By James Salmon. 24/4/2017. Information is Power! The Story We were recently asked to get involved in a long-running dispute over an enormous debt owed by a huge organisation, part of a conglomerate managed from overseas. The debtor had a

Business News – 20th April 2017 Late payment culture continues A new report from SFS says that slow and late invoice payments mean SMEs in the UK are missing out on £250bn a year. Ian Cole, at SFS, comments: “SMEs

12/4/2017. Small businesses owed £44bn in late payments. As reported on page 57 of today’s Independent, a survey by Zurich reveals 52% of Britain’s smallest businesses are owed £44.6bn in late payments between them. More than a fifth (21%) are

11.04.2017. SMEs – Corbyn targets late payments. The Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is promising to tackle the culture of late payments which is forcing more than 50,000 small firms out of business every year. Speaking at the Federation of Small

10.04.2017. New payment rules to benefit SMEs Writing in the Telegraph, small business minister Margot James details new rules requiring large companies and LLPs to start reporting on their payment practices and performance for their next financial year. Starting from