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               Small suppliers, long beleaguered by overdue invoice payments and long payment terms in their contracts with customers are waking up this morning to an announcement that Government is to put an end to the practice. The Press Release from Government is available to read below. It basically says that suppliers will be paid inContinue reading “Tough new measures to tackle late payments”

               High youth unemployment is hitting the headlines and it’s not just a short‑term labour‑market issue. It is a strategic economic threat that will shape the UK’s productivity, fiscal health, and competitiveness for decades. Even at conservative estimates, unless the number out of work drops, this could cost the UK more than a quarter ofContinue reading “Britain’s £250bn youth time bomb”

               Nearly 9 in 10 entrepreneurs think the Government doesn’t understand their needs and a fifth of them want to leave the UK in the next 12 months. How bad does it have to get before the policy makers listen? The Entrepreneurs Network (TEN) has published the third edition of their Entrepreneurs Survey. The findingsContinue reading “One in five entrepreneurs ready to quit UK”

               The Bank of England is ruminating on interest rates and is expected to announce around midday that rates will stay at their current rate 3.75% Last month there was an expectation that this time round, given inflation is creeping down slowly, rates would be cut to encourage growth. However, the Middle East crisis hasContinue reading “HOLD OR HIKE? Small Firms Left Hanging as Energy Crisis Derails Rate Cut Hopes”