Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
The Late Payment archive.
Accounts & Tax
Financial admin is time-consuming for micro firms – and it's not helped by late payments. Here's how to protect your business against them.
Outlook
Labour publishes 20 Pledges to Business bringing together all its reforms to help small businesses, including creation of Business Development Agency
Outlook
SME owners have ploughed thousands of pounds into their businesses, but many still see them folding in the next five years
Accounts & Tax
Paul Uppal, who stepped down in October, says government ignored his office, which he says needs more resources to tackle scourge of late payments
Accounts & Tax
Chancellor warns that Labour wants to stop family members inheriting small businesses – Labour denies any such plans as part of business taxes review
Questions & Answers
Small Business Minister Kelly Tolhurst talks to Smallbusiness.co.uk about late payments, productivity and what to expect from the Business Finance Council
Outlook
Paul Uppal is no longer in his role as Small Business Comissioner due to a conflict of interest over a banking redress service.
Outlook
The latest ICAEW figures reveal another consecutive month of negative business confidence and a concerning rise in issues with late payments.
Accounts & Tax
Some of the biggest Government outsources face being axed from public-sector contracts if they fail to start paying small businesses on time
Accounts & Tax
Government clampdown on large companies abusing late payments to small businesses do not go far enough, complain professional bodies
Accounts & Tax
Government announces new £1m fund to help small businesses migrate to digital payments and invoicing, beefs up powers of Small Business Commissioner
Accounts & Tax
Late payments cost small business owners £6.7bn a year just chasing overdue invoices. Antti-Jussi Suominen offers solutions as to how to handle late payments
Masterclass Series
This article from Tracc looks at the changing funding landscape and how business owners can improve their chance to secure funding themselves
Partner content
We explore five online tools that you can use to help you monetise your content in 2022
Partner content
Equipping your people with the best technologies for the hybrid workplace
Partner content
Ensure your business is prepared for the increasing threat of cybercrime