12/4/2017. Small businesses owed £44bn in late payments. As reported on page 57 of today’s Independent, a survey by Zurich reveals 52% of Britain’s smallest businesses are owed £44.6bn in late payments between them. More than a fifth (21%) are

The documents that all UK registered companies – even dormant and small ones -– must deliver annually to Companies House are explained in guidance that has been streamlined and updated to cover changes introduced by ‘The Companies, Partnerships and Groups

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