Our get funded expert, KPMG's Bivek Sharma, discusses some of the main issues early businesses have here including not fully thinking through what purpose the funding will have. more»
KPMG's Bivek Sharma, our year-end and cash flow expert, explains the difficulties that come with quick-changing legislation and staying on top of deadlines. more»
Tax returns, as we know them, will be scrapped in favour of real time individual digital tax accounts. Our year-end expert explains how this will affect you and whether the process will be smoother as a result. more»
The head of business development at Tungsten Network explores the increasing lending options being introduced for small businesses and why options such as e-invoicing can make all the difference in the difficult early stages. more»
Dividend tax changes are expected to increase tax and change the way that owner-managers of small companies owners draw remuneration. Katharine Lindley, client director at EQ Investors explains. more»
Insolvency practitioner John Harlow discusses the late payment plight of small businesses and why debt management is important in setting your stall out from the off so customers recognise and respect your adherence to credit terms. more»
Fiona Manby, partner at Manby International Sportswear, tells Business Advice about how an email from a seemingly trusted source turned out to be a con which cost her company thousands of pounds. more»
Amongst much new legislation surround late payment, including removing limitations on using invoice finance from supplier contracts, it has emerged that 84 per cent of cases could be fixed for a little as the cost of a coffee. more»
New legislation coming into force during 2016 will allow small companies to secure freedom from restrictive clauses preventing the use of invoice finance against money owed. more»
New research from Sage found that more than two thirds of firms (68 per cent) were waiting 60 days for payment, and over half were waiting longer than 90 days. The majority feel 30 day payment terms could make a big difference. more»
