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Tell us: UK small business owners and employees, how has Covid affected you?

A man wearing a mask walks past a shop advertising a closing down sale in Stockport, England. Photograph: Nathan Stirk/Getty Images
A man wearing a mask walks past a shop advertising a closing down sale in Stockport, England. Photograph: Nathan Stirk/Getty Images Photograph: Nathan Stirk/Getty Images

With the easing of lockdown more small businesses are able to reopen and begin to provide a more normal service to their customers. But with an estimated 6m small businesses in the UK in a financially precarious position as a result of Covid the threat of further closures and job losses remains significant.

We would like to hear from small business owners and employees about how the pandemic has affected their finances and plans for the future. How do you rate the government’s support for small businesses and what more should they be doing?

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