Access to Finance
The BCC believes that the fragility of the banking sector poses an ongoing threat to economic recovery. The Government must remain alert to the continuing difficulties that small and medium-sized businesses face accessing credit.
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Prompt Payment
Late payment of invoices has a negative affect on cashflow positions, and, in the worst case scenario, can cause business failure. The recession has laid bare the fundamental problems surrounding payment within supply chains.
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Procurement
Many businesses, particularly SMEs, find the public procurement process inaccessible, bureaucratic and opaque. This acts as a barrier to their willingness to enter the tendering process, and their desire to repeat the procurement experience once they have been through it.
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07/03/2010
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The message from business is clear: reduce the deficit and scrap the NICs hike
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