.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Simply Business<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Simply Business<\/a>\u202fis one of the UK\u2019s biggest business insurance providers, specialising in public liability insurance for small and midsize enterprises. Launched in 2005, Simply Business provides an online brokerage service, delivering policies tailored to individual business requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using the power of tech and data to create the best possible customer experiences, Simply Business employs over 1,200 people across offices in London and Northampton, UK; and in Boston, Massachusetts; and Atlanta, Georgia, in the U.S. Owing to the insurance provider\u2019s internal underwriting capability and expert panel of insurers, Simply Business can cover over 1,200 trade types \u2013 ranging from plumbers to accountants to dog walkers.\u202fIts UK brand campaign \u2013 \u2018Simply The Best<\/a>\u2019 \u2013 aims to help UK small businesses feel \u2018the best\u2019 about their business insurance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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