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07/01/2008
Late Payments Crisis on Horizon for SMEs
Spiralling late payment debts could cause the UK to slide into a recession, with SMEs waiting for £18.6bn in unpaid invoices according to a report released today.
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07/11/2007
SMEs Battered By Late Payment and Rate Hikes
The number one financial challenge facing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is getting paid by their customers, according to research.
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10/09/2007
e-bcm Enables Accountants to Offer Credit Reporting Service to Clients
e-bcm, the on-line credit checking and financial management service, wants to team up with accountants to enable them to offer an extended credit reporting service to their clients.
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20/08/2007
e-bcm Calls on Small Businesses to Look at Factoring
e-bcm, the on-line credit checking and financial management service, is urging more of the UK’s small businesses to consider factoring as a way of solving worsening late payments.
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28/06/2007
Credit Checking Company to Offer Business Mortgages and Factoring
e-bcm, the on-line credit checking and financial management service, is adding commercial mortgages and factoring to its portfolio.
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04/06/2007
Top Tips For Improving Your Cashflow
Cash is king-so they say. If you work for yourself or someone else, you need to be aware of ways to improve the cash flow. Budgeting and collecting are not glamorous but they are both key to having a successful business. Working in a successful business is much more fun than working for a struggling one!
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14/05/2007
SMEs Call On e-bcm To Recover Serious Debts
Long-term outstanding bills of up to £30,000 are being chased by small firms using the on-line credit checking and financial management service
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18/04/2007
e-bcm Passes 1000 Mark – SMES Use Service To Call In Long-Standing Debts
Momentum builds as more small businesses take advantage of affordable and effective on-line credit checking and debt collection service to take control of their finances
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10/04/2007
Corporation Tax Rise Will Add To The Problem Of Late Payments For SME's
The rise from 19% to 22% in corporation tax on small business will place increasing strain on SME finances and could have a lasting detrimental impact, warns e-bcm
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29/03/2007
Logbuy Announces The Latest In a Series Of New Supplier Relationships
LogBuy and e-bcm (e-Business Credit Management Limited) have teamed up to revolutionise the way in which small businesses are protected to minimise the risk of financial threats.
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07/03/2007
e-bcm Offer Gives Small Firms Chance To Try Credit Checking
Special promotion gives SMEs the opportunity to buy 10 detailed company reports on current and potential customers for under £30 so they can see the value of checking a customer’s credit status for themselves
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28/02/2007
e-bcm Calls On UK Banks To Give SMEs More Room To Manoeuvre
Company calls on High Street banks to cut charges and be more
understanding or potentially face growing levels of bad debt
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16/02/2007
e-bcm tells VARs To Do More With SME Service
e-business Credit Manager claims that this time of year is particularly bad for small businesses
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13/02/2007
Rising Burden Of Cost And Red Tape May Cause Permanent Damage
Increased regulatory burdens and the pressures of rising costs and taxation are making many small business people reconsider their options
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02/02/2007
SMBS Urged To Step Up State Of Readiness To Combat Fraudsters
Increased vigilance and awareness needed to address the growing number of fraudulent attempts to purchase products and false credit applications
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31/01/2007
Rising Interest Rates Put The Squeeze On SME's
On-line credit checking firm e-bcm says that as interest rates rise, more of the UK’s small businesses are likely to feel the pinch as customers and suppliers tighten their terms
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12/12/2006
Bosses Put Cash First For 2007
Spending more time on improving cash flow management is the top New Year's resolution for half of small businesses, new reasearch claims.
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21/11/2006
Do You Chase Up Late Payment?
Almost a third of companies with fewer than 20 staff are owed more than 10% of their turnover at any one time, according to new research by IT solutions provider Mamut
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17/11/2006
No hard evidence of improvement in late payment behaviour says ICM
The latest Credit Professional lndex from the lnstitute of Credit Management (ICM) shows that Late Payment by UK companies is still higher than seven years ago - despite a range of Government measures including the introduction of the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act in November 1998.
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15/11/2006
£35.5 billion owed to small businesses in the UK
A survey of 250 small business owners (1-50 employees) businesses by Vanson Bourne on behalf of Mamut, a leading European provider of complete, integrated solutions for small businesses, has revealed that bad debt is a key issue facing small business owners in the UK.
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30/10/2006
UK SMEs owed almost £16 billion in late payments
An increase in late payment problems continues to put SMEs at risk
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29/07/2006
OFT Publishes Consultation Guidance on the Consumer Credit Act
The Act will enable borrowers to challenge credit agreements in court on the grounds that
the relationship between the parties is unfair. The new ‘unfair relationships’ test will replace the current concept of extortionate credit bargains
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26/07/2006
Creditors Look For New Solutions To Address Recoveries Challenge
Major creditors are seeking a new approach to debt recovery to drive performance beyond
their traditional collection agency processes. As debt challenges increase, analytical and customer focused solutions are required to drive increased performance
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19/07/2006
Payments Risks on the Rise
Billions of euros get missed in European businesses, money which could be used for investments, growth and jobs but is instead halted or even lost through incorrect payment practice
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12/07/2006
FPB Wants Tighter Control on Late Payment
The Chief FPB, Nick Goulding, is calling for tighter control on poor payment practices in a
speech to the Association of Credit Professionals
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12/07/2006
Late Payment Divides Recruitment Firms
Construction industry is worst payer in the north, while the service sector is slowest to settle in the south, according to new survey results from VENTURE FINANCE
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07/07/2006
Shercar Launches New Website to Track Debtors’ Vehicles
A new online service has been launched by Shercar to help local authorities track down
debtor’s vehicles, with a view to seizing them and selling them at auction
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07/07/2006
Financial Adviser Stripped of Credit Licence
A firm of financial advisers, which was found to be a serious risk to consumers, has had its
consumer credit licence revoked
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