How small businesses can help build their financial resilience ahead of energy price changes

How small businesses can help build their financial resilience ahead of energy price changes

Gareth Rees
Apr 5 '23
Small businesses across the UK are facing a wave of rising costs, as inflation hits a 40-year high and bills for energy, goods and services increase.
The cash flow problem crippling Britain

The cash flow problem crippling Britain

Jan Cavelle
Feb 22 '23
My early years in business, like many people’s, were an almost continual run of sleepless nights and worry over cash flow.
How the cost-of-living crisis could impact SMEs – and what they can do about it

How the cost-of-living crisis could impact SMEs – and what they can do about it

Simon England
May 10 '22
Government data shows that 589,168 UK businesses reported significant financial distress during the last quarter of 2021, a 5% rise over the previous quarter.
Three things your SME can do when cashflow if poor

Three things your SME can do when cashflow if poor

Dr. Grace Olugbodi
May 9 '22
Being low on Cashflow is probably the highest stress point when running a startup or SME.
Tax deadline penalty waiver a welcome reprieve for many businesses

Tax deadline penalty waiver a welcome reprieve for many businesses

Glenn Collins
Jan 21 '22
How SMEs can get more from their cash reserves

How SMEs can get more from their cash reserves

Andrey Dobrynin
Oct 5 '21
Banks have never been generous when it comes to the interest they pay on cash deposits by businesses, but many SMEs may be shocked at just how little they’re earning on their reserves currently.
VAT rates rise to 12.5% from 1 October: How hospitality businesses can prepare

VAT rates rise to 12.5% from 1 October: How hospitality businesses can prepare

Pauline Green
Oct 4 '21
From 1st October, hospitality, holiday accommodations and attractions businesses will be impacted by a new VAT rate of 12.5%.
Why cash flow management has to be the top business priority

Why cash flow management has to be the top business priority

Tim Vine
Jun 2 '21
In this time of economic uncertainty, cash flow remains the top priority for SMEs desperate to find new business leads and onboard new customers.
What SMEs need to know about the Bank of England’s latest announcements

What SMEs need to know about the Bank of England’s latest announcements

Jeremy Thompson-Cook
May 12 '21
The Bank of England is cautiously optimistic about the British Economy post-Covid. Here is everything SME owners need to know about its May 2021 update.
Simplicity

Simplicity, securely and swiftly

Staff Writer
Apr 14 '21
This is what Bottomline promise customers when they sign up for their revolutionary app Pay Direct.
Chancellor backs SMEs in 2021 Budget

Chancellor backs SMEs in 2021 Budget

Andrea Reynolds
Apr 13 '21
There was always going to be plenty of excitement ahead of the Chancellor’s announcement of the Budget, more so than ever this year as the country emerges from the pandemic.
Crippling interest rates loom: Why we need to write off business loans for SMEs

Crippling interest rates loom: Why we need to write off business loans for SMEs

Simon Dolan
Feb 16 '21
UK businesses are hanging by the skin of their teeth. Just last week the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) reported that at least 250,000 small businesses will collapse in 2021 unless more support is offered to them under the current restrictions.