Sole traders struggle 12/07/2019 Research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), which analysed tax records from HM Revenue & Customs, shows that one-in-five businesses in the UK set up by sole traders closes within a year and six-in-ten fail

Storm clouds gather over British Economy. 9th July 2019. The business news has made grim reading in the last 24 hours, as the storm clouds gather over the British Economy Employment outlook dips BDO analysis shows Britain’s employment outlook fell

Bathstore no longer flush as they go down the drain. 27th June 2019 – updated 8th July 2019. Update 8th July Contractors hit by Bathstore collapse The Observer on Sunday reported talks with several self-employed Bathstore contractors, who have collectively

08/07/2019 Services sector nears standstill Analysts recorded “one of the worst performances [of] the past decade” in the services sector last month, as continuing Brexit uncertainty brought growth in the sector to a near standstill. The IHS Markit and CIPS

Penalising Big Business alone will not end the late payment culture Last month we wrote about the new government proposals to tackle late payments. You can see the Governments full document here : Creating a responsible payment culture: a call