Late payments cost SMEs £51.5bn 5th September 2019.   Late payments have cost SMEs an estimated £51.5bn in the last year, research from Hitachi Capital UK has found.   The sum was extrapolated from a poll of 1,000 SME owners

Bank referral scheme helps fewer than 800 firms 2nd September 2019.   The bank referral scheme, an initiative administered by the British Business Bank on behalf of the Treasury and which links small companies turned down for bank finance with

Small businesses appeal over rising rates 28th August 2019. Figures from the Valuation Office Agency show more than 100,000 small businesses in England have appealed against their business rates since a revaluation two years ago. Some 100,740 “non-domestic” properties –

Mixed news for the UKs SME owners 28th August 2019. Two-thirds of businesses fear economy will worsen Are you, like many SME owners, worried about the economic outlook? What affect is it having on your customer base? Sentiment within Britain’s

BUPA named and shamed for poor payment practices. 22/8/2019. Paul Uppal, the government’s small business commissioner has named and shamed BUPA  for failing to pay adequate compensation to a small business in a case of late payment of invoices, following