Originally written by Timothy Adler on Small Business
Two out of five small businesses expect to run out of cash with six weeks, according to a new survey.
And one in five small businesses say they will run out of cash within three weeks.
Small business revenues are set to decline by an average 60 per cent in April, with 69 per cent of businesses in leisure and hospitality expecting revenue to totally disappear.
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Three quarters of small business say that coronavirus has already badly affected their business, and this looks set to worsen in April. Eighty per cent say their income will continue to decline this month, with more than one in three (36 per cent) expecting income to crash by more than 90 per cent.
Retail is the second-most badly affected sector, with 38 per cent of small business retailers expecting their income to totally disappear.
Businesses in IT and telecoms expect to be least impacted, with just under a quarter (23 per cent) saying they don’t expect to see any decline in their revenue compared to April last year.
If small business revenue does decline overall by 57 per cent as expected, this equates