Working capital challenges and opportunities for SMEs

We released results from the C2FO 2016 Working Capital Outlook Survey conducted by polling 1,874 CEOs/CFOs/Owners of small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Europe and the United States. Here is some of the press coverage that has resulted from the news  about SMEs’ challenges, including their cost of borrowing, cash flow concerns, and their response to the current political climate in the US and UK.

• Survey Cites the Effect of Cash Flow on Business Growth – Ingram’s
• The Hunt for Affordable Loans Isn’t Just a U.S. Problem – NFIB
• Loan rates continue to soar for small businesses worldwide #smallbusiness #loans – Global Diversity News
• Finding Cheap Loans Is Getting Harder For Small Businesses Around the World – SME Finance Forum
• C2FO Working Capital Outlook Survey Finds SMEs Focused on Growth despite Brexit in Europe and US Elections – Bobsguide
• Emerging markets, interest rates are top concerns for SMEs – GT News
• C2FO Investigates SMEs Focused on Growth Despite Brexit in Europe and US Elections – Financial IT Magazine
• SMEs Focused on Growth Despite Brexit in Europe and U.S. Elections, Study Says – Supply Chain Brain
• Survey finds SMEs focused on growth despite Brexit and US Elections – President & CEO
• Tough competition and higher interest rates concern businesses more than Brexit – Smallbusiness.co.uk
• The Political Factor Weighing On SMEs’ Minds (It’s Not Brexit) – PYMNTS
• Why Brexit Isn’t the Biggest Concern for UK Small Business Owners – The Global Small Business Blog
• Weak pound will boost P2P sector, says leading economist – Peer2Peer Finance News
• One in five SMEs turn to P2P loans to fund growth – Peer2Peer Finance News
  
• The Globalization Of Late Payments – PYMNTS
• C2FO report finds that SMEs still impacted by late payment – SCF Briefing
• Late payment: is invoice finance the only hope for SMEs? – A&T Business Associates