Coronavirus business news update 7th April 2020. 7th April 2020. James Salmon, Operations Director. During the Coronavirus outbreak we will continue to share (as we can) the business news stories we have seen that we think will affect our members

Cost of insolvency to government’s national insurance fund spirals to a seven year high. 26th February 2020. James Salmon, Operations Director. The cost of insolvency to the National insurance fund has risen to a seven year high according to the

2020’s top 5 threats to small businesses. 20th February 2020. Often, small businesses operate on fragile margins. While many are able to generate profits and provide products and services that customers truly value, many SMEs can fail due to circumstances

Late payments hit £23 billion. 18th February 2020. James Salmon, Operations Director. New research from the Federation of Small Businesses has revealed that late payments almost doubled to £23 billion last year. Small business owners are having to apply for

BAE and Shell among 11 businesses penalised for failing to pay suppliers on time. 14th February 2020. James Salmon, Operations Director. Short Version BAE Systems and Shell have been removed from the prompt payment code – a government-backed scheme that