SME Optimism At Five-Month High 22nd December 2017. Britain’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are turning cautiously optimistic on the economy’s prospects, according to a new study. In a research undertaken by Lloyds Bank, it has been found that a

SMEs Worried About Cash Flow 20th December 2017. SMEs in the UK are increasingly concerned about cash flow, with almost half of businesses admitting concerns it could get worse in the next 18 months. A market study carried out by

Commissioner Appointed to Tackle Late Payment  20th December 2017. The Government has appointed a small business commissioner dedicated to supporting the country’s 5.7 million small businesses. The Government has appointed Paul Uppal to the role of small business commissioner, to

HMRC Increases Seizures Against Small Business 19th December 2017. HM Revenue and Customs seized business assets from 1,953 UK firms in 2016 to 2017, an increase of 23 percent since the previous tax year, recent research has shown. According to new

SMEs Expecting Hard Christmas 18th December 2017.  SME operators not only predict a lack of sales over the Christmas retail period, they also expect to be short on spare time, according to MYOB.  MYOB, the cloud accounting provider, has found