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Rupert Lee-Browne, CEO of Caxton, argues that the Commercial Payments Bill’s 60-day payment rule is welcome news for SMEs – but only if they use the breathing space to overhaul their own payment processes first.

Better to look at the whole picture and see everyone as customers.

Aim is to close small business AI gap across UK and Ireland

AI has opened the door to entrepreneurship, but now we need to help small businesses take it to the next level

How do we know that business is genuinely a force for good? We must gather the evidence

Kerrie Dorman of The Trust Builders explores who we actually trust when making purchasing decisions – from friends and colleagues to influencers and chatbots – and what the research reveals about generational differences in trust

Global Head of Audit. Non-Executive Director. Board Advisor. Trustee. The wealth of roles James Walker has undertaken as part of his career and long-standing volunteering commitments have given him a unique perspective on risk, auditing and business management challenges which transcend organisational size and sector

The headline valuation rarely tells the whole story. Sahil Nayyar, shareholder & director at Cavu Corporate Finance, explains what founders selling a business need to understand

Louise McCoy of the British Business Bank’s Start Up Loans programme reports on a record summer of lending, with over 3,000 loans and £40 million delivered to UK entrepreneurs, and sets out ambitious targets for autumn

The Chancellor and PM have talked a big game on the self-employed. Josh Toovey of IPSE sets out what the Budget must deliver

Trusha Lakhani of Great Business Matters argues that advisory boards are not just for large corporates – and that most growing SMEs are missing a critical source of outside perspective