The IT support, security and telecommunications consultancy, Prism has launched its first ever report into the major issues facing SMEs as they struggle through the bumps, twists and turns of the troubled UK economy. Opus is honoured to have been asked to contribute to this excellent and wide ranging review of the SME market, along with other firms and professionals
Getting involved in commercial litigation is every business’s worst nightmare. Whichever side of a dispute you are on, there is so much more at stake than the claim itself. On top of the management distraction and the frustrations at endless delays, costs loom large. Not only can your own costs be a formidable and potentially insurmountable barrier, but there is
Doing business with big corporates will almost always have its challenges for smaller companies, but the credit risk and supply chain risk are rarely issues that keep entrepreneurs awake at night. These large entities can be excessively demanding and have a reputation both for slow payment and for exploiting the imbalance of power with their SME trading partners, but the
The rallying call in many business transactions is ‘caveat emptor’, let the buyer beware, and most especially with M&A transactions where assets can be less than they seem, the liabilities greater than expected and the future prospects dimmer than represented. But, how often is the buyer a cause for deep due diligence, always provided they can demonstrate that they have
Ever since the modern insolvency era began with the passing of the Insolvency Act 1986, there has been a debate about how and when the responsibilities of Directors change as their company moves towards a formal insolvency. In broad terms, the mantra has been that they owe their primary duty to the shareholders until an insolvency filing becomes inevitable, after
With the economic climate as it has been over the last few years, it is no surprise that there are plenty of people struggling with debts. However, there is still too much of a stigma about going into an Individual Voluntary Arrangement (IVA), filing for bankruptcy or taking advantage of one of the many options for re-setting out finances and
