SME

2003 articles

When the chips are down how do SMEs fare with their banks?
British small businesses are probably on better terms with their bankers now than they have ever been but dropping their guard could be a big mistake, says Richard Willsher

Small business
The Forum of Private Business' latest banking survey has produced some interesting results, writes Michael Imeson
Disclosure
Do SMEs really need to follow IFRS to the letter? Peter Williams ponders the popular argument
SMEs: can environmental improvements save money?
Richard Willsher looks at how SMEs can benefit their bottom lines by adopting sound environmental business practices
Small business
Michael Imeson considers the latest on SMEs

Have they sold their souls?
Faith Glasgow reports on the quandary faced by the founders of small ethical companies when it comes to bringing their products into the mainstream by accessing the superior marketing and distribution network of a multi-national
The trauma of SME succession
For family-owned businesses, handing over to the next generation can be a complex process involving many aspects - not just legal, tax and funding technicalities, but personal issues too. Sarah Perrin explains

A Roadmap to Ensuring the Sustainability of SMP
Paul Thompson looks at the IFAC SMP Committee Strategic and Operational Plan for the years 2007-2010
SMEs having their cake...?
Wilf Altman discovers that it is not only major firms that are driving the M&A boom
IFRS for SMEs... at last
A key milestone was passed when the long-awaited exposure draft of the IFRS to be applied by SMEs was published by the IASB. Richard Martin writes
SMEs and IFRS
Last year, to very little fanfare outside the realm of accounting, standard setters reached their apex after decades of work writing new accounting rules that could be applied by publicly-listed companies the world over. Michelle Perry writes
Financing SMEs: removing the anguish
When it comes to investment, EU SMEs are at a distinct disadvantage when compared to their US counterparts, rues Jeremy Woolfe

Letter from... Japan
Julian Ryall reports on Japan's new initiative to encourage accountants to adopt modern technology