10/4/2017. Business Activity Rebounds. A Lloyds Bank purchasing managers’ survey shows that regional business activity rebounded at the end of the first quarter of 2017, boosted by “stronger demand for goods and services”. However, the period also saw the “biggest

10.04.2017. New payment rules to benefit SMEs Writing in the Telegraph, small business minister Margot James details new rules requiring large companies and LLPs to start reporting on their payment practices and performance for their next financial year. Starting from

7th April 2017. SMEs split on Brexit. A survey of 1,000 SME leaders by Bibby Financial Services suggests firms are still split over Brexit. It found that found just over a third (34%) expect leaving the EU will have a

7/4/17 . New payment rules to benefit SME’s. Writing in the Telegraph, small business minister Margot James details new rules requiring large companies and LLPs to start reporting on their payment practices and performance for their next financial year. Starting

6/4/2017. Financial lobby group calls for extra Brexit transition period The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has warned that the two-year negotiating period for Brexit talks is not long enough for banks, investors and financial regulators to prepare