{"id":3394,"date":"2025-06-12T15:31:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T14:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graphicwarehouse.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3394"},"modified":"2025-06-12T15:41:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T14:41:48","slug":"2026-the-parachute-year-for-print","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/graphicwarehouse.co.uk\/blog\/2025\/06\/12\/2026-the-parachute-year-for-print\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 \u2013 The Parachute Year for Print"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3394\" class=\"elementor elementor-3394\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6fe4b32 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6fe4b32\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4283ba\" data-id=\"b4283ba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efa28b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"efa28b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why the end of COVID loan repayments could unlock serious momentum for printers, sign makers, and creative agencies.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75fe8d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75fe8d1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d10ef0b\" data-id=\"d10ef0b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d66147 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"9d66147\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/graphicwarehouse.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lv_0_20250612094623.mp4\" autoplay=\"\" controls=\"\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a822e12 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a822e12\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-790435e\" data-id=\"790435e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eafb656 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eafb656\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Picture this: you\u2019re floating through the sky, weightless, the worst turbulence behind you&#8230; and then \u2014 THUD \u2014 your parachute opens. Relief. Lift. Control. That\u2019s what 2026 could feel like for thousands of SMEs (<em>Small and medium-sized enterprises)<\/em> in the print and design industries.<\/strong><\/p><p>Because while the industry has fought tooth and toner to survive the pandemic, a quiet shift is coming:<\/p><p>In 2026, most CBILS and Bounce Back Loans will be paid off.<\/p><p><strong>Yes, the lifeline that kept many print and creative businesses alive is nearly fully repaid. And that matters more than you might think.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b5e5172 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b5e5172\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-198f1e8\" data-id=\"198f1e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f2a338 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f2a338\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\ud83d\udcc9 The Pandemic Loan Recap:\n\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0e7958 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a0e7958\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0eb081\" data-id=\"e0eb081\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4461900 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4461900\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>CBILS: ~110,000 loans | \u00a326.4 billion<\/strong><br \/><strong>BBLS: 1.56 million loans | \u00a347.4 billion<\/strong><br \/><strong>RLS: 20,600+ loans | \u00a34.5 billion+<\/strong><\/p><p>Most were taken between spring and autumn 2020, with 6-year terms ending by mid-to-late 2026.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7bfd8b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7bfd8b3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0bc6126\" data-id=\"0bc6126\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21c0a2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21c0a2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2702\ufe0f What That Means for the Print Industry:<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3096e9e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3096e9e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f6d55e3\" data-id=\"f6d55e3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44e5a10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44e5a10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\ud83d\udcb7 1. Freed-Up Cash<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>With repayments gone, cashflow improves \u2014 meaning:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Printers can invest in faster machines<\/li><li>Sign makers can take on larger installs<\/li><li>Copyshops might hire again<\/li><li>Design and marketing agencies can stop \u201cmaking do\u201d and start scaling<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>\ud83d\ude80 2. Creative Confidence Returns<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Post-loan, businesses can start focusing on:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Upgrading tech<\/li><li>Launching new products<\/li><li>Taking risks again \u2014 whether that\u2019s opening a new location or testing a bold new service model<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>\ud83c\udfe6 3. Easier Finance<\/strong><\/p><p>Lenders love a clean balance sheet. The end of CBILS and BBLS debt could mean faster, friendlier approvals for new equipment or vehicle finance \u2014 especially for asset-heavy trades like print and signage.<\/p><p><strong>\ud83e\udde0 4. 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No more survival budgeting. A cleaner balance sheet and a stronger story for growth.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58d1168 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58d1168\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f51e819\" data-id=\"f51e819\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dbd9e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5dbd9e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\ud83d\udc4b Final Thought for Leaders<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f2fd26 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f2fd26\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-463b6de\" data-id=\"463b6de\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c63424 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c63424\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you run a print business, design agency, or creative studio \u2014 this might be your 18-month countdown to freedom.<\/p><p>And yes \u2014 there\u2019s a video of me parachuting into this topic. 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