Paul Uppal, Forum Non-Executive Director Late Payment & Bad Business Practices Paul Uppal was the Government’s Small Business Commissioner from 2017 to 2019. Paul made giant strides towards ensuring fair payment practices for small businesses and changing the late … Continued
The issues facing the high street were already causing many problems before the impact of COVID-19 and the lockdown. But we now face the deep scars to our retail sector and Britain’s high streets as we come out of the … Continued
Eighteen companies – including BT Plc, British American Tobacco, and Centrica – have been suspended from the Prompt Payment Code for failing to pay suppliers on time, the Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM) announced. Screwfix, Prudential, and various businesses … Continued
The Great British High Street (GBHS) awards have now been running for 5 years and 2018 was successful for many across the UK. The awards are launched across England, Scotland and Wales and 2018 saw Northern Ireland entered. 38 high … Continued
#MicroBizMatters Day is the only annual day of recognition, action and learning for micro business owners anywhere, those that employ 0 to 9 or turnover up to £2 million annually. Being part of this rocking day is only a click … Continued
We had Black Friday, Cyber Monday next on the calendar is Small Business Saturday – 1st December 2019 Small Business Saturday in the UK takes place on the first Saturday in December every year but with its agenda of not … Continued
GDPR will have a significant impact on retail merchants and their financial partners in the multi-channel retail chain. The legalisation introduces advantages such as retailers will no longer need to meet the compliance standards of multiple separate countries. With an … Continued
There’s no getting away from it, high street retailers are having a tough time. So what can be done to make 2013 less of an ‘annus horribilus’ for them? We think it’s high time councils started to do more for … Continued