CPA – Prompting Punctual Payment   SME BUSINESS NEWS A weekly round-up of press news and comment affecting your business Tuesday, 30th January 2018 www.cpa.co.uk   FINANCE   Carillion collapse shines light on late payment epidemic The Times’ James Hurley

Spiralling Costs Sink SMEs 29th January 2018. Last week RSM reported that personal insolvencies were on the rise, and now it seems that company insolvencies are kicking at its heels. According to new research, in 2017 the number of companies

Optimism in Financial Sector Drops 29th January 2018. Optimism among financial companies have deteriorated for the third quarter in a row in the final three months of last year, according to a  new survey. This highlights how issues such as

 Business Rates Relief Fund Not Going Far Enough 29th January 2018. A relief fund worth £300 million set up for small businesses, and by Chancellor, Philip Hammond, has failed to do its job. The fund, which was set up to

Businesses should seek expert advice early to survive insolvency crises, says ICAEW “The difference between businesses that survive and thrive and those that fail is how well they manage difficulties”, comments Clive Lewis, Head of Enterprise for the Institute of