JCLM Solicitors Limited specialise in assisting SME owners- especially start-ups facing problems from non-payers, difficult suppliers and HR and employee issues. As a start-up ourselves we are more than familiar with all of these problems. So what have we found is the most common problem afflicting SME start-ups? Frankly: it’s having no Terms of Business in place when trading starts. […]
At a meeting of Lichfield City Council on 15th June, Councillors debated a motion, brought by the Labour party, which aimed to support the economic recovery after Covid-19. The motion committed the Council to signing the ‘Pay in 30 Days’ pledge, which is promoted by Lichfield and Tamworth Chamber of Commerce, and to design a policy which encourages the Council […]
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Hi Paul, As requested, I did start to fill in the questionnaire but I have multiple business interests and I am really representing the views of the many thousands of micro business owners that I am in weekly contact with on #PayIn30Days. All my businesses are with co-directors and we do have #PayIn30Days terms and pay promptly but always […]
With small businesses in particular, I more often than not pay as soon as I receive the invoice. Up until last month, we have all worked through agencies for 20+ years, so haven’t had any issues as they have always have a set period for payments, some even within one week. I did have an experience with an agency many […]
Businesses in Lichfield and Tamworth are being encouraged to support the local economy by pledging to pay suppliers within 30 days. ‘Pay in 30 Days’ is a new initiative which has been launched as the main policy of the Lichfield & Tamworth Chamber of Commerce and is designed to tackle late payment – one of the biggest issues facing […]