ELECTION: FSB calls for focus on self-employed community

11th November 2019 Commercial Credit Management |

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is calling on all political parties to put the self-employed community front and centre when drawing-up business policies for their election manifestos as its latest research shows confidence among sole traders in negative territory for five consecutive quarters. Fresh findings from its full Q3 SBI report, published today, show…

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Business owners depressed and suicidal over late payment

11th November 2019 Arrears and Recoveries |

Nine out of 10 business owners across construction suffer a range of mental health issues due to payment and other business pressures, according to a survey run by leading engineering services trade bodies BESA and ECA. The new survey, conducted in association with 25 other construction trade bodies, found that business owners have an array…

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Ofgem calls for fair customer treatment of failed energy firms customers

11th November 2019 Consumer Collections |

Energy regulator, Ofgem has called for insolvency firms to treat customers more fairly when they are left in debt when energy companies collapse. Fourteen small energy firms have exited the domestic energy market since 2018. Toto Energy became the seventh small supplier to go out of business this year in October – just three months…

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