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SME growth sentiment down amid cashflow concerns
Wed, September 28, 2016Food magazineSME owners are working up to 80 hour weeks, are losing sleep about cashflow and almost one in four are predicting revenue to decline through to the end of 2016, according to results of the Scottish Pacific SME Growth Index released today.
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Cashflow and funding worries hurt SME confidence
Wed, September 28, 2016The lack of a consistent economic direction and the doubts surrounding events nationally and internationally are combining to keep small to medium enterprises (SMEs) off balance, a survey for financier Scottish Pacific finds.
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Westpac boss Brian Hartzer bemoans $300m compliance tab
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SMEs On The Move — Literally
Tue, September 27, 2016Exposure to globalization can fuel business expansion or threaten it, depending on strategy. Those potentials and threats, however, expand beyond foreign exchange challenges. PYMNTS takes a look at globe-trotting SMEs to discover the trends of small businesses’ global dealings, from business travel to cross-border trade.
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Small businesses ignoring FX risks
Fri, September 23, 2016East & Partners had some bad news for SMEs earlier this year: The majority of small businesses aren’t making FX exposure mitigation a priority. In its latest report, East & Partners has even more bad news.
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The key concerns keeping SMEs awake at night
Wed, September 21, 2016Cashflow and time management are the biggest pain points for Australian SMEs, according to research conducted by East & Partners for ASX-listed working capital lender Scottish Pacific. The bi-annual SME Growth Index canvassed the views of more than 1200 SMEs with turnovers ranging from $1 million to $20 million.
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UK firms ramp up FX hedging in Brexit run up
Tue, September 20, 2016Mid-sized U.K. companies stepped up their efforts to hedge against currency volatility in the run-up to the June 23 vote on the country’s membership of the EU.
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Six Trends Affecting Australian SMEs
Mon, September 19, 2016Since September 2014, Australia’s Scottish Pacific has engaged specialist research firm East & Partners to conduct six monthly polls of 1200 small to medium enterprise leaders across all states and key industries.