Construction industry sees rise of “cowboy clients” Small construction firms are suffering from so-called “cowboy clients”. These clients are threatening business prospects through late payments and unfair work demands. Recent research from the Federation of Master Builders has revealed the

Markets Round-Up 3rd November 2017. Stock Markets In the US the S&P only just managed to close higher overnight after investors digested a few of the details of the tax-reform plan proposed by Republicans.  (The Nasdaq ⇓0.02% to 6714.94, the Dow

Two-thirds of UK SMEs have no plan for Brexit Recent surveys from CitySprint and Bibby Financial Services (BFS) have found that 64 per cent of UK SMEs have not made specific plans to prepare for Brexit and 35 per cent

Mid-sized businesses prove most resilient New figures published by accountancy and business advisory firm, BDO LLP, have reported that UK mid-sized businesses are proving more resilient after Brexit, than their large and small counterparts. A year after the UK left

SMEs bank on alternative finance A new study has reported that British small business owners are growing concerned that the country’s uncertain landscape could lead them to struggle to secure funding in the coming year. This new survey was commissioned