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Major companies are permanently removed from the Prompt Payment Code for failing to pay their bills on time
Five leading companies – Diageo Scotland Limited, Diageo Global Supply IBC Limited, Diageo Northern Ireland Limited, Diageo Great Britain Limited and Unilever UK Limited – have been formally removed f...
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Managing cashflow is key to business survival
It’s now critical that small suppliers get paid within 30 days, says OSBC The Office of the Small Business Commissioner (OSBC) welcomes the clarity provided by yesterday’s report from the Federation o...
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‘Paying quickly has never been more important’ UK Small Business Commissioner Liz Barclay has a seasonal message for large business finance teams.
Given the number of shoppers I saw out and about over the weekend, the bumper pre-Christmas spending spree shops, restaurants and pubs were hoping for won’t have materialised. Indications are that foo...
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Family businesses aren’t just economically but socially vital to the UK economy, says the Small Business Commissioner
In a blog to mark the first Family Business Week, developed and promoted by the Institute for Family Business (IFB), Small Business Commissioner Liz Barclay revisited her childhood on the family farm....
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Big firms urged to seek a dual benefit through efforts to help their small suppliers reach net zero
Small Business Commissioner Liz Barclay has a simple net zero message for the UK’s big businesses: help your smaller suppliers begin the transition to lower-carbon ways of working and reap a dual bene...