Too Many SMEs Operating in the Red 1st May 2018. Half of small businesses in the UK are currently operating in the red, according to the latest Small Business Insights index. Small businesses are the lifeblood of the economy, inspiring

Insolvencies Rise 30th April 2018. Personal insolvencies have hit a near six-year high while corporate failures are at their highest level since the first quarter of 2014, official figures show. Months of slow wage growth and high inflation have left

Consumer Confidence High 30th April 2018. Consumer confidence reached its highest since January 2017 for April according to data to be published today, with economists pointing to rising real wages behind the improvement. There has been a multitude of disappointing

Small Business in Losing Battle With Late Payment 27th April 2018. New analysis from Xero, the global leader in online accounting software, shows that despite continued pledges and policies to reduce late payments for the nation’s small businesses, over half

Scottish Corporate Insolvencies Jump a Mile 26th April 2018. Scottish corporate insolvencies in the first quarter were up by 67 percent on the same period of last year, official figures have revealed. These figures from the Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB),