A purchase order outlines to a vendor or supplier exactly what the purchaser needs, when they need it by, how much it is going to cost and when payment should be made. more»

For those wanting to embrace cruelty-free in business, where do we start? The answer, as with most things, is with ourselves. more»

Is this legal? The new price would leave the project making a loss, and using a different supplier would jeopardise the delivery date for the client. more»

Only 3% of business owners would take no action if supplier negligence resulted in a cyber attack, new research has found. more»

With Gareth Southgate's team ready to test themselves at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, is there anything England could learn about late payments from fellow competing nations? Creditsafe has prepared the post-mortem. more»

Poor supply chain practices in the public sector continue to blight small business owners, as new research finds nine in ten government suppliers have been paid later than agreed terms. more»

Britain's late payment crisis is continuing to hamper cash flow, growth plans and even survival rates of the country's small firms. Government efforts to hold large firms accountable are yet to generate confidence among small business owners, and new data has provided yet more evidence of the task at hand. more»

Continuing our regular supply chain series, Business Advice hears from two smaller suppliers about their experiences selling to Co-op to find out what fellow entrepreneurs should know before approaching the retailer. more»

As the government makes further noises to unsettle big firms failing to pay smaller suppliers on time, new research has uncovered poor supply chain practices in one of the world's most lucrative sports. more»

The British Chambers of Commerce has vowed to identify the worst places in the country to make a phone call to help the fifth of businesses blighted by poor mobile coverage. more»