CPA – Prompting Punctual Payment   SME BUSINESS NEWS A weekly round-up of press news and comment affecting your business Tuesday, 6th February 2018 www.cpa.co.uk   FINANCE   Trade bodies can challenge late payments New regulations coming into force at

Manufacturing Slow in 2018 2nd February 2018. Rising costs of raw materials and commodities are keeping manufacturing at a slow pace. Since the 30-year-high in new orders back in November, manufacturing has been slowing and is now at its slowest

Business Owners So Happy They Could Tweet 30th January 2018. Social media has once again proven to be a powerful force for good, as business owners seared through the January blues and express a rare positive business sentiment. January is

Optimism in Financial Sector Drops 29th January 2018. Optimism among financial companies have deteriorated for the third quarter in a row in the final three months of last year, according to a  new survey. This highlights how issues such as

Construction Industry Struggles to Fill Skills Gap 23rd January 2018. Despite the housebuilding push and the various important contracts on the horizon, recent research has revealed that the nation is running out of brickies, chippies and sparkies. This is thought