11.04.2017. SMEs – Corbyn targets late payments. The Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is promising to tackle the culture of late payments which is forcing more than 50,000 small firms out of business every year. Speaking at the Federation of Small

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