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Computer giant Dell entered into late payment Hall of Shame

by KevPartner on 28th June, 2010

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The Forum of Private Business is entering Dell into its late payment Hall of Shame after the company extended the time it takes to pay suppliers by 15 days. Dell, which is one of the world’s leading information technology companies, wrote to tell what it called its ‘valued’ suppliers that it is ‘standardising’ its payment [...]

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71% of UK SMEs report late payments in the past year

by KevPartner on 15th April, 2010

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As Microbusinesses, we often find ourselves as piggy in the middle. If your business is based around large ticket items or projects then you will, in all likelihood, have to pay your suppliers promptly but find yourself stuck as you wait for your client to pay. Big corporations are notorious for this and it’s been [...]

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9 out of 10 small firms unhappy about the Budget

by KevPartner on 26th March, 2010

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A press release from the Forum for Private Business says: More than nine out of ten smaller businesses were left disappointed by this week’s Budget, a snap poll has revealed. In a survey of its members, the Forum of Private Business found that just 5% believe Alistair Darling’s proposals will create an environment for their [...]

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Why the Budget doesn’t matter

by KevPartner on 24th March, 2010

Today is Budget day in the UK. This means that our Chancellor, Alistair Darling, will be walking the incredibly difficult path between the economic realism needed in the face of this country’s huge overdraft and the need for his party to be re-elected in a few weeks time. (Incidentally, what a backward country we are [...]

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Cameron on business

by KevPartner on 8th October, 2009

David Cameron made an impressive speech today at the Tory party conference. Now, hell would freeze solid before I’d vote Conservative but he made an interesting point about how it is us (people like you and me) who build an economy and not government.

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Brown's praying for recovery, so are small businesses

by KevPartner on 14th September, 2009

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Our very own Dear Leader is going to use the phrase “on the road to recovery” in a speech on Tuesday 15th September. There’s so much to say about the way in which we learn about a speech before it is even made (perhaps they’re concerned that Brown’s trademark bombastic delivery will have people turning [...]

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