Government urged to protect smaller firms against poor payment practices James Salmon, Operations Director, 19/02/2019. The Government has been urged to protect smaller firms against poor payment practices. The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) wants the government to introduce measures

Small business lending slows. Operations Director, James Salmon, 19/02/2019. Small business lending slows as net lending to small businesses decreased by £200m last year whilst the growth of alternative forms of funding for SMEs also slowed, new studies indicate. According

Scottish restaurant failures up nearly 90%. James Salmon, 18/02/2019. Scottish restaurant failures are up nearly 90%. The number of Scottish restaurants going bust reached a record high last year, according to figures from the Insolvency Service. Statistics for 2018 shows

Interserve agrees terms with creditors. 13th February 2019. Last week Interserve announced it had agreed terms with its creditors. Debbie White, CEO of Interserve, said: “Agreeing the key commercial terms of the deleveraging plan with our lenders, bonding providers and

Oddbins enters administration 4th February 2019 Oddbins enters administration Last week we reported Oddbins was on the brink, now it has gone. The owners of UK wine chain Oddbins have called in administrators to handle the firm’s retail operation until a buyer