Creative Industries Federation
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Confederation of British Industry
Institute of Directors
Make UK
British Chambers of Commerce
We need to come together to stop late and slow payments that hit small businesses and hold back the UK economy. Join our campaign today – and together let’s save the UK’s small businesses:
It can take 90 days or more for a small business to get paid by larger corporates. During this time, we are using valuable cash resources to pay for people, materials, shipping and all the related costs of running a business. On top of this, we have to spend time calling customers and chasing payment: have they received our invoice, has it been approved, will it make the pay run?
Ending late payments by paying small businesses sooner will free up cash. Cash to meet the costs of doing business. Cash that, today, often has to be borrowed at premium rates from banks and other sources.
If you believe in doing the right thing by small businesses or would like to see companies such as your own have more choice as to when you receive invoice payment, please add your voice and join the movement.
FSB’s mission is to help smaller businesses achieve their ambitions. They work tirelessly to protect and promote the interests of the UK’s 5.8 million self-employed individuals and small businesses. By providing benefits, advice and a powerful voice heard in government, they have been instrumental in stopping the scourge of late payments and strongly believe that everyone deserves to be paid on time.
The CBI speaks on behalf of 190,000 businesses across the economy, large and small, from all parts of the UK. We believe that business has the power to do good. To make a difference. When the economy booms, society prospers, and every business plays a part in protecting and growing that economy. They create opportunities, build, innovate and cultivate a better future for the next generation.
We help firms of all sizes to achieve more. We believe it’s our relationships with others that lead us to achieve goals beyond those we could ever achieve alone. We’re the only organisation that helps British businesses to build relationships on every level, in every region and nation of the UK and beyond.
The Institute of Directors is a non-party political organisation, whose membership includes directors from right across the business spectrum. They represent the interests of members and of the business community to encourage and foster a climate favourable to entrepreneurial activity and wealth creation. They have long campaigned around the issue of late payments and the creation of a more responsible payment culture.
We bring together the many sectors that comprise our world-leading creative industries. We are stronger together. Through the combined expertise of our members we ensure that our sector is at the heart of political, economic and social decision-making.