Late payments cost SMEs £51.5bn 5th September 2019.   Late payments have cost SMEs an estimated £51.5bn in the last year, research from Hitachi Capital UK has found.   The sum was extrapolated from a poll of 1,000 SME owners

In Praise Of Monitoring By General Manager (PAID Division), David Hawkins 30th August 2019. The Government’s latest moves on the increased period of closure of Parliament in order to ensure a Brexit on 31st October may or may not be

New PM should walk the walk and back small firms over late payments 2oth August 2019. Small Business Commissioner, Paul Uppal The small business commissioner has called on Boris Johnson to prove his business credentials by giving small businesses greater

Financial optimism index points to fragility in consumer confidence. 20th August 2019 A key index into household financial confidence points to a fragility in consumer confidence. The IHS Markit’s monthly household finance index has dipped to a three-month low, falling

Long payment terms in retail are unsustainable. 16th August 2019. Long payment terms in retail are notorious and regularly criticised by those in and outside the industry. A few months ago, Holland & Barrett became the first company to be