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Channel credit experts rue collapse of pre-pack law rejig

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Industry onlookers disappointed as government decides not to implement compulsory consultation period

01 Feb 2012

Rocky landscape ahead for channel credit

Syscap's Philip White

Philip White warns of a winding and bumpy road for channel funding in 2012

13 Jan 2012

Smoother path to profits

SonicWall's Florian Malecki

Vendors need to help resellers smooth out their cashflow, argues Florian Malecki

04 Jan 2012

Beggared if you don’t

The Forum of Private Business is campaigning for significant changes to the lending culture, says Phil McCabe

01 Dec 2011

Revising long-term leases

Many companies are unaware that leases may have to go on the balance sheet from 2012, warns Christian Roelofs

25 Nov 2011

Olympus whistle-blower to meet authorities

Accounting activities at Japanese firm await full December report

22 Nov 2011

More money in the SMB pocket

Further quantitative easing may not help SMBs as much as a boost to leasing and financing arrangements, argues Syscap’s Philip White

04 Nov 2011

Distributors demand answers over fallen Zentek

Creditors left out of pocket as education VAR enters administration four weeks after asset sale

01 Nov 2011

Kyocera launches hardware lease scheme

Dealers and VARs to benefit from CF Corporate document hardware programme

25 Oct 2011

The right kind of magic

Project Merlin may prove unable to cast the right spell over banks, with small businesses in particular still begging for credit, says Phil McCabe

24 Oct 2011

IT sector's financial strength on the slide

Experian figures reveal creeping insolvency rates and drop in strength rating

30 Sep 2011

Sony Centre owner calls in administrators

Sonex Communications slides into administration, casting doubt on future of 14 UK Sony Centres

26 Sep 2011

IBM administers $1bn SMB cash injection

Finance scheme aimed at helping smaller firms adopt new technologies will go through VARs

09 Sep 2011

Spending spree?

More doom and gloom from the CBI as consumers hold onto their cash

26 Aug 2011

The real meaning of value-add

Some channel players have lost the sense of where and how value can truly be added

11 Jul 2011

Micro Direct rescued from administration

PC components specialist will continue to trade, despite mass redundancies

30 Jun 2011

Former Graydon UK head Martin Williams passes away

Highly respected credit information chief fought a short battle with cancer and sadly died yesterday

23 Jun 2011

Stone offers public sector finance lifeline

Public sector IT supplier claims De Lage Landen deal will simplify education IT procurement

14 Jun 2011

Centralis and Syscap flex up for virtualisation push

Integrator and finance provider join forces to get end-user IT projects moving

31 May 2011

SMEs set to be snubbed by banking initiative

FPB claims the billion-pound bank lending scheme will not extend to smaller firms

20 May 2011

Steps towards simpler taxation?

This year’s Budget outlined some encouraging changes to business taxation

10 May 2011

Pacey's new venture to support M&A players

Industry credit guru lifts lid on new credit consultancy firm six months after Bell departure

20 Apr 2011

Freedom Technology goes into liquidation

Midlands-based firm cites loss of two major client contracts as reason for its demise

28 Mar 2011

Ruthless suppliers at fault for pre-pack administrations

Trade body calls for changes in Insolvency Act 1986 to prevent utility and IT suppliers from holding insolvent firms to "ransom"

15 Mar 2011

Graydon announces new UK boss

Credit referencing firm hands company reins to former Royal Mail executive

04 Mar 2011

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CRN Partner Connect 2012

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CRN's premier networking event is back on 17 May at the Ricoh Arena

Date: Thu 17 May 2012

CRN Fight Night 2012

One of the fights from CRN Fight Night 2010

Channel fighters preparing to square up once more on 24 May

Date: Thu 24 May 2012

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Departing CEO has done Dixons a service

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