Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
Articles on the Prompt Payment Code (PPC) – a voluntary initiative aimed at promoting prompt payment practices among businesses and improving cash flow for suppliers.
Business management
Join Small Business Commissioner Liz Barclay on September 9 for a special Twitter Q&A using the hashtag #AskSBCommissioner
News
Companies will have to pay 95% of small businesses within 30 days, down from 60 days
Accounting
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.
News
Paul Uppal is no longer in his role as Small Business Comissioner due to a conflict of interest over a banking redress service.
Business management
Insolvency has reached a near six-year high and it's hitting small businesses hard. Mark Gardner from Excello Law, explains how the government has failed.
News
The number of FTSE 350 companies pledging to pay small companies promptly has tripled following a government drive to boost sign up to a code of conduct.
News
The Forum of Private Business is urging changes to the Prompt Payment Code after it has learned firms with payment times as long as 90 days are planning to sign up.
News
Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline has been named and shamed as 'morally bankrupt' by the Forum of Private Business for increasing supplier payment times from 60 days to as much as 95.
Business Loans
Everything you need to know on what small business loans are and what types of loan are available for your business.
Business Technology
To run an optimal business, you must have optimal tech. We explain why you must upgrade your business technology on a regular basis
Investing in a franchise
Starting a new business is an exciting venture. But – especially in well-established industry sectors – a key question is whether it would be better to buy a franchise or go solo.