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Government appoints new Small Business Commissioner as part of efforts to boost SMEs and tackle late payments
New Fair Payments and Disability Finance Codes launched to support SMEs
New package of measures aimed at tackling scourge of late payments
New Commissioner named to champion small businesses and tackle issue of delayed invoices.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Reforms to the Prompt Payment Code announced today, encouraging companies to stand by smaller suppliers.
Consultation launched aimed at giving Small Business Commissioner more power to support businesses and resolve late payment issues
Phillip King has been appointed the interim Small Business Commissioner with immediate effect.
Paul Uppal has stepped down from his role as Small Business Commissioner.
Yvonne Gale has been appointed as a non-executive director for finance and procurement at the Small Business Commissioner’s Office.
For the first time large businesses could be fined for failing to pay smaller suppliers on time as part of a robust package of measures unveiled today by Small Business Minister Kelly Tolhurst (Wednesday 19 June).
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
The Office of the Small Business Commissioner launched an official investigation into the payment practices of the Jordans & Ryvita Company.
Heidy Rehman and Laurence Milsted have been appointed as non-executive directors at the Small Business Commissioner’s Office.
The UK Small Business Commissioner, Paul Uppal is to recommend a traffic light warning system, which will allow small businesses to easily identify large businesses that pay late.
Unpaid invoices worth £2.1 million to small businesses across the UK have been recovered by the Small Business Commissioner Paul Uppal as he celebrates his first anniversary in the role.
Top 5 things we are doing to support young entrepreneurs.
Small businesses will benefit from more timely payments under proposed new measures.
The government has announced plans to strengthen the UK's business environment.
The Small Business Commissioner will drive a culture change in payment practises to ensure small businesses are treated fairly.
Secretary of State for Business, Greg Clark, has today announced the appointment of Paul Uppal to the newly-established post of Small Business Commissioner.
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