Fair Payment Code alone cannot save SMEs

Fair Payment Code alone cannot save SMEs

Lower interest rates and a recent easing of inflation may suggest light at the end of what’s been a very long, dark tunnel for Britain’s Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), but late payments remain a major killer in the bedrock of our economy. Research by the Smart...
Trump boost to defence firms masks bigger woes

Trump boost to defence firms masks bigger woes

Shares in two of Britain’s biggest manufacturers soared on news of a Trump victory in the US, but the picture belies deeper problems for factories and engineering based businesses on this side of the pond. BAe Systems and Rolls-Royce, both acclaimed FTSE100 engineers...