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New Small Business Commissioner Appointed – What It Means for Late Payments
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The Government has appointed Emma Jones CBE as the new Small Business Commissioner, taking up the role on 23rd June 2025.
As founder of Enterprise Nation, Emma brings a deep understanding of the challenges small firms face, particularly when it comes to late and unfair payments.
“Time-poor founders are spending too many hours chasing debt. This is limiting their capacity to grow—we want to change that.” – Emma Jones CBE
In 2024, SMEs were owed an average of £21,400 in late payments.
In construction, it’s often far higher, and the impact is greater.
📖 Read the full government announcement:
👉 https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-appoints-emma-jones-cbe-as-new-small-business-commissioner-to-help-tackle-late-payments
What This Means for Construction
At Top Service, we welcome any momentum toward fairer payment practices—but we also know change takes time. That’s why our members aren’t waiting to react—they’re acting proactively.
Using real-time, construction-specific credit intelligence, our members identify risk and tighten terms before payment problems escalate.
- Early warnings
Shared trading experiences
Company and Director Monitoring
Support with debt recovery
We’re Ready. Are You?
Whether it’s poor payers or unexpected insolvencies, you need more than a promise of change. You need real tools that work now.
We’re built for construction. We’re ready when you are.
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